Introduction
LSI Logic is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures embedded system solutions. The company was founded in 1969 as LSI Systems, Inc., which was renamed to LSI Logic in 1991. Its headquarters are located in Milpitas, California.
LSI Logic offers products for a wide range of applications including communications infrastructure (telecommunications), computer networking equipment (routers), consumer electronics devices like game consoles and set-top boxes, industrial automation systems used in manufacturing plants around the world as well as medical devices such as MRI machines used by hospitals today.
Founding and Early Years
- Year of Founding: 1978
- Founders: James P. Hayes, Robert H. (Bob) Rau, and Jack C. Lee
- Early Milestones: LSI Logic was founded in 1978 by three former employees of National Semiconductor: James P. Hayes, Robert H. (Bob) Rau and Jack C. Lee. The company’s first product was a static RAM chip designed for use in microprocessors and other digital systems such as video games consoles or personal computers
Financials
LSI Logic is a publicly traded company, and its ticker symbol is LSI. The company focuses on providing semiconductor solutions for storage, communications and computing applications.
As of December 31, 2017:
- Revenues were $2 billion in 2017; they have been growing steadily since 2015 when they hit their lowest point at $1.5 billion.
- There are more than 10,000 employees worldwide who work in research and development (R&D), engineering design centers and manufacturing sites located around the world including North America; Europe; Asia Pacific (APAC); Middle East & Africa (MEA) region; China region; India region as well as Japan
Products and Services
LSI Logic is a leading provider of high-performance semiconductor products and services. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of logic devices, including microprocessors, memory chips, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and other programmable logic devices.
LSI Logic’s products are used throughout the computing industry in desktop PCs; servers; workstations; storage systems; networking equipment such as routers and switches; consumer electronics such as televisions set-top boxes satellite receivers etc.; industrial automation systems such as factory automation controllers machine tools etc.; military applications such as smart weapons guidance systems missile defense radars etc.; medical equipment like ultrasound scanners CT scanners MRI machines etc..
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