List of x86 manufacturers

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Manufacturers

x86-compatible processors have been designed, manufactured and sold by a number of companies, including:

x86-processors for both regular PCs and embedded designs

Currently:

In the past:

x86-processors for embedded designs only

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)

Manufactured and sold under its own name of x86-processors designed by others

  • IBM (designs by Cyrix; now this line is discontinued)
  • SGS-Thomson (designs by Cyrix; discontinued x86 production)
  • Texas Instruments (designs by Cyrix; discontinued x86 production)

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