Sponsors

The following companies are currently partnering with our research lab, or have partnered with our research lab since 1999.

		Advanced Customs Sensors Inc. ACSI is a major supplier of thin-film and micromachined force and pressure sensors to the medical, chemical, oil, and gas industries.
		Agilient Agilent provides solutions and technologies for industries in test and measurement, semiconductor, telecommunications, and life science.
		Alpha Industry/Network Device Inc. Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is the industry's leading wireless semiconductor company focused on radio frequency (RF) and complete semiconductor system solutions for mobile communications applications.
		AXT/Alpha Photonics Incorporated AXT/Alpha designs, develops, manufactures and distributes high-performance compound semiconductor substrates (American Xtal Technology), as well as opto-electronic semiconductor devices, such as high-brightness light emitting diodes (HB LEDs) and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs).
		Bethel Material Research Manufacturer of equipment for advanced plasma CVD and plasma etch systems for thin film industries.
		Boeing Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft.
		Broadcom Broadcom Corporation is the leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of voice, video and data services.
		Broadley James Corp. Broadley-James Corp. is a source for instruments, sensors, tools, accessories and maintenance supplies for use in microbial fermentation and cell culture bioprocess applications.
		Coherent, Inc. Coherent designs, manufactures and markets lasers, laser-based systems, precision optics and related accessories for a broad range of commercial, scientific and telecommunications markets.
		Conexant Conexant is a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions that enable digital information and entertainment networks.
		Endevco Endevco is the world's leading manufacturer of dynamic instrumentation for vibration, shock, inertial motion and dynamic pressure measurements.
		General Monitors General Monitors is recognized as a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of high tech gas monitoring and flame detection instrumentation.
		Global Communication Semiconductor Global Communications Semiconductors, Inc. (GCS) is the leading compound semiconductor foundry service provider for wireless telecommunication, high-speed networking, optoelectronics and automotive industries.
		Hewlett Packard HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium businesses.
		Hitachi Chemical Research Center Hitachi Chemical Research Center performs R&D towards the development of new products for the nanotechnology, biotechnology and molecular biology industries.
		I. J. Research IJ Research is an ISO 9001-2000 certified manufacturing company located in Southern California.
		Impco Technology IMPCO Technologies Inc. manufactures and markets products and systems that allow on-highway and off-highway engines to operate on clean burning, gaseous fuels such as propane and natural gas.
		Intelligent Epitaxy Incorporated IntelliEPI utilizes its proprietary real time in situ growth monitoring technology on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems for the manufacturing of epi-wafers on GaAs and InP substrates.
		Intelligent Optical Systems Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc. (IOS) is an R&D company developing cutting-edge technologies in optical sensing and instrumentation.
		Irvine Sensors Irvine Sensors develops advanced technologies for 3D stacked integrated circuits (ICs), flexible circuits, embedded systems, miniature cameras, wearable biomonitors, smart sensors, image processing and recognition, low-power analog and mixed signal ICs, electronic image stabilization and enhancement software, IR and general signal processing, high density interconnections, and photonics communications.
		Maxwell Sensors MSI offers high performance, novel tools that simplify, accelerate and improve screening, diagnostic and monitoring diseases, pharmaceutical drug screening, and environmental monitoring.
		Metrolaser Incorporated MetroLaser delivers state-of-the-art optical diagnostic solutions to a broad range of applications.
		Microsemi Microsemi Corporation is a semiconductor manufacturer specializing in system-engineered integrated circuits and high reliability discrete devices.
		Microtek Lab Incorporated Microtek USA develops scanning technology for home users and professionals alike - all of whom wish to achieve the best quality images they can obtain.
		MicroWave Technology MwT is a leading U.S. based merchant manufacturer of discrete gallium arsenide field effect transistors (FETs).
		MOOG MOOG is a worldwide manufacturer of precision control components and systems.
		Network Device, Inc. ThinPATH Systems, Inc. is a growing provider of server- and web-based computing solutions.
		NexGen Research NexGen Research, work(s/ed) at UCI's INRF in the area of Bio-optical sensors.
		Northrop Grumman Corporation Leader in research, development and manufacturing of advanced engineering systems for defense applications.
		Numerical Technologies Software for high precision lithography systems. Now part of Synopsys.
		Oplink Communications Oplink offers a full suite of high-performance components and integrated modules that expand the capacity of fiber optic networks (Multiplexing), enable optical signals to travel over greater distances (Amplification), and most efficiently control the direction of light signals through next-generation optical networks (Switching/Routing).
		Optical Crossing Optical Crossing, work(s/ed) at UCI's INRF in the area of InP lasers.
		Physical Optics Corp. Physical Optics is a global leader in optoelectronics with expertise in holography, displays, information systems, and photonic instrumentation.
		ProComm Enterprises ProComm Enterprises, work(s/ed) at UCI's INRF in the area of GaAs processing.
		Qplus Networks Qplus Networks, has work(s/ed) at UCI's INRF in the area of Lithium niobate integrated optics.
		Quantum technologies Quantum technologies is a developer of automotive microsensors.
		Raytheon Systems Raytheon Systems, designs advanced systems for defense applications.
		RF Integrated Corporation RF Integrated Corporation designs, develops, produces and markets proprietary RF ICs primarily for wireless communication applications such as cellular and PCS mobile handsets, base stations, and WLANs.
		RNAture QIAGEN has acquired RNAture from Hitachi Chemical Research Center, Inc.
		Rockwell Scientific An R&D company with advanced capabilities in electronics, imaging, optics, materials, and information sciences.
		Saddleback Aerospace Saddleback Aerospace, work(s/ed) at UCI's INRF in the area of Microfluidics technology.
		Second Sight, LLC Second Sight is a biomedical device company working on artificial retina.
		Semco Laser Technology Manufacturers of semi-conductor laser diodes for industry, science, and to manufacturing companies worldwide.
		Sequenom Sequenom is a leading high-performance DNA analysis company that capitalizes on the Company’s MassARRAY system, SNP assay portfolio, disease gene discovery programs and extensive DNA sample repository.
		Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of nonvolatile memory solutions, based on proprietary, patented SuperFlash® technology, for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets
		Silvaco International Silvaco International is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software for analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design.
		Simax Simax Technologies is revolutionizing the material processing businesses by offering high purity optical material for various industries, such as telecommunication, semiconductor, biomedical and lighting industry.
		SVT Associates SVT Associates is a leading Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) and Molecular Beam Epitaxy equipment development and manufacturing company. SVTA also produces state-of-the-art III-V epitaxial materials and devices, in-situ monitoring tools, and system deposition components.
		Tamarack Scientific, Inc. Tamarak Scientific is a leading capital equipment supplier of photolithography and laser micromachinning systems (tools) used to fabricate a wide range of advanced electronic technology products.
		Tanner Research, Inc. Tanner Research, Inc. is a leader in innovative electronic design automation software solutions.
		Texas Instruments, Inc. Texas Intruments designs, develops and manufactures microelectronic circuits.
		Tokyo Sokushin Co., LTD Tokyo Sokushin is a sensor developer and manufacturer.
		TRW TRW develops micro-electronics for the defense industry. Now owned by NorthropGrumman.
		VSK Photonics VSK was acquired by Archcom Technology. The company's focus was to deliver high performance components and modules based on its proprietary Indium Phosphide semiconductor technology.
		WIN Semiconductor Corp. WIN supplies HBT and pHEMT MMIC fabrication services to worldwide IC manufacturers, using state-of-the-art GaAs process technology.
		Y Media Y Media is the developer of smart pixel array technology which is used in a wide variety of CMOS sensors.