Company Pedigree
| Ascendant Companies | Descendant Companies | ||
| Company | Comments | Company | Comments |
| GoldStar | GoldStar was a Korean electronics company founded in 1958. GoldStar Semiconductor was formed as a joint venture with AT&T | LG Electronics | GoldStar changed its name to LG Electronics in 1995 |
| AT&T | GoldStar Semiconductor was formed as a joint venture with GoldStar | ||
Company Overview
GoldStar Semiconductor was formed in 1979 as a joint venture of Korean electronics giant, GoldStar, and the communications giant AT&T (AT&T sold it share back to GoldStar in 1994). GoldStar focused on digital switching systems, transmission equipment, and communication devices. GoldStar Semiconductor also was a second-source producer for logic chips, memory devices, and more advanced chips such as microprocessors.
Chip Identification
GoldStar chips are marked with a large GS.
GoldStar Second Sourced Chips
Second sourced Zilog Z80 microprocessors