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PROFILES 1996 A Worldwide Survey of IC Manufacturers and Suppliers

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North American Company Profiles 8x8, Inc...... 1-1 ACC Microelectronics Corporation...... 1-3 Corporation...... 1-4 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc...... 1-7 Alliance Corporation ...... 1-10 Corporation...... 1-14 AMCC (Applied Micro Circuits Corporation)...... 1-18 AMD (, Inc.) ...... 1-21 AMI (American Microsystems Inc.)...... 1-28 Anadigics, Inc...... 1-31 , Inc...... 1-33 ARK Logic, Inc. (see ICS) Array Microsystems, Inc...... 1-38 AT&T Microelectronics (see Lucent ) Corporation...... 1-40 Austin Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-44 Avantek, Inc. (see Hewlett-Packard) Benchmarq Microelectronics, Inc...... 1-46 Bit Incorporated...... 1-48 Brooktree Corporation...... 1-49 Burr-Brown Corporation...... 1-53 C-Cube Microsystems...... 1-57 Micro Devices Corporation (CMD) ...... 1-59 Calogic Corporation ...... 1-62 Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-64 Cherry Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-66 Chip Express Corporation ...... 1-68 , Inc...... 1-70 , Inc...... 1-72 Comlinear Corporation (see ) Crosspoint Solutions, Inc...... 1-77 Crystal Semiconductor Corporation (see Cirrus Logic) Corporation...... 1-79 Corporation ...... 1-83

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Dallas Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-86 Delco Electronics Corporation (see Hughes Electronics) Digital Semiconductor...... 1-89 Dionics Inc...... 1-92 Dominion Semiconductor (see IBM or ) DSP Group...... 1-93 ECI Semiconductor (see Semtech) EDI (Electronic Designs Inc.)...... 1-96 EG&G Reticon...... 1-98 Elantec, Inc...... 1-99 Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc. (see Ramtron) ESS ...... 1-101 Exar Corporation...... 1-103 Exel Microelectronics, Inc...... 1-106 Genesis Microchip Inc...... 1-108 Gennum Corporation...... 1-110 GM Hughes Electronics Corporation (see Hughes Electronics) GTE Microelectronics...... 1-112 Harris Semiconductor...... 1-114 , Incorporated ...... 1-119 HP (Hewlett-Packard Company)...... 1-122 Hughes Aircraft Company (see Hughes Electronics) Hughes Electronics Corporation...... 1-126 IBM Microelectronics...... 1-129 IC Works, Inc...... 1-136 ICS ( Systems, Inc.)...... 1-139 ICT Inc...... 1-142 IDT (Integrated Device Technology Inc.) ...... 1-144 IMI (International Microcircuits Inc.)...... 1-148 IMP, Inc...... 1-149 Instant Circuit Holdings Inc. (see Single Chip Systems) Integrated Information Technology, Inc. (IIT), (see 8x8, Inc.) Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (ISSI)...... 1-152 Corporation...... 1-155 Interdesign Custom Arrays Corporation...... 1-161 International Rectifier Corporation...... 1-162 ISD (Information Storage Devices, Inc.) ...... 1-164 IXYS Corporation...... 1-166 KMOS Semiconductor (see Orbit Semiconductor) Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-168 Corporation...... 1-170 Level One Communications, Inc...... 1-173 Linear Integrated Systems, Inc...... 1-175 Linear Technology Corporation...... 1-176 Linfinity Microelectronics Inc...... 1-178 Logic Devices Incorporated...... 1-181

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LSI Systems, Inc...... 1-183 LSI Logic Corporation...... 1-184 Lucent Technologies ...... 1-189 Products, Inc...... 1-195 Micrel Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-198 Micro Linear Corporation...... 1-200 Micro Power Systems, Inc. (see Exar) Inc...... 1-203 , Inc...... 1-207 MiCRUS (see Cirrus Logic or IBM) Mitel Semiconductor...... 1-211 Mosaic Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-213 MOSAID Technologies Incorporated...... 1-214 , Inc...... 1-216 National Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-228 NexGen, Inc. (see AMD) Oak Technology Inc...... 1-234 Opti Inc...... 1-236 Orbit Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-238 Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. (PCSI, see Cirrus Logic) Paradigm Technology, Inc...... 1-241 Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-243 Pericom Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-245 Pixel Semiconductor (see Cirrus Logic) PMC-Sierra, Inc. (see Sierra Semiconductor) Power Integrations Inc...... 1-247 QLogic Corporation...... 1-249 Quality Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-251 QuickLogic Corporation...... 1-253 Ramtron International Corporation...... 1-255 Raytheon Semiconductor ...... 1-259 Rochester Electronics Inc...... 1-262 Rockwell Semiconductor Systems...... 1-263 ...... 1-267 S-MOS Systems, Inc...... 1-269 S3 Incorporated...... 1-271 Seeq Technology, Inc...... 1-274 Semtech Corporation...... 1-276 Sensory Circuits, Inc...... 1-278 Sierra Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-279 Technologies, Inc...... 1-281 , Inc...... 1-282 Siliconix Incorporated (see also TEMIC)...... 1-284 Simtek Corporation...... 1-287 Single Chip Systems Corporation...... 1-289 Sipex Corporation...... 1-290

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Space Electronics, Inc...... 1.292 Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC)...... 1-293 Star Semiconductor Corporation (see Logic Devices) Startech Semiconductor (see Exar) Supertex, Inc...... 1-296 Symbios Logic Inc...... 1-299 Synergy Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-302 TelCom Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-304 Instruments Incorporated (TI) ...... 1-306 TLSI, Incorporated...... 1-315 TranSwitch Corporation...... 1-317 , Inc...... 1-318 TriQuint Semiconductor Inc...... 1-320 Tseng Labs, Inc...... 1-323 TwinStar Semiconductor Inc. (see or ) Unitrode Corporation...... 1-325 Universal Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-328 UTMC (United Technologies Microelectronics Center Inc.)...... 1-329 Vadem Ltd...... 1-331 Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-333 Vivid Semiconductor...... 1-336 VLSI Technology, Inc...... 1-337 VTC Inc...... 1-341 Weitek Corporation...... 1-343 Corporation (see Semiconductor) WSI, Inc...... 1-345 Xicor, Inc...... 1-347 , Inc...... 1-349 , Inc...... 1-352 ...... 1-355

Japanese Company Profiles Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd...... 2-1 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd...... 2-4 AMD Semiconductor Ltd. (FASL, see AMD or Fujitsu) Fujitsu Limited ...... 2-6 Hitachi, Ltd...... 2-12 Kawasaki Steel Corporation...... 2-19 KTI Semiconductor Ltd. (see Texas Instruments) Matsushita Electronics Corporation...... 2-22 Corporation ...... 2-27 NEC Corporation...... 2-32 Nihon Semiconductor, Inc. (see LSI Logic) Nippon Steel Semiconductor Corporation...... 2-39 Nippondenso Co., Ltd...... 2-41 NKK Corporation...... 2-43

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Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd...... 2-45 Ricoh Co., Ltd...... 2-50 Rohm Co., Ltd...... 2-53 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd...... 2-56 Seiko Corporation...... 2-60 Seiko Instruments Inc...... 2-62 ...... 2-64 Corporation...... 2-69 Tohoku Semiconductor Corporation...... 2-74 Toshiba Corporation ...... 2-75 Yamaha Corporation ...... 2-82

European Company Profiles ABB Hafo AB (see Mitel Semiconductor) Alcatel Mietec...... 3-1 Austria Mikro Systeme International AG (AMS)...... 3-3 CSEM (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA)...... 3-7 Limited (see also TEMIC)...... 3-9 Elmos GmbH...... 3-11 EM Microelectronic-Marin SA...... 3-12 Ericsson Components AB...... 3-14 ES2 (see Atmel Corporation) GEC Plessey Ltd...... 3-16 ITT Semiconductors...... 3-20 Matra MHS SA (see also TEMIC)...... 3-22 Micronas Inc...... 3-24 Newport Wafer-Fab...... 3-26 Philips Semiconductors BV...... 3-28 Pilkington Microelectronics Ltd...... 3-37 Seagate Microelectronics Limited ...... 3-39 SGS-Thomson Microelectronics...... 3-40 AG...... 3-48 SubMicron Semiconductor Technologies GmbH (SMST, see IBM or Philips) System Microelectronic Innovation GmbH (SMI) ...... 3-53 Telefunken Semiconductors GmbH (see TEMIC) TEMIC GmbH...... 3-55 Thesys Microelectronics GmbH...... 3-59 Thomson Microwave Components...... 3-62 VTT Electronics...... 3-63 Zentrum Mikroelektronik GmbH (ZMD) ...... 3-64

Rest of World Company Profiles Advanced Semiconductor Corporation (ASMC, see Philips) Alpha-TI Semiconductor Company (see Texas Instruments) Angstrem...... 4-1 AWA MicroElectronics Pty., Ltd (see Quality Semiconductor)

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Bharat Electronics Ltd...... 4-3 Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (CSM)...... 4-5 Faraday Technology Corporation...... 4-8 Goldstar Electron Co., Ltd. (see LG Semicon) Holtek Microelectronics Inc...... 4-10 Huajing Electronics...... 4-12 Hualon Microelectronics Corporation (HMC) ...... 4-14 Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd...... 4-16 LG Semicon Co., Ltd...... 4-21 Macronix International Co., Ltd. (MXIC) ...... 4-24 Mikron ...... 4-26 Mosel-Vitelic Inc...... 4-28 Nan Ya Technology (see Oki) Powerchip Semiconductor (see Mitsubishi) SAMES (South African Micro-Electronic Systems)...... 4-31 Electronics Co., Ltd...... 4-33 Shougang NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. (see NEC) TECH Semiconductor Singapore Pte Ltd. (see Texas Instruments or HP) TI-Acer Inc. (see Texas Instruments) Ltd...... 4-40 TriTech Microelectronics International Pte Ltd...... 4-42 TSMC ( Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) ...... 4-43 UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) ...... 4-47 United Integrated Circuits Corporation (see UMC) United Semiconductor Corporation (see UMC) United Silicon, Inc. (see UMC) Valence Semiconductor (HK) Ltd...... 4-50 Vanguard International Semiconductor (VISC)...... 4-51 Electronics Corporation...... 4-53

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