PROFILES 1997 A Worldwide Survey of IC Manufacturers and Suppliers

Table of Contents

Alphabetical Listing of Companies...... ix

North American Company Profiles 8x8, Inc...... 1-1 ACC Microelectronics Corporation...... 1-3 Actel Corporation...... 1-4 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc...... 1-8 Alliance Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-11 Altera Corporation...... 1-15 AMCC (Applied Micro Circuits Corporation)...... 1-19 AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) ...... 1-21 AMI (American Microsystems Inc.)...... 1-28 Anadigics, Inc...... 1-32 Analog Devices, Inc...... 1-34 ARK Logic, Inc. (see ICS) Array Microsystems, Inc...... 1-40 AT&T Microelectronics (see Lucent Technologies) Atmel Corporation...... 1-42 Austin Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-47 Avantek, Inc. (see Hewlett-Packard) Benchmarq Microelectronics, Inc...... 1-49 Brooktree Corporation (see Rockwell Semiconductor Systems) Burr-Brown Corporation...... 1-51 C-Cube Microsystems Inc...... 1-55 California Micro Devices Corporation (CMD) ...... 1-58 Calogic Corporation ...... 1-61 Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-63 Cherry Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-66 Chip Express Corporation ...... 1-69 , Inc...... 1-71 Cirent Semiconductor (see or Lucent Technologies) Cirrus Logic, Inc...... 1-74 Comlinear Corporation (see National Semiconductor) Crosspoint Solutions, Inc...... 1-79 Crystal Semiconductor Corporation (see Cirrus Logic) Cypress Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-81 Cyrix Corporation ...... 1-86

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION iii Table of Contents

Dallas Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-90 Delco Electronics Corporation (see Hughes Electronics) Digital Semiconductor...... 1-93 Dionics Inc...... 1-96 Dominion Semiconductor (see IBM or Toshiba) DSP Group, Inc...... 1-97 ECI Semiconductor (see Semtech) EDI (Electronic Designs Inc.)...... 1-100 EG&G Optoelectronics...... 1-103 Elantec Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-105 Enhanced Memory Systems, Inc. (see Ramtron) ESS Technology, Inc...... 1-107 Exar Corporation...... 1-109 Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-112 Genesis Microchip Inc...... 1-115 Gennum Corporation...... 1-117 GTE Microelectronics (see Micro Networks) Harris Semiconductor...... 1-119 Honeywell, Incorporated ...... 1-124 HP (Hewlett-Packard Company)...... 1-127 Hughes Aircraft Company (see Hughes Electronics) Hughes Electronics Corporation...... 1-131 IBM Microelectronics...... 1-134 IC Works, Inc...... 1-142 ICS (Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc.)...... 1-145 ICT Inc...... 1-148 IDT (Integrated Device Technology Inc.) ...... 1-150 IMI (International Microcircuits Inc.)...... 1-154 IMP, Inc...... 1-156 Infinite Technology Corporation ...... 1-159 Integrated Information Technology, Inc. (IIT), (see 8x8, Inc.) Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (ISSI)...... 1-161 Corporation...... 1-165 Interdesign Custom Arrays Corporation...... 1-174 International Rectifier Corporation...... 1-175 ISD (Information Storage Devices, Inc.) ...... 1-178 IXYS Corporation...... 1-180 KMOS Semiconductor (see Orbit Semiconductor) Lansdale Semiconductor, Inc...... 1- 182 Lattice Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-184 Level One Communications, Inc...... 1-187 Linear Integrated Systems, Inc...... 1-189 Linear Technology Corporation...... 1-190 Linfinity Microelectronics Inc...... 1-192 Logic Devices Incorporated...... 1-195 LSI Computer Systems, Inc...... 1-198

iv INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION Table of Contents

LSI Logic Corporation...... 1-199 Lucent Technologies ...... 1-205 Maxim Integrated Products, Inc...... 1-211 Micrel Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-214 Micro Linear Corporation...... 1-217 Micro Networks Corporation ...... 1-220 Micro Power Systems, Inc. (see Exar) Microchip Technology Inc...... 1-222 Micron Technology, Inc...... 1-226 MiCRUS (see Cirrus Logic or IBM Microelectronics) Mitel Semiconductor...... 1-230 Mosaic Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-232 MOSAID Technologies Incorporated...... 1-233 Motorola, Inc...... 1-235 National Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-247 Oak Technology Inc...... 1-254 OPTi Inc...... 1-257 Orbit Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-260 Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. (PCSI, see Rockwell Semiconductor Systems) Paradigm Technology, Inc...... 1-263 Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-266 Pericom Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-268 PicoPower Technology (see National Semiconductor) Pixel Semiconductor (see Cirrus Logic) PMC-Sierra, Inc. (see Sierra Semiconductor) Power Integrations Inc...... 1-270 QLogic Corporation...... 1-272 Quality Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-274 QuickLogic Corporation...... 1-277 Ramtron International Corporation...... 1-280 Raytheon...... 1-284 Rochester Electronics Inc...... 1-287 Rockwell Semiconductor Systems...... 1-288 Ross Technology...... 1-294 S-MOS Systems, Inc...... 1-296 S3 Incorporated...... 1-299 Seeq Technology, Inc...... 1-302 Semtech Corporation...... 1-304 Sensory, Inc...... 1-306 Sierra Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-307 Signal Processing Technologies, Inc...... 1-309 Silicon Microstructures, Inc. (see Exar) Silicon Systems, Inc. (see Texas Instruments) Siliconix Incorporated (see also TEMIC)...... 1-310 Simtek Corporation...... 1-314 Single Chip Systems Corporation...... 1-316

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION v Table of Contents

Sipex Corporation...... 1-317 Space Electronics, Inc...... 1-320 SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.)...... 1-321 Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC)...... 1-324 Star Semiconductor Corporation (see Logic Devices) Startech Semiconductor (see Exar) Supertex, Inc...... 1-328 Symbios Logic Inc...... 1-331 Synergy Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-334 TelCom Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-336 Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) ...... 1-338 TLSI, Incorporated...... 1-348 TranSwitch Corporation...... 1-349 Trident Microsystems, Inc...... 1-350 TriQuint Semiconductor Inc...... 1-353 Tseng Labs, Inc...... 1-356 Tundra Semiconductor Corporation ...... 1-358 TwinStar Semiconductor Inc. (see Texas Instruments or Hitachi) Unitrode Corporation...... 1-360 Universal Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-363 UTMC Microelectronic Systems...... 1-364 Vadem Ltd...... 1-366 Vantis Corporation...... 1-368 Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation...... 1-371 Vivid Semiconductor, Inc...... 1-374 VLSI Technology, Inc...... 1-376 WaferTech LLC (see TSMC) Weitek Corporation (see Rockwell Semiconductor Systems) VTC Inc...... 1-381 White Oak Semiconductor (see Motorola or Siemens) WSI, Inc...... 1-383 Xicor, Inc...... 1-385 Xilinx, Inc...... 1-388 Zilog, Inc...... 1-392 ...... 1-396

Japanese Company Profiles Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co., Ltd...... 2-1 Denso Corporation...... 2-4 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd...... 2-6 Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Ltd. (FASL, see AMD or Fujitsu) Fujitsu Limited ...... 2-8 Hitachi, Ltd...... 2-14 Kawasaki Steel Corporation...... 2-21 KTI Semiconductor Ltd. (see Texas Instruments) Matsushita Electronics Corporation...... 2-24

vi INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION Table of Contents

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ...... 2-30 NEC Corporation...... 2-37 New Japan Radio Co., Ltd...... 2-44 Nippon Precision Circuits Inc...... 2-46 Nippon Steel Semiconductor Corporation (NPNX)...... 2-48 NKK Corporation...... 2-51 Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd...... 2-53 Ricoh Co., Ltd...... 2-59 Rohm Co., Ltd...... 2-62 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd...... 2-65 Seiko Epson Corporation...... 2-69 Seiko Instruments Inc...... 2-71 ...... 2-73 Corporation...... 2-78 Tohoku Semiconductor Corporation (see Motorola or Toshiba) Toshiba Corporation ...... 2-83 Yamaha Corporation ...... 2-91

European Company Profiles ABB Hafo AB (see Mitel Semiconductor) Alcatel Mietec...... 3-1 Austria Mikro Systeme International AG (AMS)...... 3-4 CSEM (Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA)...... 3-8 Dialog Semiconductor Limited (see also TEMIC)...... 3-10 Elmos GmbH...... 3-12 EM Microelectronic-Marin SA...... 3-13 Ericsson Components AB...... 3-15 ES2 (see Atmel Corporation) GEC Plessey Semiconductors Ltd...... 3-18 ITT Semiconductors...... 3-23 Matra MHS SA (see also TEMIC)...... 3-25 Micronas Inc...... 3-27 Newport Wafer-Fab Limited ...... 3-29 Semiconductors BV...... 3-31 Pilkington Micro-electronics Limited (see Motorola) Seagate Microelectronics Limited ...... 3-40 SGS-Thomson Microelectronics...... 3-42 Siemens AG...... 3-50 SubMicron Semiconductor Technologies GmbH (SMST, see IBM or Philips) System Microelectronic Innovation GmbH (SMI) ...... 3-56 Telefunken Semiconductors GmbH (see TEMIC) TEMIC GmbH...... 3-58 Thesys Microelectronics GmbH...... 3-64 Thomson-CSF Semiconducteurs Specifiques (TCS)...... 3-67 VTT Electronics...... 3-69 Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden GmbH (ZMD) ...... 3-71

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION vii Table of Contents

Rest of World Company Profiles Alphatec Group ...... 4-1 Angstrem...... 4-4 Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. of Shanghai (ASMC)...... 4-6 AWA MicroElectronics Pty., Ltd (see Quality Semiconductor) Bharat Electronics Ltd...... 4-8 Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (CSM)...... 4-10 Faraday Technology Corporation...... 4-13 Hitachi Nippon Steel Semiconductor Singapore (see Hitachi or Nippon Steel Semiconductor) Holtek Microelectronics Inc...... 4-15 Huajing Electronics...... 4-17 Hualon Microelectronics Corporation (HMC) ...... 4-19 Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd...... 4-21 LG Semicon Co., Ltd...... 4-27 Macronix International Co., Ltd. (MXIC) ...... 4-31 Mikron ...... 4-34 Mosel-Vitelic Inc...... 4-36 Nan Ya Technology (see Oki) Powerchip Semiconductor (see Mitsubishi) ProMOS Technologies, Inc. (see Siemens or Mosel-Vitelic) SAMES (South African Micro-Electronic Systems Pty., Ltd.)...... 4-39 Electronics Co., Ltd...... 4-41 Shougang NEC Electronics Co., Ltd. (see NEC) Submicron Technology PCL (see Alphatec Group) TECH Semiconductor Singapore Pte Ltd. (see Texas Instruments or HP) TI-Acer Inc. (see Texas Instruments) Tower Semiconductor Ltd...... 4-50 TriTech Microelectronics Pte Ltd...... 4-53 TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.) ...... 4-55 UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) ...... 4-59 United Integrated Circuits Corporation (UICC, see UMC) United Semiconductor Corporation (USC, see UMC) United Silicon, Inc. (USI, see UMC) Valence Semiconductor (HK) Ltd...... 4-63 Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation (VIS)...... 4-64 Winbond Electronics Corporation...... 4-66

viii INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENGINEERING CORPORATION