Chip manufacturers

[Neon_WA]

I am working on a Access database for chip collecting to make documenting collections easier and also more informative. i will make the program available to whomever wants to make use of it.
One of things needed to be done is create lists of standard/common data like manufacturers, chip families and so forth.
This information will only be needed to be enter once, so i am trying to make the lists as comprehensive as possible.

So here is the list of Manufacturers i have so far.
If you can add to this list or offer a better short form name or more commonly used short form please do.
Also i expect that there is/was a lot of Eastern bloc manufacturers i need to add. Details on them would be greatly appriecated.

I apologise for the long list
In the program manufacturers you dont collect will be able to made dormant and not appear.

I forgot to add many thanks to CPUShack for having such a comprehensive list of Companies :D

Acer ___ Acer Group ___ includes Acer, Gateway, Packard Bell and eMachines
Actel ___ Actel Corporation ___
Aeroflex ___ Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions ___
Agilent ___ Agilent Technologies ___
AKM ___ AKM Semiconductor, Inc ___
ALD ___ Advanced Linear Devices, Inc. ___
Alesis ___ Alesis Semiconductor ___
Ali ___ Acer Laboratories ___ part of the ALi Corporation
Allayer ___ Allayer Communications ___
Allegro ___ Allegro Microsystems ___
Alliance ___ Alliance Semiconductor ___
Alpha & Omega ___ Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc. ___
Alpha Ind. ___ Alpha Industries ___
Alpha Micro. ___ Alpha Microelectronics Gmbh ___
Altera ___ Altera Corporation ___
AMD ___ Advanced Micro Devices ___
AMI ___ American Microsystems ___ acquired by ON Semiconductor
ANADIGICs ___ Anadigics Inc. ___
Analog Dev. ___ Analog Devices, Inc. ___
Analog Sys. ___ Analog Systems ___
Anchor ___ Anchor Chips ___
Apex ___ Apex Microtechnology ___ acquired by Cirrus Logic (2007)
ARK ___ ARK Logic ___
ARM ___ ARM Holdings ___ Advanced RISC Machines
Astec ___ Astec Semiconductor ___ acquired by Princeton Technology
AT&T ___ AT&T Technologies ___ Lucent Technologies (1996)
Atecom ___ Atecom ___
ATI Tech. ___ ATI Technologies ___ part of AMD group
Atmel ___ Atmel Corporation ___
AudioCodes ___ AudioCodes ___
Auravision ___ Auravision ___
Aureal ___ Aureal Semiconductor, Inc. ___ bankrupt 2000, assets purchased by Creative
Austin ___ Austin Semiconductor ___
Avance ___ Avance Logic ___ Realtek
Averlogic ___ Averlogic ___
BCcomp. ___ BCcomponents ___ acquired by Vishay Group
Bel Fuse ___ Bel Components ___
Benchmarq ___ Benchmarq Microelectronics ___
Beyschlag ___ Beyschlag ___ acquired by Vishay Group
BI Tech. ___ BI Technologies ___
BLX ___ BLX IC Design Co. Ltd ___
Brooktree ___ Brooktree ___ aquired by Rockwell (1996)
Burr-Brown ___ Burr-Brown ___ aquired by Texas Instruments
California. ___ California Micro Devices ___
Calogic ___ Calogic LLC ___
Catalyst ___ Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. ___ acquired by ON Semiconductor
C-Cube ___ C-Cube Microsystems ___ acquired by Magnum Semiconductor (2007)
Centon ___ Centon Electronics ___
Cherry ___ Cherry Semiconductor ___ acquired by Intel
Chips & Tech. ___ Chips & Technologies ___ acquired by Intel
Chrontel ___ Chrontel Inc. ___
Cirrus ___ Cirrus Logic ___
ComCore. ___ ComCore Technologies, Inc. ___
Conexant ___ Conexant Systems Inc ___ formerly Rockwell Semiconductors, 1998
Cosmo ___ Cosmo Electronics Corp. ___
Crystal ___ Crystal ___ acquired by Cirrus Logic
Cypress ___ Cypress Semiconductor Corp. ___
Cyrix ___ Cyrix Corporation ___ acquired by National Semiconductor (1997)
Daewoo ___ Daewoo Electronics Semiconductor ___
Dale ___ Dale ___ acquired by Vishay Group
Dallas ___ Dallas Semiconductor ___ part of Maxim Integrated Products
Data Delay ___ Data Delay Devices, Inc ___
Davicom ___ Davicom Semiconductors ___
DEC ___ Digital Equipment Corp. ___ acquired by Compaq (1998)
Diamond ___ Diamond Technologies ___
Diotec ___ Diotec Semiconductor AG ___
Draloric ___ Draloric ___ acquired by Vishay Group
DVDO ___ Anchor Bay Technologies, Inc ___
EG&G ___ EG&G ___ part of URS group
Elantec ___ Elantec ___
Elec. Des. ___ Electronic Designs ___ changed to White Electronic Designs
Elec. Tech. ___ Electronic Technology ___
EMS ___ Enhanced Memory Systems ___
Ensoniq ___ Ensoniq Corporation ___
Ericsson ___ Ericsson ___
ESS ___ ESS Technology ___
Exal ___ Exal Microelectronics ___ acquired by Rohm Semiconductor
Exar ___ Exar Corporation ___
Fairchild ___ Fairchild Semiconductor Inc. ___
Fuji ___ Fuji Electri Holdings Co Ltd ___
Fujitsu ___ Fujitsu ___
Galvantech ___ Galvantech ___
GE ___ General Electric Solid State ___ became Harris Semiconductor
Gennum ___ Gennum Corporation ___
GI ___ General Instrument ___ changed to General Semiconductor
G-Link ___ G-Link Technology ___
Gould ___ Gould ___ acquired by AMI
GS ___ General Semiconductor ___ acquired by Vishay
Harris ___ Harris Semiconductor ___ became Intersil Corp. (1999)
HFO ___ VEB Halbleiterwerk Frankfurt/Oder ___ now BRD
Hitachi ___ Hitachi Ltd. ___
Holtek ___ Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. ___ was Holtek Microelectronics
HP ___ Hewlett Packard ___
Hualon ___ Hualon Microelectronics ___
Hyundai ___ Hyundai ___
IC Designs ___ IC Designs ___ now Cypress Semiconductor
iC Haus ___ iC Haus ___
IC Works ___ IC Works ___
ICD ___ Integrated Circuit Designs ___ acquired by Texas Instruments
I-Cube ___ I-Cube ___
IDT ___ Intergrated Device Technology, Inc ___
IGS ___ IGS Technologies ___
IMP ___ IMP ___
Infineon ___ Infineon Technologies AG ___
Inmos ___ Inmos Ltd ___ acquired by SGS-Thomson (1989)
Intel ___ Intel Corporation ___
Intersil ___ Intersil Corporation ___
IRF ___ International Rectifier ___
ISD ___ Information Storage Devices ___ acquired by Nuvoton Technology (2008)
ISSI ___ Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. ___
ITE ___ Integrated Technology Express ___
ITT ___ Intermetall ___ acquired by Micronos (1997)
IXYS ___ IXYS Corporation ___
KEC ___ Korea Electronics ___
KOTA ___ KOTA Microcircuits ___
Lansdale ___ Lansdale Semiconductor ___
Lattice ___ Lattice Semiconductor Corporation ___
Level One ___ Level One Communications ___ part of Digital Data Communications GmbH
LG Sem. ___ LG Semicon ___
Lin. Tech. ___ Linear Technology ___
Linfinity ___ Linfinity Microelectronics ___
Lite-On ___ Lite-On Technology Corporation ___
Lucent ___ Lucent Tecnologies ___ formerly AT&T Technologies (1996)
Macronix ___ Macronix International Co., Ltd ___
Magnum ___ Magnum Semiconductor Inc. ___
Marvell ___ Marvell Semiconductor ___
Mat. Pan. ___ Matsushita Panasonic ___ see Panasonic
Matra ___ Matra MHS ___
Maxim ___ Maxim Integrated Products ___
Maxwell ___ Maxwell Technologies, Inc. ___
Micro Elec. ___ Micro Electronics Corporation ___
Microchip ___ Microchip Technology Inc. ___
Micron ___ Micron Technology, Inc. ___
Micronix ___ Micronix Integrated Systems ___
MIPS ___ MIPS Technologies ___ formerly MIPS Computer Systems
Mitel ___ Mitel Semiconductor ___
Mitsubishi ___ Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ___
MOS ___ MOS Technologies ___ also known as CSG (Commodore Semiconductor Group)
Mosaic ___ Mosaic Semiconductor ___ part of APTA Group
Mosel ___ Mosel Vitelec ___
Mostek ___ Mostek ___ acquired by Thomson Semi., merged with SGS-ATES to become STMicroelectronics
MoSys ___ MoSys, Inc ___
Motorola ___ Motorola Inc ___ component part renamed to ON Semiconductor (1999)
Myson ___ Myson Century, Inc ___ formerly Myson Technology
NEC ___ NEC Corporation ___
NexGen ___ NexGen ___ acquired by AMD (1996)
NS ___ National Semiconductor Corp. ___
Nuvoton ___ Nuvoton Technology Corporation ___
NVidia ___ NVidia Corporation ___
NXP ___ NXP Semiconductors ___ formerly Philips Electronics
Oak ___ Oak Technology ___
OKI ___ OKI Semiconductor ___
ON Semi. ___ ON Semiconductor ___ previously Motorola component group (1999)
Orbit ___ Orbit Semiconductor ___
Oren ___ Oren Semiconductor ___
Panasonic ___ Panasonic Corporation ___
Perform ___ Performance Semiconductor ___ acquired by Pyramid Semiconductor
Pericom ___ Pericom Semiconductor ___
Philips ___ Philips Electronics ___ renamed NXP (2006)
PLL ___ PhaseLink Corporation ___ formerly PhaseLink Laboratories
PLX ___ PLX Technology ___
PMC-Sierra ___ PMC-Sierra, Inc. ___
Precision ___ Precision Monolithics ___ acquired by Anolog Devices
Princeton ___ Princeton Technology ___
Pyramid ___ Pyramid Semiconductor ___
QLogic ___ QLogic ___
Qualcomm ___ Qualcomm ___
Quality Semi ___ Quality Semiconductor ___ acquired by Integrated Device Tech.
Rabbit ___ Rabbit Semiconductor ___
Ramtron ___ Ramtron International Corporation ___
Raytheon ___ Raytheon Semiconductor ___
RCA ___ RCA Corporation ___ acquired by General Electric (1986)
RCA ___ RCA Solid State ___ acquired by Harris Semiconductor
Realtek ___ Realtek Semiconductor Corp. ___
Rectron ___ Rectron Semiconductor ___
Rendition ___ Rendition ___
Rise Tech. ___ Rise Technology ___ acquired by SiS (1999)
Rockwell ___ Rockwell Semiconductors ___ became Conexant, 1998
Rohm ___ Rohm Semiconductor ___
RS ___ RS Components ___
S3 ___ S3 Matching Technologies LP ___
Sames ___ Sames ___
Samsung ___ Samsung Semiconductor ___
Sanken ___ Sanken Electric Co.,Ltd. ___
Sanyo ___ Sanyo Semiconductor Co, Ltd. ___
Scenix ___ Scenix Semiconductor ___
SEEQ ___ SEEQ Technology ___
Seiko ___ Seiko Instruments ___
Seiko Epson ___ Seiko Epson Corporation ___
Semelab ___ TT Electronics Semelab Limited ___
Semtech ___ Semtech ___
Sfernice ___ Sfernice ___ acquired by Vishay Group
SGS Micro. ___ SGS Microelettronica ___ merged with Thomson Semi. to become SGS-Thomson (1987)
SGS-Thomson ___ SGS-Thomson ___ changed name to STMicroelectronics (1998)
Sharp ___ Sharp Electronics Corporation ___ components now sourced from NXP Semiconductors
Shinengen ___ Shinengen Electric Manufacturing Co.,Ltd ___
Siemens ___ Siemens ___ acquired by Infineon
Sierra ___ Sierra ___ now PMS-Sierra
SigmaTel ___ Sigma Tel ___
Signetics ___ Signetics Corporation ___
Silicon Sys. ___ Silicon Systems ___ acquired by Texas Instruments
Siliconians ___ Siliconians ___
Siliconix ___ Siliconix ___ acquired by Vishay Group
Simtek ___ Simtek Corporation ___
Sipex ___ Sipex ___ part of the Exar Corporation
SiS ___ Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. ___
SMC ___ SMC Networks Inc. ___
SMSC ___ Standard Microsystems ___
Solid State ___ Solid State Scientific ___ see Thomson-CSF
Sony ___ Sony Semiconductors ___
Space Elec. ___ Space Electronics ___ acquired by Maxwell Technologies
Spectek ___ Spectek ___ part of Micron Technology
Sprague ___ Sprague ___ acquired by Vishay Group
SST ___ Silicon Storage Technology ___
STMicro. ___ STMicroelectronics ___ formerly SGS-Thomson (1998)
Sun ___ Sun Microsystems Inc. ___
Synergy ___ Synergy Semiconductor ___ (Micrel)
Synertek ___ Synertek ___
Taiwan Semi. ___ Taiwan Semiconductor Corporation ___
TDK ___ TDK Semiconductor ___
TelCom ___ TelCom Semiconductor ___ now Microchip Technology
Teledyne ___ Teledyne ___ see TelCom Semiconductor
Telefunk. ___ Telefunken ___ acquired by Vishay Group
Teltone ___ Teltone ___
Texas Ins. ___ Texas Instruments ___
Thomson ___ Thomson Semiconducteurs ___ merged with SGS Micro. to become SGS-Thomson (1987)
Thomson-CSF ___ Thomson-CSF ___ ??
Toko ___ Toko America ___ part of the Toko Group
Toshiba ___ Toshiba Corporation ___
Transmeta ___ Transmeta Corporation ___ acquired by Novafora (2009)
Trident ___ Trident Microsystems, Inc. ___
TriQuint ___ TriQuint Semiconductor ___
Triscend ___ Triscend ___
Tseng ___ Tseng Labs ___
Tundra ___ Tundra Semiconductor ___
UMC ___ United Microelectronics Corp. ___
Unitrode ___ Unitrode ___ acquired by Texas Instruments
Unknown ___ Unknown ___
USAR ___ USAR Systems ___ acquired by Semtech
UTMC ___ United Technologies Microelectronics Center ___ see Aeroflex Microelectronic Solutions
Utron ___ Utron Technology ___
V3 ___ V3 Semiconductor ___
Vanguard ___ Vanguard International Semiconductor ___
Vantis ___ Vantis ___ acquired by Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
VIA ___ VIA Technologies ___
Virata ___ Virata ___
Vishay ___ Vishay Group ___
Vision ___ Vision Tech ___
Vitelic ___ Vitelic ___
Vitramon ___ Vitramon ___ acquired by Vishay Group
VLSI ___ VLSI Technology ___
Volterra ___ Volterra Semiconductor Corp. ___
Waferscale ___ Waferscale Integration ___
WD ___ Western Digital Corporation ___
WDC ___ The Western Design Center, Inc ___
Weitek ___ Weitek ___ acquired by Rockwell (1996)
West. Elec. ___ Western Electric Company ___ dispersed by AT&T (1995)
White Elec. ___ White Electronic Designs ___ formerly Electronic Designs
Winbond ___ Winbond Electronics Corp. ___
Wolfsom ___ Wolfsom Microelectronics ___
Xemics ___ Xemics ___
Xicor ___ Xicor ___ acquired by Intersil Corporation
Xilinx ___ Xilinx, Inc. ___
Zetex ___ Zetex Semiconductors ___ part of Diodes Incorporated
Zilog ___ Zilog, Inc ___
ZMD ___ Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden ___

[kosmokrator]

Unknown Unknown !!!

..nice!

very usefull list

thnx and we wait the final prog .....

[Cpuswe]

Nice!

Why not a Wiki? Having the data in a offline app. are perhaps not the best way to collaborate and the information are only available on a computer where you install it, and only Windows if i understand correctly.

I can set up a wiki under chipdb.org (wiki.chipdb.org?) for us to put this information in. Im having these thoughts around the research im doing around sspecs and other stuff.

There are a lot of good info here in the forums that are not taken care of and drowns in all other threads.

[Neon_WA]

That is where i want to end up eventually.

I program in Access and use it every day. I know how powerful it can be, especially when there is reams of data.
I will end up adding an export module that can send the data to an online database.

The extent of details will not be just manufacturer, class.. etc, it will be if you want, down to individual line markings (including colour of text & condition of text) So even if you dont have a picture you will know all the details of the chip. A lot of this info will be on drop down lists that i am creating now, like this manufacturer list.

So for now, i'm working with apps i know and will progress from there

[Cpuswe]

Ok! All research are good resarch. Windows or Wiki does not matter.

I will install a Wiki out of pure curiosity anyway.

[donutty]

(WSI = Waferscale Integration)
GE ___ General Electric ___
PS ___ Plessey Semiconductor ___ Merged with GE ___
GPS ___ GEC Plessey Semiconductor ___ Bought by Mitel (1998) ___
DDC ___ Data Device Corporation ___
Ferranti ___ Ferranti ___ dissolved 1993 ___
CML ___ CML Microsystems Plc ___

Have you looked at http://www.chipdocs.com/manufacturers/list.html?ReR=GG

[Marcin]

UNITRA
MME
Tesla
Pravetz
Rodon
Dnepr
Unisys

[CPUShack]

Broadcom
Cavium
CSR
Ember
SPiDCOM
picoChip
Triad
RMI
Zoran
Stretch
Energy Micro

[Mixeur]

Seems you have forgot a very important one !

[johnorun]

Also>> VITESSE Semiconductor
Sperry/unisys
Burroughs
Nortel- Northern Telecom
Cisco Systems

and, Ohh yea....HP, Hewlitt Packard
..and Data General

[Mixeur]

[Neon_WA]

[tlccomp]

Hughes Microelectronics - Hughes Aircraft Company - Semiconductor Division

[tlccomp]

[johnorun]