IC Start-Ups 1987 : the Next Generation, 1986
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Start-up Company Datapoints 1957-1967 17 Started 13 Acquired 2 Closed 12% Closed 1957 1 1958 0 1959 1 1960 0 1961 4 1962 2 1963 2 1964 1 1965 0 1966 3 1967 3 1968-1976 54 Started 20 Acquired 19 Closed 35% Closed 1968 13 1969 10 1970 4 1971 6 1972 9 1973 2 1974 5 1975 2 1976 3 1977-1987 157 Companies Started 11 Companies Closed 7 Companies Acquired/Merged 1977 3 1978 7 1979 4 1980 7 1981 15 1982 10 1983 35 1984 28 1985 24 1986 9 1987 15 •May 1988 Total Companies 157 Company Profiles 139 Closed Companies 11 1985 ABM (Inactive) San Jose, CA GaAs Opto 1982 Array Devices San Diego, CA ASICs 1983 Hyundai (Closed) Santa Clara, CA Memory 1983 Iridian (Closed) Chatsworth, CA GaAs PETs 1983 Laserpath (Closed) Sunyyvale, CA ASICs 1985 Sahni (Closed) Sunnyvale, CA ASICs 1981 Telmos (Chapter 11) Sunnyvale, CA ASIC, linear, opto 1983 Texet (Closed) Allen, Texas Discrete 1980 Trilogy (Closed) Cupertino, Ca Waferscale integration 1984 Wafer Teen (Closed) California Logic 1981 Zytrex (Closed) Sunnyvale, CA CMOS memory, logic Acquired Companies 7 1982 CMA (Merged) Milpitas, CA ASICs 1984 mteg. Power (Acq) Scotland Linear 1981 Panatech (Acquired) Santa Clara, CA ASICs 1981 Sig. Processor (Acq) Utan DSP 1984 Silicon Macro (Acq) San Jose, CA CMOS Memory 1963 Vatic (Merged) Mesa, Arizona ASICs 1983 Visic (Acquired) San Jose, CA Memory May 1988 Total Companies 157 Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1987 (15) Aspen Semiconductor San Jose, CA BCL Memory, ASICs Chartered Semiconductor Singapore Foundry Conductus Palo Alto, CA Superconductivity Cree Research North Carolina Silicon Carbide Discrete G-2 Milpitas, CA Micros Genesis Microchip Canada ASICs GL Micro Devices Santa Clara, CA CMOS products Graphics Communication Japan Micros Hualon Micro-Electronics Taiwan Linear, micros, ASICs Linear Integ. Systems Fremont, CA Linear LOGICSIAR Fremont, CA Micros Photonic Integration Columbus, Ohio Optical ICs Ramax Australia Ferroelectric memory SIMTEK Colorado Memory Synergy Semiconductor Santa Clara, CA BCL memory, logic Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1986 (9) AMPi Taiwan Power MOSFETs Gazelle Microcircuits Santa Clara, CA GaAs 1ST Phoenix, Arizona ASICs MemTech Technology Folsom, CA Bubble memory PLX Technology Sunnyvale, CA ASICs Powerex Youngwood, PA Discretes Synaptics San Jose, CA Neural network TSMC Taiwan Foundry Telcom Devices NewDury Park, CA GaAs photodiodes, LEDs Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1985 (24) ABM Semiconductor (Inactive) San Jose^ CA GaAs Opto ACTEL Sunnyvale, CA ASICS Acumos San Jose, CA ASICS Advanced Linear Sunnyvale, CA Linear Alliance Semiconductor San Jose, CA Memory Anadig ics New Jersey GaAs Analog & Digital Catalyst Semiconductor Santa Clara, CA Memory Cnips and Technologies San Jose, CA Micros Dolphin Integration France ASICs ES2 West Germany ASICs GAIN Electronics New Jersey GaAs ASICs Hittite Microwave Massachusetts GaAs MMICs Sunnyvale, CA Inte rcept ASICs New Mexico Krysalis Folsom, CA Ferroelectric memory Level One Communications Fremont, CA Linear NovaSensor Sunnyvale, CA IC S Orbit Semiconauctor Sunnyvale, CA Foundry Sahni (Closed) Cupertino, CA ASICs Saratoga Semiconductor New Jersey BiCMOS memory Tachonics Phoenix, AZ GaAs microwave, digital Three-Five Systems San Jose, CA GaAs Opto Topaz Semiconductor Coloraao Discrete, linear Triad Semiconductors Scotland Memory ' Wolfson Microelectronics ASICs, DSP Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1984 (28) Advanced Power Bend, Oregon Power MOSPETS ATMEL San Jose/ CA ASICs, memory, linear Austek Microsystems Australia Micros Celeritek San Jose/ CA GaAs FETs, MMlCs Cirrus Logic Milpitas/ CA Micros Crystal Semiconductor Austin, Texas Linear Custom Arrays Sunnyvale, CA ASICs Dallas Semiconductor Dallas/ Texas Memory/ linear/ micros New Jersey Epitaxx GaAs opto Sunnyvale, CA Integrated CMOS Systems Scotland ASICs Integ. Power Semi (Acquired) New Jersey Linear Lytel Torrance/ CA GaAs optors Molecular Electronics Chatsworth/ CA Bioelectronics NMB Semiconductor Cupertino, CA Memory, foundry Novix Sunnyvale, CA Micros Pacific Monolithics Sunnyvale, CA GaAs MMICs Performance San Jose, CA Memory, micros, logic PromTech Taiwan Memory Quasel Taiwan Colorado Memory Ramtron Brazil Ferroelectic memory SID Microelectronica San Jose/ CA Discretes, linear Silicon Macrosystems (Acquired) Mt. View/ CA CMOS Memory TMMIC Oregon GaAs MMIC TriQuint Semiconductor Camarillo, CA GaAs analog/digital Vitesse Semiconductor Minnesota GaAs digital, foundry VTC California Linear, ASICs, logic Wafer Technology (Closed) San Jose, CA Log ic Xilinx ASICs Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1983 (35) Company Location Products Altera Santa Clara, CA ASICS Asahi Kasei Microsystems Japan ASICs, linear, micros, memory BIT Beaverton, Oregon DSP Brooktree San Diego, CA Linear Calmos Semiconductor Canada ASICs, DSP, memory, linear Calog ic Fremont, CA Linear, ASICs Custom Silicon Massachusetts ASICs Cypress Semiconductor San Jose, CA Memory, ASICs, DSP Blantec Milpitas, CA Linear Electronic Tecnnology Ames, Iowa ASICs Exel Microelectronics San Jose, CA Memory, micros, ASICs HYPKES New York Superconductivity Hyundai America (Closed) Santa Clara, CA Memory iLSi Colorado ASICs ICT San Jose, CA Memory, ASICs Iridian (Closed) Chatsworth, CA GaAs FETs IXYS San Jose, CA Power FETs, ICs Laserpath (Closed) Sunnyvale, CA ASICs Lattice Semiconductor Oregon ASICs Logic Devices Sunnyvale, CA Memory, DSP, micros Maxim Integ. Products Sunnyvale, CA Linear Micro Linear San Jose, CA ASICs, linear Mie tec Belg ium ASICs Modular Semiconductor Santa Clara, CA Memory, micros MOS Electronics Sunnyvale, CA Memory Opto Tech Ta iwan GaAs opto Samsung Semiconductor San Jose, CA Linear, discrete, logic, mem Sierra Semiconductor San Jose, CA ASICs, memory, micros, linear S-MOS Systems San Jose, CA Memory, micros, linear, ASICs Texet (Closed) Allen, Texas Di serete Vatic (Merged) Mesa, Arizona ASICs Visic (Acquired) San Jose, CA Memory Vitelic San Jose, CA Memory VvaferScale Integration Fremont, CA Memory, ASICs, micros <!ioran Santa Clara, CA DSP Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1962 (10) Array Devices San Diego, CA ASICs Custom MOS Arrays (Merged) Milpitas, CA ASICs IC Sensors Milpitas, CA Pressure Sensors ICI Array Technology San Jose, CA ASICs Isocom Bngland Opto Microwave Monolithics Simi Valley, CA GaAs MMICs Microwave Technology Fremont, CA GaAs FETs, MMICs Sensym Sunnyvale, CA IC Sensors San Jose, CA Solid State Optronics Opto San Diego, CA XTAR Micros Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1981 (15) Adaptec Milpitas, CA Micros Barvon Research Milpitas, CA ASICs GigaBit Logic Newbury Park, CA GaAs ASICs, logic, memory IMP San Jose, CA ASICs LTC Milpitas, CA Linear LSI Logic Milpitas, CA ASICs, DSP, micros Opto Diode Newbury Park GaAs LEDs Panatech Semi (Acquired) Santa Clara, CA ASICs SEEQ Technology San Jose, CA Memory, micros Si-Fab Scotts Valley , CA Foundry Signal Processor (Acquired) Utah DSP Silicon Systems Tustin, CA Linear, micros Telmos (Chapter 11) Sunnyvale, CA ASIC, linear, opto Wei teK Sunnyvale, CA DSP 2.ytrex (Closed) Sunnyvale, CA CMOS memory, logic Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1960 (7) California Micro Devices Milpitas, CA ASICs, linear Harris Microwave Semi Milpitas, CA GaAs FETs, MMICs IDT Santa Clara, CA Mem, logic, DSP, micros Kyoto Semiconductor Japan Optoelectronics Spectrum Microdevices Maryland ASICs Trilogy (Sold Semi Ops) Cupertino, Ca Waferscale integration VLSI Design Associates Campbell, CA Micros Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1979 (4) Applied Microcircuits San Oiego, CA ASICs Matra-Harris France ASICs, memory, micros United Microelectronics Taiwan Linear, micros, memory, fndry VLSI Technology San Jose, CA ASICs, memory, micros Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1978 (7) Acrian Inc. San Jose, CA Discrete California Devices Milpitas, CA ASICs Inmos International United Kingdom Memory, DSP, micros Micron Technology Idaho Memory Universal Semiconductor San Jose, CA ASICs, discrete, linear Xicor Milpitas, CA Memory 2yM0S Sunnyvale, CA ASICs, micros, linear Semiconductor Companies Formed in 1977 (3) A&D Co., Ltd. Japan Linear MCE Semiconductor Florida ASICs, linear Ninon Information Center Japan Micros .ompanies in Silicon Valley 1 ABM (Closed) San Jose, CA 2 Ac r i a n San Jose, CA 3 ACTEL Corporation Sunnyvale, CA 4 Acumos, Inc. San Jose, CA 5 Adaptec, Inc. Milpitas, CA 6 ALD Sunnyvale, CA 7 Alliance San Jose, CA 8 Altera Santa Clara, CA San Jose, CA d Aspen Semiconauctor San Jose, CA 10 ATMEL Milpitas, CA 11 Barvon Research, Inc. Milpitas, CA 12 California Devices, Inc. Milpitas, CA 13 Calitornia Micro Devices Fremont, CA 14 Calogic Corporation Santa Clara, CA 15 Catalyst Semiconauctor, Inc. San Jose, CA 16 Celeritek, Inc. San Jose, CA 17 Chips and Technologies, Inc. Milpitas, CA 18 Cirrus Logic, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 19 Conductus Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 20 Custom Arrays Corporation Milpitas, CA 21 Custom MOS Arrays (Acquired) San Jose, CA 22 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Milpitas, CA 23 Elantec, Inc. San Jose, CA Milpitas, CA 24 Exel Microelectronics Inc. Santa Clara, CA 25 G-2 Incorporated Santa Clara, CA 26 Gazelle Microcircuits. Inc. Milpitas, CA 27 GL Micro Devices Santa Clara, CA 28 Harris Microwave Semiconductor, Inc. Milpitas, CA 29 Hyundai America (Closed) San Jose, CA o 30 IC Sensors, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 31 ICl Array Technology, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 32 Integrated CMOS Systems Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 33 Integrated Device Technology San Jose, CA 34 Intercept Microelectronics San Jose, CA 35 International CMOS Technology, Inc. San Jose, CA 36 International Microelectronic Product: Sunnyvale, CA 37 IXXS Corporation