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AMI Semiconductor

Logo: Logo-rework as vector-graphic: Smartcom5 Idea: American Microsystems, Inc. in circa 1971–1978, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct semiconductor manufacturer

American Microsystems, Inc., or AMI, was a semiconductor manufacturer formed in Santa Clara, California in 1966 by several former employees of General Micro-electronics. They were one of the first companies to focus on the metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) construction technique, which came to dominate the industry by the early 1970s.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1966Founded1
  • Industrysemiconductor industry1
  • HeadquartersSan Diego1
  • Founded inSanta Clara1
  • Websitewww.amis.com
  • Legal formcorporation1

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American Microsystems, Inc., or AMI, was a semiconductor manufacturer formed in Santa Clara, California in 1966 by several former employees of General Micro-electronics. They were one of the first companies to focus on the metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) construction technique, which came to dominate the industry by the early 1970s.2

Former names

  • AMI Semiconductor Inc.2001 to 20081
  • American Microsystems Inc.1966 to 20011

Timeline

  1. Mar 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2001Renamed Name changed to AMI Semiconductor Inc.1
  3. 1966Founded Founded in Santa Clara1

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