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AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Fairchild Semiconductor Jerry Sanders founded AMD in 1969. Cypress Semiconductor Founder and CEO T. J. Rodgers MMI Purchased Monolithic Memories, Inc in 1987. Company Overview AMD started out producing high quality logic chips (cloning Fairchild and National Semiconductor designs). AMD produced its first product in …
Amelco
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Fairchild Semiconductor Jean Hoerni, Gene Kleiner, Jay Last, Sheldon Roberts founded Amelco in 1961 Teledyne Semiconductor Amelco was bought by Teledyne. Of Amelco’s original founders only Dr. Jay Last remained. Company Overview Major Achievements Noted Employees Chip Identification Amelco Chips …
American Microsystems, Inc
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments General Micro-electronics Founded by Howard Bobb in 1966 Company Overview AMI was founded in 1966 in Santa Clara, CA. Established its manufacturing facility in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1970. Very successful in the early 70’s when it had 50% share of the MOSFET IC market. …
AT&T (American Telephone & Telegraph)
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments AT&T Research was handled by Bell Labs, AT&T’s research division. Manufacturing was handled by AT&T’s Western Electric division Lucent AT&T spun-off its former manufacturing division to stock holders. Shockley Laboratories, Inc. William Shockley founds Shockley Laboratories, Inc in Mountain View, CA in 1955 GoldStar Semiconductor …
Amiga Corporation
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Atari Jay G. Miner left Atari in 1982 to co-found Amiga. Commodore Business Machines, Inc. In 1984, Commodore out bid Atari and bought Amiga, Inc. Company Overview Amiga was was originally a startup called Hi-Torro and was founded by Jay Miner (Atari), Dave Morse (Mattel) …
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI)
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Precision Monolithics Acquired Precision Monolithics in 1990. Company Overview Analog and Mixed signal IC’s. Major Achievements Chip Identification Analog Devices Chips Microprocessors CPU’s MCU’s Bit-Slice Coprocessors Memory Devices RAM ROM PROM EPROM …
Ates Componenti Elettronici SpA
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments STET Ates was a subsidiary of the Italian telecommunications company STET formed in the 1950’s. SGS-Ates The Ates group was merged in the 1971’s with SGS to create SGS-Ates. Company Overview Ates Componenti Elettronici was formed in the 50’s to provide electronic components for …
Calmos Systems, Inc.
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Newbridge Networks, Inc. Acquired Calmos in 1989, which was renamed Newbridge Microsystems. Company Overview Founded in 1983 by John Roberts. Based in Ottawa, Canada Major Achievements Chip Identification Calmos Chips Microprocessors CPU’s MCU’s Bit-Slice Coprocessors Memory …
Collins Radio Group, Inc.
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Rockwell Acquired by Rockwell in 1973 Company Overview Analog and Mixed Signal IC’s. Avionics and Radio Focus. Founded in 1931 by Arthur Collins.
Commodore Business Machines, Inc.
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments MOS Technology Bought MOS Technology in October 1976, which was renamed the Commodore Semiconductor Group (CSG). GMT Microelectronics Corporation Former CSG management bought the chip making assets of the bankrupt CBM in 1995. Amiga, Inc. In 1984, Commodore out bid Atari and bought Amiga, …
Cypress Semiconductor
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments AMD Founder and CEO, T. J. Rodgers Mostek Co-founder and Chairman, L. J. Sevin Company Overview
Eurotechnique S. A.
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Thomson Thomson acquired Eurotechnique in 1983. Company Overview Founded April 10, 1979, Eurotechnique S. A. was a joint venture with Saint-Gobain to develop MOS memory products. NS had a 49% share. Eurotechnique’s operations were in France. Eurotechnique developed chips were packaged at NS’s Thailand …
Electronic Arrays, Inc.
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments General Micro-electronics Jim McMullen and others left to found McMullen Associates which became Electronic Arrays, Inc. in 1967 NEC EA could not compete and had financial difficulties. EA was bought buy NEC in 1978. Company Overview Chip Identification Electronic Arrays Chips …
Fairchild Semiconductor
Company Pedigree Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments Shockley Semiconductor Co-founded, in 1957, by “Traitorous Eight” from Shockley Semiconductor: Julius Blank, Victor Grinich, Jean Hoerni, Gene Kleiner, Jay Last, Gordon Moore, Robert Noyce, and Sheldon Roberts Amelco Jean Hoerni, Gene Kleiner, Jay Last, Sheldon Roberts founded Amelco in 1961 Intel – Robert …