Editing Signetics (section)

{{Short description|Integrated circuits manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Signetics Corporation
| logo = Signetics logo.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used from 1971 to 1981
| type = 
| foundation = 1961
| founder = David Allison, David James, Lionel Kattner, and Mark Weissenstern
| fate = Acquired by [[Philips]]
| location_city = [[Sunnyvale, California]]
| location_country = USA
| defunct           =  
| key_people = 
| industry = [[Integrated circuit]]s
| products = 
| parent  = 
}}

'''Signetics Corporation''' was an American electronics manufacturer specifically established to make [[integrated circuit]]s.<ref name="SVHA">{{cite web|publisher=Silicon Valley Historical Association|title=NXP Semiconductors: Company History|url=http://www.siliconvalleyhistorical.org/home/nxp_semiconductors|access-date=2013-02-08}}</ref> Founded in 1961, they went on to develop a number of early microprocessors and support chips, as well as the widely used [[555 timer IC|555 timer chip]]. The company was bought by [[Philips]] in 1975 and incorporated in [[NXP Semiconductors|Philips Semiconductors (now NXP)]].<ref name="SVHA"/>