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MoSys, Inc., originally Monolithic System Technology (MoST), was a
video game consoles.History
MoSys was incorporated in San Jose, California, on September 16, 1991, as Monolithic System Technology.
The company's first major product was a specialized type of
In July 1998, Monolithic introduced a series of
In 1999, Nintendo signed a contract with MoSys to use 1T-SRAM in its codenamed Dolphin video game console,[11] later unveiled as the GameCube in 2001. Over 25 million units of 1T-SRAM were produced up to October 2002.[12] A newer version of 1T-SRAM, dubbed 1T-SRAM Classic, was patented and introduced in 2006.[13] Nintendo re-entered a contract with Monolithic to use it in the Wii, in 2006.[14]
The company began narrowing its chip sales in 1998, in favor of licensing its patents to other semiconductor memory companies.[15] In September 2000, Monolithic's board members voted to reincorporate the company in Delaware.[16] The company still operated within California, relocating its research office to nearby Sunnyvale by June 2001. The same month, the company filed its initial public offering, mediated through A. G. Edwards.[17] The company's stock rose 12 percent within the first day of its launch,[15] leading to a net proceed of $51 million for Monolithic.[16] The Wall Street Journal saw this as a rekindling of interest in technology companies in the stock market, which had fallen in the twilight of the dot-com bubble.[15]
In February 2004,
Monolithic had, by the end of 2005, 76 full-time employees—25 executives in Delaware and 51 engineers in the company's research and development lab in Sunnyvale. In May 2006, the company formally renamed themselves to MoSys.[13]
By the late 2010s MoSys had pivoted to designing chips for security,
Citations
- ^ Bailey & Werner 2007, p. 40; Staff writer 1994, p. 95.
- ^ a b LaPedus 2004.
- ^ a b c Staff writer 1994, p. 95.
- ^ McLeod 1994, p. 5.
- ^ Crothers 1994, p. 32.
- ^ Schroeder 1994, p. 40.
- ^ Ascierto 1999, p. 16.
- ^ Glaskowsky 1999, p. 1.
- ^ Jacob, Spencer & Wang 2008, p. 330; Shimpi 2001.
- ^ Jacob, Spencer & Wang 2008, p. 330.
- ^ Clarke & Hara 1999.
- ^ Staff writer 2002.
- ^ a b Bailey & Werner 2007, p. 41.
- ^ Block 2006.
- ^ a b c Hennessey 2001, p. C14.
- ^ a b Bailey & Werner 2007, p. 40.
- ^ Staff writer 2001, p. 6.
- ^ Bloomberg L.P. 2004, p. 10.
- ^ Bailey & Werner 2007, pp. 40–41.
- ^ [[#CITEREFAccesswire2021|Accesswire 2021]].
References
- Accesswire (December 20, 2021). "MoSys and Peraso Technologies Close Business Combination". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022.
- Ascierto, Jerry (April 19, 1999). "MoSys Aims SRAMs at Low End". Electronic News. 45 (16). Sage Publications: 16 – via Gale.
- Bailey, Brian; Kathy Werner (2007). Intellectual Property for Electronic Systems: An Essential Introduction. Professional Education International. ISBN 9781931695572– via Google Books.
- Block, Gerry (June 19, 2006). "NEC and MoSys Announce Wii Hardware Partnerships". IGN. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022.
- Bloomberg L.P. (February 24, 2004). "Synopsys Acquisitions". The New York Times: 10. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020.
- Clarke, Peter; Yoshiko Hara (September 3, 1999). "Nintendo to use Mosys' 1-transistor SRAM". Electrical Engineering Times. AspenCore. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022.
- Crothers, Brooke (July 18, 1994). "DRAM chip for video announced". InfoWorld. 16 (29). IDG Publications: 32 – via Google Books.
- Glaskowsky, Peter N. (September 13, 1999). "MoSys Explains 1T-SRAM Technology: Unique Architecture Hides Refresh, Makes DRAM Work Like SRAM" (PDF). Microprocessor Report. 13 (12). Cahners: 23–24.
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ignored (help) - Hennessey, Raymond (June 29, 2001). "Technology Firm's IPO Rises 12%". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company: C14 – via ProQuest.
- Jacob, Bruce; Spencer W. Ng; David T. Wang (2008). Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk. Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780123797513– via Google Books.
- LaPedus, Mark (December 31, 2004). "MoSys' chairman, CEO resigns, cites health problems". Electrical Engineering Times. AspenCore. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022.
- McLeod, Jonah (July 25, 1994). "Start-up company challenges 3-D graphics DRAM market". Electronics. 67 (14). Endeavor Business Media: 5 – via Gale.
- Schroeder, Eric (July 25, 1994). "Startup Pushes New Architecture to Boost Memory". PC Week. 11 (29). Ziff-Davis: 40 – via Gale.
- Shimpi, Anand Lal (December 7, 2001). "Hardware Behind the Consoles – Part II: Nintendo's GameCube". AnandTech. Future Publishing.
- Staff writer (July 18, 1994). "IDT-backed MoSys to bare multibank DRAM scheme". Electronic News. 40 (2023). Sage Publications: 95 – via Gale.
- Staff writer (June 25, 2001). "Equity Offerings Planned This Week". The New York Times: 6 – via ProQuest.
- Staff writer (October 15, 2002). "25 Million 1T-SRAM Units Produced". IGN. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 5, 1998)