Signetics

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integrated circuit manufacturer semiconductor company

Signetics was an early integrated circuit and semiconductor manufacturer that became known for pioneering memory and logic chips before being acquired by Philips.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	integrated circuit manufacturer → semiconductor company →
acquiredBy	Philips →
acquiredInYear	1975 →
brandOwner	Philips →
country	United States →
designed	NE555 timer →
employed	Hans Camenzind →
foundedBy	David Allison → David James → Lionel Kattner NERFINISHED → Mark Weissenstern →
foundedInYear	1961 →
headquartersLocation	Silicon Valley → Sunnyvale, California NERFINISHED →
industry	integrated circuits → semiconductors →
knownFor	555 timer IC → bipolar logic families → early integrated circuits → logic chips → memory chips →
market	global semiconductor market →
notableEngineer	Hans Camenzind →
notableProduct	2513 character generator ROM → 7400-series compatible logic → 82S series bipolar PROMs → NE555 timer →
notablePublication	Signetics Analog Data Manual → Signetics Digital Data Manual → Signetics Linear Applications Handbook →
operatedIn	1960s → 1970s → 1980s →
parentCompany	Philips →
product	analog ICs → bipolar PROMs → digital logic ICs → linear integrated circuits → memory ICs → microprocessor support chips →
regionServed	Asia → Europe → North America →
status	defunct brand →
successor	NXP Semiconductors → Philips Semiconductors →
technology	MOS integrated circuits → bipolar integrated circuits →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Signetics ("Signetics Analog Data Manual") → Signetics ("Signetics Digital Data Manual") → Signetics ("Signetics Linear Applications Handbook") →	notablePublication
Fairchild Semiconductor →	hasSpinOff