VLSI Technology

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VLSI Technology, Inc.

Industry	Electronics
Founded	1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Founders	Jack Balletto Dan Floyd Gunnar Wetlesen Doug Fairbairn
Defunct	June 1999 (1999-06)
Fate	Acquired by Philips Electronics
Successor	NXP Semiconductors
Headquarters	San Jose, California , United States

VLSI Technology, Inc., was an American company that designed and manufactured custom and semi-custom integrated circuits (ICs). The company was based in Silicon Valley, with headquarters at 1109 McKay Drive in San Jose. Along with LSI Logic, VLSI Technology defined the leading edge of the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business, which accelerated the push of powerful embedded systems into affordable products.

Initially the company often referred to itself as "VTI" (for VLSI Technology Inc.), and adopted a distinctive "VTI" logo. But it was forced to drop that designation in the mid-1980s 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.