Tamarack Microelectronics Explained

Tamarack Microelectronics was a designer and manufacturer of mixed-signal integrated circuits, primarily Ethernet communications devices.[1] It was founded in 1987 in Hsichih, Taipei. In August 2002 it merged with IC Plus.[2]

Tamarack Microelectronics
Hq Location City:Hsichih Taipei
Hq Location Country:Taiwan
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Semiconductors
Products:mixed-signal integrated circuits, Ethernet
Defunct:2002
Fate:acquired by IC Plus

Products

Device Description
TC3001 10Mbit/s Ethernet Silicon 10BaseT Filter & Buffer
TD3088A3 Monochrome Display Adapter controller[3]
TC3092HN + TC3196N 10Mbit/s Ethernet BNC + TP Transceiver Set
TC3097-8 8 ports 10Mbit/s Ethernet Repeater Controller
TC3097F-5 5 ports 10Mbit/s Ethernet Repeater Controller + On-Chip-Filters
TC3097F-8 8 ports 10Mbit/s Ethernet Repeater Controller + On-Chip-Filters
TC3299A 5 Volt 10Mbit/s Ethernet PCMCIA Controller
TC3299CE 3.3 Volt 10Mbit/s Ethernet PCMCIA Controller
TC3399A 5 Volt 10Mbit/s Ethernet PCMCIA Controller + UART Interface
TC6216M 16 ports 10/100Mbit/s QoS Ethernet Switch Controller w/ embedded memory
TC6208 8 ports 10/100Mbit/s QoS Ethernet Switch Controller
TC6102 2 ports 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet Switch Controller
TC9021 32/64bit PCI 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet MAC Controller

Patents[4]

Patent Number Description Date Issued
5892701 Silicon filtering buffer apparatus and the method of operation thereof April 6, 1999
5572511 Auto-adjustment circuit for collision detection of Ethernet November 5, 1996
5425054 Surrounding circuit for the Ethernet coaxial local area network transceiver June 13, 1995
5042051 Apparatus for transmitting and receiving Manchester coded digital data for IEEE 802.3 Ethernet/Cheapernet type local area networkAugust 20, 1991

Notes and References

  1. EmbeddedLinks Chipdir: Tamarack
  2. IC Plus Profile
  3. artofhacking.com Hardware 99 Graphics 8-bit ISA
  4. PatentGenus Tamarack Microelectronics, Inc.