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Regional Headquarters/Representative Locations
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AMERICAN MICROSYSTEMS (AMI)
American Microsystems, Inc.
2300 Buckskin Road
Pocatello, Idaho 83201
Telephone: (208) 233-4690
Fax: (208) 234-6795
Web Site: www.amis.com
IC Manufacturer
Japan: AMI-Japan • Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Telephone: (81) (3) 5399-7831 • Fax: (81) (3) 5399-7834
Europe: AMI-GmbH • Dresden, Germany
Telephone: (49) (351) 31-99-1500 • Fax: (49) (351) 31-99-1501
Financial History ($M)
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Sales 135 150 171 221 256
Employees 1,685 1,657 1,265 1,265 1,439
Company Overview and Strategy
Established in 1966, American Microsystems Inc. (AMI) was a pioneer in the development of application specific
ICs (ASICs). Today, the company's products and services range from digital and mixed-signal ASICs, to CMOS
foundry services, application-specific standard products (ASSPs), and high-level integrated solutions through
multichip modules. AMI currently specializes in producing both digital and mixed-signal systems on a chip and is
the number one U.S. manufacturer of mask ROMs.
The company is comprised of three business units and two divisions: the Mixed-Signal Business Unit, the Digital
ASIC Business Unit, the Foundry Business Unit, the Standard Products Division, and the Multichip Products
Division, which specializes in contract manufacturing solutions utilizing multichip modules. Each of the five units
has the responsibility, along with the marketing and engineering resources needed, to sell its respective products
and services.
Recently, AMI's sales strategy underwent a significant shift from a primary focus on direct sales to increased
reliance on the company's growing international network of manufacturer's representatives, distributors, and
design centers. This network markets AMI's cell-based and gate array ASICs as well as its ROMs.
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