It seems they may have played a significant role in the Avalon B3 and chip debacle and delays scam. They are the designers and fabricators of the Avalon generation 1 chip. Here are some relevant links dug up:

http://bbs.btcman.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4691&page=2#pid36124
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=269950.520
http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/2013/08/08/14000000-in-avalon-chips-missing/
http://bbs.btcman.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4621&fromuid=13585
http://bbs.btcman.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=4911&page=1#pid37671