ASML Netherlands BV, a subsidiary of ASML Holding NV, is a company headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. The firm manufactures and supplies chip-making equipment.\nThe company says this about itself: ASML is one of the world's leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment. Our vision is to enable affordable microelectronics that improve the quality of life. To achieve this, our mission is to invent, develop, manufacture and service advanced technology for high-tech lithography, metrology and software solutions for the semiconductor industry. ASML's guiding principle is continuing Moore's Law towards ever smaller, cheaper, more powerful and energy-efficient semiconductors. This results in increasingly powerful and capable electronics that enable the world to progress within a multitude of fields, including healthcare, technology, communications, energy, mobility, and entertainment. ASML is a multinational company with offices in 60 cities in 16 countries, headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. We employ more than 19,000 people on payroll and flexible contracts (expressed in full time equivalents). ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.

Renishaw Plc engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of metrology and healthcare products. It operates through the Metrology and Healthcare segments. The Metrology segment engages in the fields of industrial automation and motion systems. The Healthcare segment offers engineering solutions for stereotactic neurosurgery, analytical systems that identify and assess biochemical changes associated with disease formation and progression, the supply of specially configured metal additive manufacturing (AM) systems for medical and dental applications, the supply of implants to hospitals and specialist design centres for craniomaxillofacial surgery, and products and services that allow dental laboratories to manufacture high-quality dental restorations. The firm serves the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, construction, healthcare and power generation industries. The company was founded by David Roberts McMurtry and Daniel John Deer on April 4, 1973 and is headquartered in Wotton-under-Edge, the United Kingdom.

Foxboro, part of Schneider Electric SE, is a company headquartered in the United Kingdom that supplies automation solutions for the process industries.

The aim of XTREME technologies is the development, manufacturing and marketing of high power EUV Sources and EUV Metrology for lithography and related applications in close cooperation with the parent company USHIO Inc., Tokyo, Japan.\nTheir mission is to provide high-power EUV radiation sources at 13.5 nm wavelength and EUV metrology for next generation lithography and thus paving the way for the semiconductor manufacturing of the future.\nXTREME technologies investigate the most promising technical approaches of EUV sources: Gas Discharge Produced Plasma (GDPP) EUV Sources.

Google is a multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. Their products address a wide range of use cases, including email, navigation, cloud computing, web browsing, video sharing, productivity, operating systems, cloud storage, language translation, photo storage, video calling, smart home, smartphones, wearable technology, music streaming, and more.

Belkin International, Inc., offers an extensive range of innovations designed to give computer and consumer electronics users seamless integration in their homes, cars, and on the go. Belkin, a privately held company founded in California in 1983, is the recognized global leader in connectivity solutions. Since our inception in 1983, Belkin has experienced an amazing 25 consecutive years of dramatic growth and remains committed to making significant strides in the areas of research and design. Our diverse and far-reaching product mix includes award-winning innovations for easy-to-use networking solutions, accessories for mobile devices, such as iPod®, iPhone™, laptops, and netbooks, as well as energy conservation products. Belkin also provides business-class solutions that include KVM switches, LCD rack consoles, racks and enclosures, in addition to a broad USB and cable product mix. Belkin has developed industry-leading innovations, prized by channel partners and end users alike for their dependability, customer service, and comprehensive warranties. Belkin’s U.S. presence includes headquarters in Los Angeles, a distribution center in Indianapolis, and an award-winning Industrial Design Group in Hollywood. With major facilities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, our reach extends throughout Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, with offices in Australia, New Zealand, Korea and, more recently, Hong Kong. Belkin has come a long way to become the market leader across its product lines in just over two decades. From a garage in Hawthorne, California, with two employees and sales of $100,000 for the year, Belkin has become one of the fastest growing companies in the world, with over 1,000 employees and sales topping $1 billion. In addition to earning Inc. magazine’s 2003 Hall of Fame award, Belkin has been listed twice in its list of “500 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies in the U.S.,” the “Inner City Top 100” list for six consecutive years, and the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies” list for five years.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. engages in the manufacture and marketing of products made from natural or synthetic fibers. It operates through the following segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swim pants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products. The Consumer Tissue segment produces and sells facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, and related products for household use. The K-C Professional segment supplies workplace supporting products such as wipers, tissue, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers. The company was founded by John A. Kimberly, Havilah Babcock, Charles B. Clark, and Frank C. Shattuck in 1872 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Ushio KK engages in the management of retail supermarkets. The company was founded in May 1946 and is headquartered in Izumo, Japan.

ABB Group, part of ABB Ltd., is a Swedish company that manufactures electrical and electronic products.

Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. engages in the chemical business. It operates through the following segments: Chemicals, Agro Products, Trading, Transportation and Warehousing, Construction, and Others. The Chemicals segment deals with the manufacture and sale of industrial chemicals, chemical products, functional materials, eco care, pharmaceuticals and intermediates, and industrial fungicides. The Agro Products segment manufactures and sells sanitizing agents, insecticides, pesticides, and industrial sanitizers. The Trading Segment covers the domestic sale, import, and export of chemicals, functional products, synthetic resin, industrial machineries, and building products. The Transportation and Warehousing segment provides transportation and warehousing services. The Construction segment handles plant construction and civil engineering works. The Others segment deals with non-ferrous metal and environmental development businesses. The company was founded by Tomonori Nakano on February 1, 1920 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

NiCE Ltd. engages in the business of consumer product development, brand strategy and package designing services. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

CERN is a particle-physics laboratory based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the European organization for nuclear research where physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. CERN uses the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of the matter – the fundamental particles. Its main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research. The instruments used at CERN are purpose-built particle accelerators and detectors. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before the beams are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions. Founded in 1954, the CERN was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 21 member states.

US Tech Corp. is a private company headquartered in the United States. The firm manufactures search and detection systems and instruments.

Wipro is a global information technology, consulting, and outsourcing company with a 160,000+ workforce serving clients in 175+ cities across 6 continents. The company posted revenues of $7.6 billion for the financial year ended Mar 31, 2015. Wipro helps customers do business better by leveraging Wipro industry-wide experience, deep technology expertise, comprehensive portfolio of services and vertically aligned business model. Wipro's 55+ dedicated emerging technologies ‘Centers of Excellence’ enable them to harness the latest technology for delivering business capability to our clients. Wipro is globally recognized for its innovative approach towards delivering business value and its commitment to sustainability. Wipro champions optimized utilization of natural resources, capital and talent. Today Wipro is a trusted partner of choice for global businesses looking to ‘differentiate at the front’ and ‘standardize at the core’ through technology interventions. In today’s world, organizations will have to rapidly reengineer themselves and be more responsive to changing customer needs. Wipro is well positioned to be a partner and co-innovator to businesses in their transformation journey, identify new growth opportunities and facilitate their foray into new sectors and markets. Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) is is an Indian multinational provider of Information Technology services, Consulting and Business Process Outsourcing. It is the first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified global IT services organization and has a worldwide presence with global centers across 54 countries. Wipro Technologies was recently assessed at Level 5 for CMMI V 1.2 across offshore and onsite development centers.

Novasite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American private company located in San Diego, CA, with operations in the United States, that develops optimizing genes and proteins. It was founded by Juan Antonio Ballesteros Nobell.

Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC, a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., is an American company located in Tumwater, WA. The firm offers patent, licensing and legal support services for Microsoft products.

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the vitro diagnostics. It provides healthcare professionals in hospital, reference, and physician office laboratories and point-of-care settings with the vital information required to accurately diagnose, treat, and monitor patients. The company is headquartered in Tarrytown, NY.

Koninklijke Philips NV is a technology company, which engages in the healthcare, lighting, and consumer well-being markets. It operates through the following segments: Diagnosis and Treatment businesses; Connected Care businesses; Personal Health businesses; and Other. The Diagnosis and Treatment businesses segment consists systems, smart devices, software and services, powered by AI-enabled informatics-that support precision diagnoses and minimally invasive procedures in therapeutic areas such as cardiology, peripheral vascular, neurology, surgery, and oncology. The Connected Care businesses segment consists Hospital Patient Monitoring, Emergency Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Connected Care Informatics. The Personal Health businesses segment consists of Oral Healthcare, Personal Care,Mother and Child Care. The Other segment reports on the items Innovation & Strategy, IP Royalties, Central costs, and other small items. The company was founded by Anton Frederik Philips and Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips in 1891 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Norbar is the world's leading torque specialist with one of the most modern and largest factories devoted exclusively to the design, development and production of torque tightening and measuring equipment.

Ningbo GP Energy Co. Ltd. is a Chinese private company located in Ningbo that manufactures lithium battery products.