Dallas Semiconductor
{{short description|Defunct American semiconductor company (1984-2002)}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Dallas Semiconductor
| logo = Logo of Dallas Semiconductor.svg
| caption =
| type =
| industry = Semiconductors, Electronics
| fate = Acquired by Maxim Integrated
| foundation = 1984, February
| founder = Vin Prothro (CEO)
| defunct = 2001
| location_city = Dallas, Texas
| location_country = United States
| products = Integrated Circuits
| parent = Maxim Integrated
| homepage = {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018020322/http://www.dalsemi.com/|title=dalsemi.com}}
}}
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Dallas Semiconductor, founded in 1984, acquired by Maxim Integrated in 2002,{{Cite web|title=Maxim buys Dallas Semi for $2.5 bln|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/maxim-buys-dallas-semi-for-2-5-bln/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=CNET|language=en}} then acquired by Analog Devices in 2021, was a company that designed and manufactured analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductors (integrated circuits, or ICs).{{Cite web|last=EETimes|date=2001-04-11|title=EETimes - Maxim completes acquisition of Dallas Semiconductor|url=https://www.eetimes.com/maxim-completes-acquisition-of-dallas-semiconductor/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=EETimes}} Its specialties included communications products (including T/E and Ethernet products), microcontrollers, battery management, thermal sensing and thermal management, non-volatile random-access memory, microprocessor supervisors, delay lines, silicon oscillators, digital potentiometers, real-time clocks, temperature-compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs), iButton, and 1-Wire products.{{Cite web|title=Newsroom Archive {{!}} Maxim Integrated|url=https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/aboutus/newsroom/newsroomall.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.maximintegrated.com}}
History
The company, based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1984 and purchased by Maxim Integrated Products for $2.5 billion in 2001. Both the Maxim and Dallas Semiconductor brands were actively used until 2007. Since then, the Maxim name has been used for all new products, though the Dallas Semiconductor brand has been retained for some older products, which can be identified by "DS" at the beginning of their part numbers, for example the 1-Wire communications protocol devices.{{Cite web |last=Bachiochi |first=Jeff |date=2021-08-01 |title=Putting 1-Wire Protocol into Action |url=https://circuitcellar.com/research-design-hub/design-solutions/putting-1-wire-protocol-into-action/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220302064227/https://circuitcellar.com/research-design-hub/design-solutions/putting-1-wire-protocol-into-action/ |archive-date=2022-03-02 |access-date=2022-03-02 |website=Circuit Cellar |language=en-US}}
Notable products by the company included the DS80-series microcontrollers with 8051 instruction set.{{Cite web|title=Site Search {{!}} Maxim Integrated|url=https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/site-search.html#q=DS80&sort=relevancy&f:@common_product_hierarchy=%5BMCU%20-%20Microcontroller%5D|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.maximintegrated.com}}{{Cite web|title=8051 Instruction Set Manual: 8051 Instruction Set Manual|url=https://www.keil.com/support/man/docs/is51/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.keil.com}}
As of June 2021, devices are still under active production by Maxim Integrated.{{Cite web|title=DS80C320 High-Speed/Low-Power Microcontrollers - Maxim Integrated|url=https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/microcontrollers/DS80C320.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.maximintegrated.com}} In August 2021, Maxim was then acquired by Analog Devices.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-26 |title=Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Maxim Integrated |url=https://www.analog.com/en/about-adi/news-room/press-releases/2021/8-26-21-adi-completes-acquisition-of-maxim-integrated.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423184340/https://www.analog.com/en/about-adi/news-room/press-releases/2021/8-26-21-adi-completes-acquisition-of-maxim-integrated.html |archive-date=2023-04-23 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Analog Devices}}
Farmers Branch Texas building site:
- Dallas Semiconductor - 1985 to 2001
- Maxim Integrated - 2001 to 2017
- Qorvo - 2017 to 2023
- Wolfspeed - 2023 to current
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Dallas Semiconductor}}
- {{web archive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018020322/http://www.dalsemi.com/|title=Official website}}
- [https://www.edn.com/electronics-https://www.edn.com/electronics-news/4021296/Dallas-Semi-s-Vin-Prothro-a-pioneer-and-a-novice-reporter-s-mentor-/4021296/Dallas-Semi-s-Vin-Prothro-a-pioneer-and-a-novice-reporter-s-mentor- Vin Prothro (CEO & founder)]
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