Signetics
[1] At the time, Fairchild was concentrating on its discrete component business (mostly transistors), and its management felt that by making integrated circuits (ICs) it would lose its customers.However, it was struggling to sell custom-made circuits, which was the original goal, and was quickly exhausting the initial investment money, so new investors had to be found.In 1963, the Department of Defense made a decision to begin a shift towards microelectronics and ICs, due to their small size, higher reliability, and lower power consumption.As a result, military contractors began to explore the field, and as Signetics was one of the few firms selling custom circuits, it benefited greatly.[1] In 1995, Philips spun off the assembly and test operation in South Korea, which was started by Signetics in 1966, as an independent subcontract service provider.[3] Signetics introduced a number of innovative analog and digital integrated circuits which became de facto standard products widely used in mass-produced electronics.