Applied Materials Inc.

Manfred Kerschbaum was appointed senior vice president of Applied Materials, Inc. in December 2004. Currently he is head of Applied Global Services (AGS), the company's service business. Prior to this position, he led Global Operations. Since joining the Company in 1983, Mr. Kerschbaum has held a variety of positions, including general manager of Applied Materials North America, vice president and general manager of the global Texas Instruments Account, director of Etch Business Operations and director of Customer Service in Europe. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Mr. Kerschbaum served in Process Development and Pilot Production at Siemens Semiconductor. Mr. Kerschbaum received his degree in physics from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich.

Mike Splinter has been president and chief executive officer of Applied Materials since 2003 and chairman of the board of directors since 2009. Splinter is a 30-year veteran of the semiconductor industry and has led Applied Materials to record revenue and profits during his tenure. Under his leadership, the company is helping drive global adoption of solar power by enabling a true inflection point in the cost-per-watt of solar energy. Splinter serves on a number of influential business and industry boards, and is currently chairman of the Technology CEO Council (http://www.techceocouncil.org), a group of high-tech CEOs who are helping drive public policies to bolster U.S. competitiveness. He serves on the board of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the board of NASDAQ OMX Group Inc., the board of trustees for Santa Clara University and the board of directors for the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, an organization of California CEOs focused on housing, transportation, and the environment. He is also a member of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, an international forum of business CEOs and chairpersons focused on corporate philanthropy. Internationally, Splinter is a member of the Governor's Council of the World Economic Forum, and is active in the Forum's post-Gleneagles environment efforts. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Splinter was an executive at Intel Corporation where he held a number of positions in his 20 years at the company, including executive vice president and director of Sales and Marketing and executive vice president and general manager of the Technology and Manufacturing Group. Splinter began his career at Rockwell International in the firm's Electronics Research Center. During his tenure, he became manager of the company's Semiconductor Fabrication Operations and was awarded two patents. Author of numerous papers and articles, Splinter earned both bachelor of science and master of science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Mr. Bowers, age 48, was appointed Group Vice President, Chief of Staff and General Manager, Corporate Services in March 2008. Prior to joining Applied, Mr. Bowers was a partner at the Hay Group, where he held various business leadership and consulting positions from 1992 to 2008. Most recently, he was Director of Client Services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and a member of the Hay Group Global R&D Council.

Dr. Hans Stork was named chief technology officer and group vice president for the Silicon Systems Group at Applied Materials in October 2007, where he is responsible for leading the company’s roadmap for silicon technology equipment. In this role, Dr. Stork oversees integrated technology development across the silicon products, coordinates the organization’s industry and university engagements and ensures value to customers by leveraging understanding of technology interactions to optimize differentiated product solutions. Prior to joining Applied Materials, Dr. Stork served as CTO and senior vice president of Silicon Technology Development for Texas Instruments from 2001 to 2007. He served as lab director for ULSI and Storage & Systems Labs for Hewlett Packard from 1994 to 2001, and was senior manager for Exploratory Si Technology at IBM from 1982 to 1994, where he received two outstanding achievement awards. Dr. Stork is an IEEE Fellow and member of the board of directors for Semiconductor Research Corporation and the Semiconductor Industry Association technology strategy committee. He previously served as a member of the advisory committee for the Texas State Emerging Technology Fund from 2005 to 2006 and was a member of the board of directors for Sematech from 2002 to 2007. Dr. Stork earned both a bachelor of science and Diplom-Ingenieur degree in electrical engineering from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He earned his doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University.

Dr. Gino Addiego joined Novellus in February 2005. As the company's executive vice president of corporate operations, he oversees all of Novellus' manufacturing, supply chain, systems engineering, facilities, and corporate quality organizations. Prior to joining Novellus, Dr. Addiego spent more than eight years at Applied Materials, where he was responsible for global operations (including manufacturing and supply chain), central engineering, information technology, facilities and all of the product groups. Before that, he worked at KLA-Tencor and Photon Dynamics. Dr. Addiego received both his bachelor's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He holds seven patents and was nominated for the National Inventor of the Year Award in 1993.

Dave Bergeron brings to SVTC recent semiconductor and entrepreneurial experience from Tallwood Venture Capital. There he evaluated semiconductor chip products and equipment opportunities as part of the Executive-in-Residence program. Bergeron has held senior management positions at Applied Materials, Candescent Technologies and IBM Microelectronics, where he was responsible for equipment product lines, fab operations and tech product development in areas ranging from CMOS chips to advanced displays. Bergeron has authored 17 U.S. patent grants and has published more than 30 technical bulletins and papers. For relaxation, he enjoys fresh-water and deep-sea fishing and a round of golf. Bergeron received a BS in Physics and an MS in Applied Mathematics from Georgetown University.

Edward J. Brown, Jr. serves as president and chief operating officer with nearly three decades of experience in the technology sector. Prior to his appointment at Cymer, Brown held several high-level management positions at Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest provider of semiconductor equipment and services. At Applied Materials, Brown was responsible for key business innovations, overseeing global operations, managing business units and enabling significant revenue growth. He served as group vice president of global business operations and, as senior advisor to the president. Brown also served as vice president and general manager for Applied Material's Intel business unit, as well as managing director, heading up their largest product division-global operations. Brown also served as director of manufacturing and held a variety of manufacturing and engineering-related management positions. Prior to Applied Materials, Inc., Brown held key engineering positions at TRW Corporation and Burroughs Corporation. Brown holds a master's degree in business administration from National University and a bachelor's degree in industrial studies from San Diego State University.

John Antone was named corporate vice president of marketing for the Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) Group at Applied Materials Inc., in June 2008, where he is responsible for marketing and business development capabilities to reach new customers and new channels within the energy and power markets. Mr. Antone has more than 20 years experience at Intel Corporation, where he served as vice president and general manager of sales and marketing for the Asia-Pacific region, with responsibility for direct sales, application engineering and marketing. He also served as president of Intel Japan and senior product marketing executive, where he developed the first campaign for the mobile Pentium and played a key role in helping to drive the “Intel Inside” initiative. Mr. Antone holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and a master in business administration from the University of Michigan.

Since co-founding Synopsys in 1986, Dr. Aart de Geus has expanded Synopsys from a start-up synthesis enterprise to a world leader in electronic design automation (EDA). As a technology visionary, he is frequently asked to speak on topics related to the electronics industry. As one of the leading experts on logic simulation and logic synthesis, Dr. de Geus was made a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in January 1999. He was also honored for pioneering the commercial logic synthesis market by being named the third recipient ever to receive the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Industrial Pioneer Award. In 2002, shortly after transacting the largest merger in EDA history, Dr. de Geus was named CEO of the Year by Electronic Business magazine; and in 2004, Entrepreneur of the Year in IT for Northern California by Ernst & Young. In November 2005, Electronic Business magazine chose Dr. de Geus as one of "The 10 Most Influential Executives." Dr. de Geus is active in the business community as a member of the board of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), TechNet, the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA), and as Chairman of the Electronic Design Automation Consortium (EDAC). He is also heavily involved in education for the next generation, having created in 1999 the Synopsys Outreach Foundation, which promotes project-based science and math learning throughout Silicon Valley.

Mr. Jerry Cutini is a 25-year veteran of the semiconductor equipment industry with significant experience in multiple areas of management and a diverse portfolio of expertise in the sectors of mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and capital financing. He is the co-founder of Aviza and has been its president and CEO and director since the Company's inception in 2003. Mr. Cutini was appointed Chairman of the Board in November 2007. He was an original co-founder and board member of OnTrak Systems, where he eventually served as president from 1997 to 1998. In this role, Mr. Cutini helped organize the successful $400 million+ merger and integration between Lam Research Corp. and OnTrak in August of 1997. Subsequently, Mr. Cutini led Gasonics International's marketing and business development activities until Novellus Systems acquired Gasonics in 2001. Mr. Cutini has also held key positions at well-known industry companies including Applied Materials and Silicon Valley Group. Mr. Cutini currently serves as a member of the board of directors of SEMI North America. Prior to beginning his career in technology, he served in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve from 1978 to 1984.

Dr. Paul R. Low has served as a director of the Company since 1993. He is currently President of PRL Associates, a position he has held since 1992. Dr. Low worked for IBM from 1957 to 1992. During his tenure at IBM, Dr. Low held senior management and executive positions with successively increasing responsibility, including President, General Technology Division and Corporate Vice President; President of General Products Division; and General Manager, Technology Products business line. Dr. Low also served on IBM s corporate management board. Dr. Low also serves as a director of Veeco Instruments, Inc.