Company Pedigree
| Ascendant Companies | Descendent Companies | ||
| Company | Comments | Company | Comments |
| Nortel Networks | Acquired as a subsidiary of Nortel | ||
Company Overview
Based in Ottawa, Canada, Microsystems International Limited (MIL) was a telecommunications company. In 1970 MIL signed a second source agreement with Intel. This was Intel’s first second source partner. MIL with Intel’s assistance began producing 1103 DRAMS in 1971. MIL was bought by and became a subsidiary of the Nortel Networks, Inc.
Chip Identification
Microsystems International Chips
| Microprocessors | |
| CPU’s | |
| MCU’s | |
| Bit-Slice | |
| Coprocessors | |
| Memory Devices | |
| RAM | |
| ROM | |
| PROM | |
| EPROM | |
| EEPROM | |
| CCD Memory | |
| Bubble Memory | |
| General Use Support Chips | |
| Shift Registers | |
| Interfaces | |
| Communications | |
Second Sourced Chips
| Microprocessors | |
| CPU’s | Intel 8008 |
| MCU’s | |
| Bit-Slice | |
| Memory Devices | |
| RAM | Intel 1103, Intel 1101 |
| ROM | |
| PROM | |
| EPROM | Intel 1702 |
| EEPROM | |
| CCD Memory | |
| Bubble Memory | |
| General Use Support Chips | |
| Shift Registers | |
| Interfaces | |
| Communications | |