List of x86 manufacturers

List of x86 manufacturers

=Manufacturers=

x86-compatible processors have been designed, manufactured and sold by a number of companies, including:

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)

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)
* [http://www.dmp.com.tw/ DMP Electronics] (Vortex86SX-486SX compatible)
* [http://www.rdc.com.tw/ RDC Semiconducters] (R8610-486 compatible microcontroller)

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)

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)


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