Reply 60 of 180, by megatron-uk
Caluser2000 wrote on 2021-01-18, 18:51:pshipkov wrote on 2021-01-18, 18:40:@caluser2000 VLSI were kings of the 286 hill. Not sure what happened to them in 386 land. Some early 386 SX chipset and then gon […]
@caluser2000
VLSI were kings of the 286 hill.
Not sure what happened to them in 386 land. Some early 386 SX chipset and then gone with the wind.
Maybe Intel's acquisition, etc.Possibly. Good that you are bringing this to the attention of the unwashed mass's 😉. Keep it up mate.
The Wikipedia article reckons that VLSI didn't keep up with process improvements/shrink and Intel's effort to dominate the market with processor + chipset starting in the 386 era had them fade from grace. They were swallowed up by Philips in the late 90's.
My collection database and technical wiki:
https://www.target-earth.net