VLSI Technology
…because of a trademark conflict. VLSI was acquired in June 1999, for about $1 billion, by Philips Electronics and is today a part of the Philips spin-off NXP Semiconductors. The company was founded in 1979 by a trio from Fairchild Semiconductor by way of Synertek—Jack Balletto, Dan Floyd, and Gunnar Wetlesen—and by Doug…