Signetics
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Signetics was an early integrated circuit and semiconductor manufacturer that became known for pioneering memory and logic chips before being acquired by Philips.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Signetics canonical | 8 |
| Signetics Analog Data Manual | 1 |
| Signetics Corporation | 1 |
| Signetics Digital Data Manual | 1 |
| Signetics Linear Applications Handbook | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T638477 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Signetics Context triple: [Fairchild Semiconductor, hasSpinOff, Signetics]
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A.
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was a major American semiconductor company known for its analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, later acquired by Texas Instruments.
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B.
Intersil
Intersil is an American semiconductor company known for designing and manufacturing analog, mixed-signal, and power management integrated circuits for a wide range of electronic applications.
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C.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
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D.
ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor is a leading global supplier of power and analog semiconductor solutions used in automotive, industrial, and other high-performance electronic applications.
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E.
Altera
Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Signetics Target entity description: 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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A.
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was a major American semiconductor company known for its analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, later acquired by Texas Instruments.
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B.
Intersil
Intersil is an American semiconductor company known for designing and manufacturing analog, mixed-signal, and power management integrated circuits for a wide range of electronic applications.
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C.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
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D.
ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor is a leading global supplier of power and analog semiconductor solutions used in automotive, industrial, and other high-performance electronic applications.
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E.
Altera
Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
integrated circuit manufacturer
ⓘ
semiconductor company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Philips (historical main base)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
|
| acquiredInYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| brandOwner |
Philips (historical main base)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designed | NE555 timer ⓘ |
| employed | Hans Camenzind ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David Allison
ⓘ
David James ⓘ Lionel Kattner ⓘ Mark Weissenstern ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Silicon Valley
ⓘ
Sunnyvale, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Sunnyvale, California
|
| 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 ⓘ Monolithic Memories ⓘ
surface form:
82S series bipolar PROMs
NE555 timer ⓘ |
| notablePublication |
Signetics
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Signetics Analog Data Manual
Signetics self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Signetics Digital Data Manual
Signetics self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Signetics Linear Applications Handbook
|
| operatedIn |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Philips (historical main base)
ⓘ
surface form:
Philips
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| 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
ⓘ
NXP Semiconductors ⓘ
surface form:
Philips Semiconductors
|
| technology |
MOS integrated circuits
ⓘ
bipolar integrated circuits ⓘ |
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Subject: Signetics Description of subject: 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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