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*Founded in June 1989 as Crosstec Engineering AG.
*Founded in June 1989 as Crosstec Engineering AG.
*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.
* Micronas acquired WISchip in October 2005 (which becomes Micronas USA ?)
*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/]



Revision as of 22:49, 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 ?)
  • Sold its consumer electronics division to Trident Microsystems, Inc. on the 1st April, 2009.[1] [2]

External Links

Micronas homepage