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*Founded in June 1989 as Crosstec Engineering AG. |
*Founded in June 1989 as Crosstec Engineering AG. |
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*Renamed to Micronas after takeover of Micronas Oy, Finland from Nokia in 1992. |
*Renamed to Micronas after takeover of Micronas Oy, Finland from Nokia in 1992. |
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* Micronas acquired WISchip in October 2005 (which becomes Micronas USA ?) |
* Micronas acquired WISchip in October 2005 (which becomes Micronas USA ?) [http://www.micronas.com/en/pressroom/press_releases/articles/Media+0501/index.html?newslang=1] [http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Micronas-to-Acquire-WISchip-International-a-Leader-in-Video-Compression-and-Streaming-Technology-469599] |
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*Sold its consumer electronics division to [[Trident Microsystems|Trident Microsystems, Inc.]] on the 1st April, 2009.[http://www.micronas.com/en/pressroom/press_releases/articles/PR0903/] [http://www.tridentmicro.com/trident-microsystems-completes-acquisition-of-three-consumer-product-lines-from-micronas/] |
*Sold its consumer electronics division to [[Trident Microsystems|Trident Microsystems, Inc.]] on the 1st April, 2009.[http://www.micronas.com/en/pressroom/press_releases/articles/PR0903/] [http://www.tridentmicro.com/trident-microsystems-completes-acquisition-of-three-consumer-product-lines-from-micronas/] |
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Revision as of 22:52, 29 March 2011
This article is about the Swiss semiconductor manufacturer and designer, Micronas.
History
- Founded in June 1989 as Crosstec Engineering AG.
- Renamed to Micronas after takeover of Micronas Oy, Finland from Nokia in 1992.
- Micronas acquired WISchip in October 2005 (which becomes Micronas USA ?) [1] [2]
- Sold its consumer electronics division to Trident Microsystems, Inc. on the 1st April, 2009.[3] [4]