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	Agilent Technologies inc. Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 41,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2001. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com
	Banc of America Securities LLC Banc of America Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation, is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm with principal offices in San Francisco, New York, and Charlotte. Together with its London affiliate, Banc of America Securities Limited, the firm delivers capital raising, financial advisory and risk management solutions, bulge-bracket trading and global distribution services, and objective research on global markets and growth sectors to corporations, institutional investors, financial institutions and government entities. Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial services companies, with more than $600 billion in assets, 143,000 associates, offices in 38 countries and client solutions spanning 190 countries. The company's stock (ticker: BAC) is listed on the New York, Pacific and London stock exchanges, and certain shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Information about Banc of America Securities is available on the Web at www.bofasecurities.com
	CDIB Ventures CDIB Ventures is a subsidiary of China Development Industrial Bank (CDIB). The firm was established in October 1997 in Silicon Valley to oversee CDIB's initial North American venture capital fund and to expand its investment activities. In addition to financial resources, CDIB Ventures receives full institutional support from the bank. China Development Industrial Bank is the oldest and largest investment bank in Taiwan. Formerly known as China Development Corporation (CDC), CDIB was founded in 1959 as the first private financial institution devoted to economic development in Taiwan. CDIB's direct investment portfolio totals more than 250 companies representing US $1.5 billion in investment capital and is one of the largest private equity portfolios in Asia. The bank's geographic reach covers most of the Pacific Rim countries. Currently more than 60% of its investments are in information technology and 25% are in the semiconductor sector. CDIB was also an early investor in such companies as TSMC, UMC and Acer. Visit CBIB online at www.CDIBventures.com
	Cipio Partners Cipio Partners is as a leading international investment management firm in the secondary direct market. Founded in June 2003 and based in Munich and London, Cipio currently has over 50 companies worldwide under management, representing invested capital of several hundred million dollars. For more information, please visit Cipio Partners at www.cipiopartners.com
	Convergence Partners Convergence Partners is a Silicon Valley based Internet venture capital firm focusing on the needs of B2B entrepreneurs.Convergence Partners portfolio companies have included AdForce -- acquired by CMGI, B2BWorks, campsix, Entegrity, Magnifi, OneMediaPlace, Signio -- acquired by VeriSign, and Tropian. Convergence Partners opens world markets for young companies. Convergence Partners's strong international relationships and investing experience, as well as its strategic partners, enable its portfolio companies to build valuable relationships in Asian and European markets. www.convergencepartners.com
	CrossPoint Ventures Crosspoint is a team of successful business professionals with extensive entrepreneurial management, technical, and investment experience. Having founded, managed, or invested in more than 200 new businesses, Crosspoint offers industry knowledge, in-depth technical understanding,an extensive network,and a special ability to collaborate with company founders and management. Crosspoint's team, located in Northern and Southern California, works with talented entrepreneurs to build great companies. Crosspoint takes pride in investing early, moving fast, and telling the truth, and they don't believe in blindly following the rules. Crosspoint invests in VSPs and E-Business Services and Broadband Infrastructure projects where there is a vision to create an important new business or industry. www.cpvp.com.
	InveStar Capital, Inc. Founded by Kenneth Tai and Herbert Chang in July 1996, InveStar Capital, Inc. specializes in startup and emerging growth companies in the semiconductor, telecommunication/networking, software, Internet and computer peripherals industries. The company manages several venture funds with total capital in excess of $180 million and has more than seventy portfolio companies. The major fund investors are the leading technology companies and financial institutions from Taiwan and the US. Successful funded companies include iXL Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ:IIXL), Ramp Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAMP), NetIQ Corporation (NASDAQ:NTIQ), Altigen Communications (NASDAQ:ATGN), Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG), Sage, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGI), and Preview Systems (NASDAQ: PRVW), Sina.com (NASDAQ:SINA), Centillium Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTLM), Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Oplink Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPLK) etc., as well as a number of other funded companies sales to Lucent Technology, Avant! Corporation, Vitesse Semiconductor, ESS Technology, Credence Systems Corporation, Silicon Laboratories, etc. www.investar-cap.com
	Merrill Lynch Ventures Merrill Lynch Ventures is a private equity investment entity affiliated with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch Ventures seeks minority investments in privately offered equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Target investments include financings for companies in an early stage of development, primarily in the technology, telecommunications and healthcare industries. Additional target investments include growth equities and securities issued in conjunction with leveraged buyouts and other transactions involving financial restructuring or reorganization.www.ml.com
	TIF Ventures Pte Ltd. TIF Ventures Pte Ltd (TIFV) is a government-owned fund-of-funds management company. It was incorporated in April 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Economic Development Board of Singapore. TIFV was formed as part of the Technopreneurship 21 initiative, which is a government program to promote a viable and thriving sector of high growth technology-oriented companies in Singapore. Its role in this initiative is to develop the Venture Capital (VC) Cluster, achieved through the Company's three main activities: fund-of-funds investment (investment into VC funds), direct investment and venture services. www.tifventures.com
	TriQuint Semiconductor TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT) is a leading worldwide supplier of a broad range of high performance gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits. TriQuint's products span the RF and millimeter wave frequency ranges and employ analog and mixed signal circuit designs. They are used in wireless communications, telecommunications, data communications and aerospace systems. TriQuint offers both standard and customer specific products as well as foundry services. TriQuint's two operations, in Oregon and Texas, are both certified to the ISO 9001 international quality standard. www.triquint.com