Interdesign, Inc.: Difference between revisions

'''Interdesign, Inc.''' was founded in 1971 by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_R._Camenzind Hans R. Camenzind], designer of the [[555 timer]] IC. It operated in in Scotts Valley, California and was one of the first semiconductor companies to focus exclusively on the design and manufacture of semi-custom [[Integrated circuit|IC]]s, sold under the trade name Monochip. In 1978 he sold it to the UK company [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti Ferranti] and in 1988 it was absorbed in a merger with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessey GEC Plessey].<ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/semiconductor/companies.html#il Companies I-L], Computer History Museum</ref><ref>[http://www.designinganalogchips.com/ Designing Analog Chips]</ref>