Talk:List of x86 manufacturers

DEC
I think Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) was a second source of x86 microprocessors for AMD in the mid 1990s. Rilak (talk) 04:51, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

RDC - D&MP connection
RDC's IAD 100BC seems to be the DMP Vortex86, even the BIOS sais that it's an RDC Chip, whereas cpuinfo states it's the Vortex86 - where is that connection? And did DMP really *buy* the Technology from SiS, is it merely a subbranch of RDC or the other way round? -- 62.180.145.73 (talk) 22:28, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I think they are both subsidiaries if ICOP Electronics Inc., but I'm not very sure about that 78.52.130.243 (talk) 01:05, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Small amount of information in this page
I offer this page to be merged with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_IA-32_compatible_processor_manufacturers

Both pages seem to have very similar information value.

For me, it's better long pages to be divided to smaller and smaller like this one and the other to be merged. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.10.229.1 (talk) 19:40, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

ZF Micro Solutions Resumes Production Announcement February 20, 2013
http://www.zfmicro.com/press/ZFx86_Production_Begins.pdf – Conrad T. Pino (talk) 09:24, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

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Elbrus
Should we add Elbrus as it supports running an x86 operating system since Elbrus 2S+ via means of Binary Translation? Rivastons talk 15:30, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Manufacturers not included
I have, in my searches, encountered a number of products that are mentioned as x86 processors in one place or another, from entities that are not otherwise known to have made x86 processors - but where the available information seems too limited/questionable for me to feel comfortable about adding them to the article. These are:


 * Hitachi H80C88
 * Kruger 80286

These processors are listed in Aad Offerman's "Personal Computer Chiplist" ( https://groups.google.com/g/news.answers/c/XW6YB_vMpIY/m/D-J9sA_wtKsJ ) that used to be regularly posted on USENET in the 90s - however I've been unable to find any datasheets, CPU collection photos, product announcements, magazine articles or any other indication that either of these chips were ever actually manufactured.


 * GiK 386
 * ETEQ ET486SLC2

I've seen these mentioned as possible x86 processors (e.g. GiK mentioned in a discussion thread at http://www.os2museum.com/wp/more-on-the-ct-super386/ ), but looking a bit further, it appears that they are no such thing - the GiK 386 appears to be a single-board computer ( https://web.archive.org/web/20231020193928/https://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf/download/distributors/Datasheets-14/DSA-261603.pdf?h=f448905947c008fbc3bc47efa041eaa1%3A8e8f51810a6f4eff%3A2aa095ce59ec564c6787c9d25f8e8a2f ), and the ETEQ ET486SLC2 a motherboard chipset despite its name. ( https://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=161717 )


 * L80C86-2 (said to have been produced by "China Northeast Microelectronics Institute" and/or "HARBIN Institute Of Technology")
 * SSMC 486 ("Shenzen State Microelectronics")

These seem to have just plain too little information to ascertain what their status or provenance actually is, with the only apparent source of information being a few forum posts ( https://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33617, https://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20200 , https://www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34221 )


 * Genesys B52 MMX
 * PowerLeader PowerStar P3-01105

These processors exist, but they are repackaged Intel CPUs where their legitimacy as products seem a bit questionable. ( https://www.cpushack.com/2021/08/12/forgotten-italian-cpu-the-genesys-b52-mmx/, https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-powerstar-p3-01105-cpu-is-a-dead-ringer-for-the-intel-core-i3-10105 )

So I guess the question on my mind is whether any of these are worthwhile additions to the article or not - and what additional reliable sources, if any, exist on any of them. Punpcklbw (talk) 20:22, 20 October 2023 (UTC)