Iain MacKenzie

SMART Worldwide Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures and supplies memory and embedded storage products. It offers flash memory cards, solid-state drives (SSDs), and DRAM modules for OEMs in the computer, defense, gaming, networking, and telecommunication sectors. The company was founded by Ajay B. Shah and Mukesh D. Patel on March 26, 2004 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Part of SMART Global Holdings, Inc., Smart Modular Technologies (Europe) Ltd. is a leader in specialty memory solutions such as DRAM memory modules, solid-state drives, and flash-based removable and embedded memory. The private company, based in London, UK, delivers solutions to a broad customer base, including OEMs that compete in the computing, networking, communications, storage, mobile, and industrial markets. Smart Modular offers a variety of memory and storage solutions for point-of-sales and mission-critical industrial applications requiring a durable system with reliable computing to handle intensive workloads while having a long operating life that withstands a variety of environmental conditions. The British company prides itself on its strong, longstanding relationships with its industry partners, assuring customers that every product they sell is built with the highest quality components available and backed with the ironclad reputation of industry leaders.

Solectron Corp. was a provider of electronics manufacturing and supply-chain management services. It offerings included new-product design and introduction services, materials management, high-tech product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The firm was acquired by Flextronics International Ltd. The company was founded in 1977 and was headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Hughes Microelectronics Europa Ltd. specializes in the design and manufacture of microelectronic technologies. The joint venture company is based in Glenrothes, UK.

Ichor Systems, Inc. engages in the production of gas and chemical delivery modules. Its products include turnkey process equipment, gas panels, chemical blend and dispense modules. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.