List of x86 manufacturers
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[edit] Manufacturers
x86-compatible processors have been designed, manufactured and sold by a number of companies, including:
[edit] x86-processors for both regular PCs and embedded designs:
- Intel
- AMD
- VIA
- Transmeta (discontinued its x86 line)
- Rise Technology (acquired by SiS)
- IDT (Centaur Technology x86 division acquired by VIA)
- National Semiconductor (sold the x86 PC designs to VIA and later the x86 embedded designs to AMD)
- Cyrix (acquired by National Semiconductor)
- NexGen (acquired by AMD)
- Chips and Technologies (acquired by Intel)
- IBM (discontinued its own x86 line)
- UMC (discontinued its x86 line)
- NEC (discontinued its x86 line)
[edit] x86-processors for embedded designs only:
- ZF Micro (ZFx86 - Cx486DX SoC)
- Nvidia (M6117C - 386SX)
- ALi (x86 products went to Nvidia through the ULi sale)
- SiS (discontinued its x86 line)
- DMP Electronics (Vortex86SX-486SX compatible)
- RDC Semiconducters (R8610-486 compatible microcontroller)
[edit] Manufacturing-only of x86-processors designed by others:
- IBM (manufactures processors for ZF Micro and VIA; discontinued production for NexGen and Transmeta)
- TSMC (manufactures processors for VIA; discontinued production for Transmeta)
- UMC (manufactures processors for Nvidia; discontinued production for Rise, SiS, ALi and ULi)
- Fujitsu (manufactured processors for Transmeta; discontinued x86 production)
- National Semiconductor (manufactured processors for ZF Micro; discontinued x86 production)
[edit] Manufacturing and selling under its own name of x86-processors designed by others:
- IBM (designs by Cyrix; now this line is discontinued)
- SGS-Thomson (designs by Cyrix; discontinued x86 production)
- Texas Instruments (designs by Cyrix; discontinued x86 production)
