List of x86 manufacturers
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x86-compatible processors have been designed, manufactured and sold by a number of companies, including:
x86-processors for regular [[personal computer|PCs]] <!--[add phrase and may include:]and [[embedded system|embedded]] designs -->
- Intel
- AMD
- Zhaoxin
In the past:
- Transmeta (discontinued its x86 line)
- Rise Technology (acquired by SiS, that sold its x86 (embedded) line to DM&P)
- IDT (Centaur Technology x86 division acquired by VIA)
- Cyrix (acquired by National Semiconductor)
- National Semiconductor (sold the x86 PC designs to VIA and later the x86 embedded designs to AMD)
- NexGen (acquired by AMD)
- Chips and Technologies (acquired by Intel)
- Texas Instruments (discontinued its own x86 line)
- IBM (discontinued its own x86 line)
- UMC (discontinued its x86 line)
- NEC (discontinued its x86 line)
- VM TechnologyCBR, [https://techmonitor.ai/technology/kay_nishis_vm_technology_has_80386_compatible_chip KAY NISHI’s VM TECHNOLOGY HAS 80386-COMPATIBLE CHIP…] (May 4, 1988)N. Komatsu, [http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~nkomatsu/miscproc/VM8600.html VM8600SP] (in Japanese)[http://chimaki29q.com/ct/mono/pc/lx.htm OASYS LX-4500] (in Japanese) - laptop using the VM867S CPU (discontinued its x86 line)
- VIA (discontinued its x86 line)
x86-processors for embedded designs only
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- DM&P Electronics (continues SiS' Vortex86 line)
- ZF Micro ZFx86,http://www.zfmicro.com/zfx86.html ZFx86 486 PC-in-a-Chip Cx486DX SoC
- RDC Semiconductorshttp://www.rdc.com.tw/ RDC Semiconductors 486SX compatible RISC core (R8610 and R8620)
- DP Kwazar SP (ДП КВАЗАР-ІС)[http://www.kwazar-is.kiev.ua/english.htm DP Kwazar SP] - As of December 2021, КР1810ВМ86 (Soviet 8086 clone) still appears on Kwazar's price list.[http://www.kwazar-is.kiev.ua/text_fil/nomenkl.pdf Price list of DP KWAZAR-IS from 01.12.2021]
In the past:
- ALi (x86 products went to Nvidia through the ULi sale)
- Nvidia (M6117C - 386SX embedded microcontroller)
- AuctorAuctor Corp, [https://web.archive.org/web/19981203090919/http://www.auctorcorp.com/wincesc.htm Single-Chip Maple engine for Windows CE] / ACC MicroACC Micro, [https://web.archive.org/web/20030712013944/http://accmicro.com/wincesc.htm Maple Processor for Embedded Control and Embedded Computing Applications] - Maple SoC (Cx486DX4CPU Galaxy, {{YouTube|bBPVSf3L_g|time=338s|title="486 SBC, Benchmark & Dos Gaming on a Vintage Single Board Computer"}} core at 100 to 133 MHz)
- Advantech - EVA-X4150 and EVA-X4300 (SoCs with 486SX-compatible processors at 150 MHz and 300 MHz, respectively)Advantech, [https://web.archive.org/web/20100227032603/http://www.advantech.com/products/x86-based-Soc/sub_1-2TK495.aspx x86-based SoC], archived on Feb 27, 2010
- Innovasic - pin-compatible 80186/80188 clonesInnovasic, [https://web.archive.org/web/20180811163827/http://www.innovasic.com/products/product-literature Product Literature], archived on Aug 11, 2018
- Vadem - VG230 and VG330 (SoCs with NEC V30 CPU cores, manufacturing continued by Amphus)Amphus Inc, [http://www.amphus.com/chips/SOC.asp System-on-a-chip products]
- SiS (sold its Vortex86 line to DM&P)
- Intersil (x86 line, that is up to 80286 compatible, discontinued)
- VAutomationVAutomation Inc, [https://web.archive.org/web/20001002232919/http://www.vautomation.com/prod.html Products], archived on Oct 2, 2000 - offered synthesizable x86 cores, in particular the Turbo 186, that has been implemented in ASICs from numerous vendors, e.g.The CPUShack Museum, [https://www.cpushack.com/2013/01/12/the-intel-80186-gets-turbocharged-vautomation-turbo186/ The Intel 80186 Gets Turbocharged – VAutomation Turbo186]
- Zoran Corporation: Vaddis 6
- Genesis Microchip Inc: GM1601
- Lantronix: DSTni-EX, DSTni-LXGridConnect, [https://www.gridconnect.com/products/lx-001-up-ethernet-can-serial-256k-8k-dual-port-ram LX-001]
- Synergetic: EC-1Control Engineering, [https://www.controleng.com/articles/synergetic-launches-ec-1-system-on-chip/ Synergetic launches EC-1 system-on-chip]
- CAST — offered synthesizable x86 and x87 IP cores for use in ASICs and FPGAs, such as the C80186XL,CAST, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131010020422/http://www.cast-inc.com/ip-cores/processors/c80186xl/index.html 80186XL-Compliant Chip Replacement 16-bit Microcontroller Core]. Archived from the [http://www.cast-inc.com/ip-cores/processors/c80186xl/index.html original] on 10 Oct 2013. C80187,CAST, [https://web.archive.org/web/20071117202933/http://www.cast-inc.com/cores/c80187/index.shtml C80187 Math Coprocessor Core]. Archived from the [http://www.cast-inc.com/cores/c80187/index.shtml original] on 17 Nov 2007. and C387L.CAST, [https://web.archive.org/web/20131010022134/http://www.cast-inc.com/ip-cores/processors/c387l/index.html C387L Math Coprocessor Core]. Archived from the [http://www.cast-inc.com/ip-cores/processors/c387l/index.html original] on 10 Oct 2013.
Open source x86 cores
- ao486https://opencores.org/project,ao486 ao486 at OpenCores open source FPGA implementation of the 486SX (currently targets the Terasic Altera DE2-115)
- S80186{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamieiles.com/80186/|title = Jamie Iles - Software + Hardware | S80186 CPU}} open source 80186 compatible FPGA implementation
- Zet open source 80186 compatible FPGA implementation targeting the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409055952/http://www.xilinx.com/products/devkits/HW-V4-ML403-UNI-G.htm Xilinx ML403] and [http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&No=83 Altera DE1]
x86-SoCs for mobile devices
- Rockchip (Intel SoFIA)
- Spreadtrum (Intel SoFIA)
Manufacturing-only of x86-processors designed by others
- GlobalFoundries (manufactures processors for AMD)
- IBM (manufactures processors for ZF Micro and VIA; discontinued production for NexGen and Transmeta)
- TSMC (manufactures processors for AMD and VIA; discontinued production for Transmeta)
- Fujitsu (manufactures processors for VIA; manufactured processors for Transmeta)
In the past:
- UMC (manufactured processors for Rise, SiS, ALi, ULi and Nvidia; discontinued x86 production)
- National Semiconductor (manufactured processors for ZF Micro; discontinued x86 production)
- DEC (manufactured 486 processors for AMD; discontinued x86 production)Microprocessor Report (vol.9, no.1, Jan 23, 1995), "Shift To Pentium Begins In Earnest", pg. 4
Manufactured and sold under its own name of x86-processors designed by others
Early Intel x86 CPU designs (up to the 80286) have in the past been second-sourced by the following manufacturers under licence from Intel:[https://www.x86-guide.net/ X86 CPU's Guide][http://cpu-galerie.de/html/prozessoren.html CPU Galerie - Prozessoren]
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Manufacturer | 8086/8088 | 80186/80188 | 80286 | Notes |
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AMD | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Later developed independent x86 CPU designs. |
Fujitsu | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |
Harris Corporation | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |
IBM | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |
Intersil | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | Continued to manufacture x86 CPUs after being spun off from Harris in 1999. |
Matra Harris Semiconductors (MHS) | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Joint venture between Harris and Matra. |
Matsushita | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
Mitsubishi | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
NEC | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Later developed independent x86 CPU designs. |
OKI | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | |
Renesas | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Continued Intersil's 8086/8088 product line after acquiring Intersil in 2017.Renesas, [https://www.renesas.com/us/en/products/space-harsh-environment/mil-std-883-products/mil-std-883-microprocessors-and-peripherals/80c88-cmos-8-bit16-bit-microprocessor 80C88 CMOS 8-/16-Bit Microprocessor]. Accessed on Sep 3, 2023. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210118223046/https://www.renesas.com/us/en/products/space-harsh-environment/mil-std-883-products/mil-std-883-microprocessors-and-peripherals/80c88-cmos-8-bit16-bit-microprocessor Archived] on Jan 18, 2021. |
Rochester Electronics (REI) | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Manufactures other vendors' end-of-lifed chips under licence, on a built-to-order basis. |
Siemens | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |
Manufacturers that have served as second sources for other x86 CPUs include:
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Manufacturer | Second source of |
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Sharp | NEC V20/V30 |
Sony | NEC V20/V30 |
Zilog | NEC V20/V30 |
IBM | Cyrix 486, 5x86, 6x86, 6x86MX |
SGS-Thomson | Cyrix 486, 5x86, 6x86 |
Texas Instruments | Cyrix 486 |
Rochester Electronics | AMD Élan SC300Rochester Electronics, [https://www.rocelec.com/part/REIELANSC300-33KC-G Elan SC300-33KC-G] |