National Semiconductor

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National Semiconductor

Summary

National Semiconductor is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Semiconductor is in the country of United States[3].
  • National Semiconductor's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • National Semiconductor's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • National Semiconductor's owned by is recorded as Texas Instruments[6].
  • National Semiconductor's logo image is recorded as National Semiconductor Logo.svg[7].
  • National Semiconductor's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Clara[8].
  • National Semiconductor's chief executive officer is recorded as Charles E. Sporck[9].
  • National Semiconductor's chief executive officer is recorded as Gil Amelio[10].
  • National Semiconductor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234357300[11].
  • National Semiconductor's GND ID is recorded as 308221-0[12].
  • National Semiconductor's Commons category is recorded as National Semiconductor[13].
  • National Semiconductor's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry[14].
  • +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Semiconductor[15].
  • National Semiconductor was dissolved in +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • National Semiconductor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pm18[17].
  • National Semiconductor's parent organization or unit is recorded as Texas Instruments[18].
  • National Semiconductor's official website is recorded as http://www.national.com[19].
  • National Semiconductor's product or material produced is recorded as semiconductor[20].
  • National Semiconductor's USB vendor ID is recorded as 0400[21].
  • National Semiconductor's legal form is recorded as public company[22].
  • National Semiconductor's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'National Semiconductor'}[23].
  • National Semiconductor's Open Funder Registry funder ID is recorded as 100004355[24].
  • National Semiconductor's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 70544011[25].
  • National Semiconductor's Kalliope-Verbund is recorded as 308221-0[26].
  • National Semiconductor's PCI vendor ID is recorded as 100b[27].

Body

Founding

+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of National Semiconductor[15].

Leadership

Chief executives include Charles E. Sporck[9], an engineer[28], 1927–2024[29] and Gil Amelio[10], an engineer[30], b. 1943[31], of United States[32], awarded the IEEE Fellow[33].

Operations

National Semiconductor's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Clara[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Texas Instruments[18].

Industry

National Semiconductor's industry is recorded as semiconductor industry[14].

Ownership

National Semiconductor's owned by is recorded as Texas Instruments[6]. Its product or material produced is recorded as semiconductor[20].

Dissolution

National Semiconductor was dissolved in +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].

Why It Matters

National Semiconductor ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

It is credited with the discovery of LM317[36], an integrated circuit model[37].

FAQs

What did National Semiconductor discover?

National Semiconductor is credited as discoverer of LM317[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . linux-usb.org. Retrieved . linux-usb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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