Rockwell Semiconductor Systems
E175053
Rockwell Semiconductor Systems was a division of Rockwell International that designed and manufactured semiconductor components, particularly known for its communications and modem chipsets in the 1990s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rockwell International semiconductor division | 1 |
| Rockwell Semiconductor Systems canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1523632 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Context triple: [Rockwell International, ownedDivision, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems]
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A.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
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B.
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was a major American semiconductor company known for its analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, later acquired by Texas Instruments.
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C.
Signetics
Signetics was an early integrated circuit and semiconductor manufacturer that became known for pioneering memory and logic chips before being acquired by Philips.
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D.
Xicor
Xicor was a semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing non-volatile memory and analog integrated circuits.
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E.
Intersil
Intersil is an American semiconductor company known for designing and manufacturing analog, mixed-signal, and power management integrated circuits for a wide range of electronic applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Target entity description: Rockwell Semiconductor Systems was a division of Rockwell International that designed and manufactured semiconductor components, particularly known for its communications and modem chipsets in the 1990s.
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A.
Fairchild Semiconductor
Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
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B.
National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor was a major American semiconductor company known for its analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, later acquired by Texas Instruments.
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C.
Signetics
Signetics was an early integrated circuit and semiconductor manufacturer that became known for pioneering memory and logic chips before being acquired by Philips.
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D.
Xicor
Xicor was a semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing non-volatile memory and analog integrated circuits.
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E.
Intersil
Intersil is an American semiconductor company known for designing and manufacturing analog, mixed-signal, and power management integrated circuits for a wide range of electronic applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business unit
ⓘ
semiconductor company division ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| businessModel | fabless-like design and manufacturing coordination ⓘ |
| communicationStandard |
ITU-T modem standards
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linked to:
ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| customerType | original equipment manufacturers ⓘ |
| era | dial-up internet era ⓘ |
| focus |
data communications
ⓘ
fax/modem solutions ⓘ voiceband modems ⓘ |
| industry |
communications semiconductors
ⓘ
modem chipsets ⓘ semiconductors ⓘ |
| knownFor |
communications chipsets
ⓘ
modem chipsets ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| market |
PC modem manufacturers
ⓘ
communications equipment manufacturers ⓘ |
| notableRole | major supplier of dial-up modem chipsets in the 1990s ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Rockwell International ⓘ |
| partOf | Rockwell International ⓘ |
| productType |
integrated circuits
ⓘ
semiconductor components ⓘ |
| segment | electronics ⓘ |
| spunOffFrom | Rockwell International ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Conexant Systems ⓘ |
| technology |
analog front-end circuits
ⓘ
digital signal processing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Description of subject: Rockwell Semiconductor Systems was a division of Rockwell International that designed and manufactured semiconductor components, particularly known for its communications and modem chipsets in the 1990s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rockwell Semiconductor Systems