produces
Integrated Circuits and
Semiconductors . It is a spinoff of
Harris Corporation , with headquarters in
Milpitas, California , a
Fabrication plant at former Harris facilities in
Palm Bay, Florida , and design offices in 4 states, plus the
United Kingdom .
A creation of Intersil (as Harris Semiconductor) is the line of .
Intersil is the present manufacturer of the venerable
RCA (CDP)1802 Microprocessor (aka RCA COSMAC), a
CPU traditionally much used in space applications.
The original Intersil was founded in 1967. After being acquired by General Electric Corp in 1981, it was sold to Harris Corporation in 1988, at which point the name was retired.
