Tektronix-made Integrated Circuits: Difference between revisions

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Part numbers 155-xxxx-xx and 234-xxxx-xx ICs were Tek-made.
Part numbers 155-xxxx-xx and 234-xxxx-xx ICs were Tek-made.


In [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEKTRONIX%2FMAXIM+DEAL+CLOSES-a015283225 1994, Tektronix sold its internal IC fab (called the Integrated Circuits Operation, ICO) to Maxim] while keeping it located on the Beaverton campus. Maxim eventually stopped making these chips because of lack of volume.  
In [https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TEKTRONIX%2FMAXIM+DEAL+CLOSES-a015283225 1994, Tektronix sold its internal IC fab (called the Integrated Circuits Operation, ICO) to Maxim] while keeping it located on the Beaverton campus. This deal [http://www.electronicdesign.com/analog/interview-maxim-integrated-cto-pirooz-parvarandeh-discusses-analogdigital-integration provided Maxim with its first own fabrication facility] and important bipolar design expertise, and Tektronix with better utilization of the fab.
 
Maxim eventually stopped making Tek-specific chips because of lack of volume.  


* [http://w140.com/tek_made_sm.pdf Tek-Made Integrated Circuits Catalog]
* [http://w140.com/tek_made_sm.pdf Tek-Made Integrated Circuits Catalog]