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RCA also gave their crown jewels of semiconductor technology to what became MediaTek as RCA distracted itself with non-core acquisitions (transforming itself in
by chasil 2y ago
RCA also gave their crown jewels of semiconductor technology to what became MediaTek as RCA distracted itself with non-core acquisitions (transforming itself into "rugs, chickens, and automobiles," leading to their decline).
https://taiwaninsight.org/2024/05/10/a-short-history-of-semiconductor-technology-in-taiwan-during-the-1970s-and-the-1980s/ https://taiwaninsight.org/2024/05/10/a-short-history-of-semi...
Edit: I'm typing this on a Kindle that uses a MediaTek CPU (I don't know if UMC fabbed it).
- jauntywundrkind 2y agoBuying Ralink was also a hella good move. Founded in Cupertino California in 2001, made pretty solid wifi chipsets, sold to MediaTek 2011. https://corp.mediatek.com/news-events/press-releases/mediatek-inc-and-ralink-technology-corporation-merger-at-share-swap-ratio-of-1-3-15 https://corp.mediatek.com/news-events/press-releases/mediate... The scope of mergers & acquisitions in semiconductors is mind boggling & terrifying. It feels like there's so much less diversity, that there's a frailty of entirely Too Big To Fail players left.