Steve A. Mullane

FSI International, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets and supports surface equipment used in the fabrication of microelectronics, such as advanced semiconductor devices. The company supplies wafer cleaning equipment, technologies and support services to the integrated circuit and microelectronics industry. It offers a complete portfolio of single wafer and batch products for immersion, spray, and cryogenic cleaning technology applications tailored to the requirements of its customers. The company directly sells and services its products in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Its support services programs provide product and process enhancements to extend the life of installed FSI equipment. FSI International was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chaska, MN.

Part of Celanese Corp., HNA Holdings, Inc. is a manufacturer of inorganic dye and pigment. The company is based in Summit, NJ.

Arch Chemicals, Inc. operates as a global biocides company which provides chemistry-based and related solutions to selectively destroy and control the growth of harmful microbes. It focuses on water treatment, hair and skin care products, wood treatment, preservation and protection applications such as for paints and building products, and health and hygiene applications. The company was founded on August 25, 1998 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Founded in 2002 by Brian Kritzer, BlueFin Research Partners, Inc. is an independent research firm headquartered in Boston. The firm follows the semiconductor, distribution, EMS, networking/telecommunications and semiconductor equipment sectors. BlueFin seeks to provide objective, value-added information to technology investors. In addition, they firm provides spot market information in both the U.S. and Asia/Pacific markets on DRAM, CPU, chipsets, SRAM, flash memory and capacitor pricing. Their investment opinions include both long and short ideas.

Founded in 2000, M. S. Howells & Co. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona with additional offices in Houston, Scottsdale, Arizona and Hampton, New Hampshire. The firm provides clients with a full array of investment services including portfolio reporting, research, direct access trading, trade desk access, portfolio risk analysis and administrative support. Their clients include established hedge funds, start-up hedge funds, Registered Investment Advisors, trading groups and money managers. The firm has a fully disclosed clearing arrangement with Jefferies & Co., Inc. and a secondary clearing agreement with Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing LP through Grace Financial Group LLC.

NexPlanar Corp. develops the next generation chemical mechanical planarization pads for the semiconductor device industry. It serves semiconductor fabrication operations around the world. The company was founded by Sudhanshu Misra and Pradip K. Roy in 2003 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.