Logic

Adiabatic Logic tries to take a cool, logical approach to microchip design. The company creates and licenses intellectual-property designs for buffer and output driver chips, which are used in portable electronic devices including PCs and wireless phones. Adiabatic Logic touts its use of energy recycling techniques as allowing its designs to operate with much lower power consumption than traditional models. ("Adiabatic" means "without gain or loss of heat.") The company, which was founded in 2002, is a subsidiary of holding company Cambridge Technology Group.

Dell

John Chambers - President and CEO of Cisco Systems. Chambers rules over the networking sector as head decision-maker of the undisputed champion of Internet routing. Michael Dell - Founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell. Pioneered the direct-sale model in the computer industry, bypassing the traditional network of distributors and resellers. Bill Gates - Co-founder, chairman, and chief software architect of Microsoft. Microsoft doesn't make computers, but you'll find Windows on more computers than any other operating system. Mark Hurd - President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. Since taking the helm in 2005, the former head of NCR has focused on improving operations efficiency at the diverse technology provider. Steve Jobs - Co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer. His company may not be the most powerful player, but Jobs and Apple continue to set the standard for computer aesthetics with highly influential designs. Scott McNealy - Co-founder and chairman of Sun Microsystems. Champion of the UNIX operating system whose company rode the Internet wave to staggering heights, McNealy may be best known as Microsoft's most vocal critic. Paul Otellini - President and CEO of Intel. Intel processors dominate the computer industry, and Otellini heads a company that doesn't mind flexing its ample muscle from time to time. Sam Palmisano - Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM. IBM shed its PC operations, but the original technology powerhouse is still the leading provider of enterprise computing products. Before taking over as CEO, Palmisano had extensive experience in IBM's server operations.