| Ascendant Companies<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Descendant Companies<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Company<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Comments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Company<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Comments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | GoldStar<\/span><\/td>\n | GoldStar was a Korean electronics company founded in 1958. GoldStar Semiconductor was formed as a joint venture with AT&T<\/span><\/td>\n | LG Electronics<\/span><\/td>\n | GoldStar changed its name to LG Electronics in 1995<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | AT&T<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n | GoldStar Semiconductor was formed as a joint venture with GoldStar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Company Overview<\/h2>\nGoldStar 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Chip Identification<\/h2>\nGoldStar chips are marked with a large GS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n GoldStar Second Sourced Chips<\/h2>\nSecond sourced Zilog Z80 microprocessors<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … <\/p>\n |