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Mergers, Aquisitions, Spin-Offs and Bankruptcies

Updated 02-22-2005 with QED, PMC-Sierra, and MIPS, SGI

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C-Cube(sold 2001)->
LSI Logic
CHIPS(sold)->
Intel
Cyrix(sold 1997)->
National Semiconductor (sold 1999)->VIA
Dallas(sold 2002)->
Maxim
DEC(sold)->
Compaq->Merged with HP
Fairchild Semi (sold 1986)
National Semi. (spun-off)-> Fairchild Semi.
Fairchild Clipper CPU Division (sold )->
Intergraph
Ferranti Semiconductors -> Plessey -> GEC Plessey Parts sold (from 1998) to many others (Mitel, Dynex, Zarlink, Zetex etc)
GI (sold)->
AMT(renamed)->Microchip
GTE merged w/ Bell Atlantic->
Verizon(chip division sold)-> CMD (California Micro Devices)
RCA (sold)->
General Electric -> Harris (spun-off)-> Intersil.
Centaur->
IDT (sold 1999)->VIA
HP(spin off of semiconductors 1999)->
Agilent
IIT->
Renamed to 8x8
Inmos(sold)->
ST
Intersil (sold)->
General Electric (sold GE Solid State)-> Harris (spun-off)-> Intersil.
MIPS (sold to)->
SGI (1994)
MMI(sold to) ->
AMD->Vantis->Lattice
MOS Technologies (sold)->
Commodore
Mostek(sold 1980)->
United Technologies(sold 1981)->SGS
National Semi (Geode sale 2003)->
AMD
Nexgen(sold 1995)->
AMD
NCR(sold)->
Symbios->LSILogic
Rockwell(spun off 1998)->
Conexant
QED (sold to)->
PMC-Sierra (2000)
SGS(Italy)->
ST
Siemens (actives division, spun off) ->
Infineon (1999)
Signetics (sold)->
Valvo (sold)-> Philips.
Thomsan->
Merged with SGS->ST
Temic(sold)->
Vishay(sold)-> Atmel
VLSI(sold 1999)->
Phillips
Weitek(Bankrupt)->
Rockwell->Connexant
Zilog(sold)->
Exxon(sold 1989)->Zilog

If you know of any more mergers etc. Please e-mail me and I will add them.

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