You're correct that specialised analog companies have not done well historically. However, we don't find ourselves in exactly the same position in computer arch

You're correct that specialised analog companies have not done well historically. However, we don't find ourselves in exactly the same position in computer architecture/performance as we've been decades before. There's some (relatively) new ideas that now the performance of computers will be pushed more by dedicated silicon for a dedicated purpose, and tools. See for example there's plenty of room at the top [1], or Hennesy's talk at Google [2]. This of course does not mean that analog computers are suddenly viable, but it does mean that they could potentially fill a niche where they failed previously. Anecdotally, when looking at jobs for hardware design by the likes of Infineon, STM, Cyient etc. there seems to be a relatively high ask for (senior) analog designers, and a new focus on mixed-technology chips. It might turn out to be a dud still, but it isn't the same situation as decades before. 1: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aam9744 https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aam9744 , or the IEEE article https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7863324 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7863324 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azt8Nc-mtKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azt8Nc-mtKM , around the 12:15 mark, but the entire video is relevant.