Monolithic Memories, Inc. (MMI) produced bipolar PROMs,

programmable logic device A programmable logic device (PLD) is an electronic component used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike digital logic constructed using discrete logic gates with fixed functions, a PLD has an undefined function at the time of manu ...

s, and logic circuits (including 7400 series TTL). A team of MMI engineers, under the direction of Ze'ev Drori and headed by

John Birkner Programmable Array Logic (PAL) is a family of programmable logic device semiconductors used to implement logic functions in digital circuits introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc. (MMI) in March 1978. Introductory advertisement on PAL (Progr ...

and H. T. Chua, invented the class of devices known as

Programmable Array Logic Programmable Array Logic (PAL) is a family of programmable logic device semiconductors used to implement logic functions in digital circuits introduced by Monolithic Memories, Inc. (MMI) in March 1978. Introductory advertisement on PAL (Progra ...

(PAL). MMI was founded in 1969 by former Fairchild Semiconductor engineer

Ze'ev Drori Ze'ev Drori ( he, זאב דרורי; born in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli-born American technology entrepreneur currently residing in California. Drori was the founder and Chief Executive of Monolithic Memories, before the company merged with Advanced ...

, later the President and CEO of

Tesla Motors Tesla, Inc. ( or ) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles (electric cars and trucks), battery energy storage from home to grid- ...

. In 1987, under the stewardship of President Irwin Federman, it was merged with

Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While it initially manufact ...

in a $442 million stock swap to become the world's largest integrated circuit manufacturer.Los Angeles Times: "Monolithic Will Combine With Advanced Micro: $422-Million Stock Swap Will Create World's Biggest Integrated Circuit Maker" by NANCY RIVERA BROOKS
May 01, 1987 AMD later spun off their programmable logic division as Vantis, which was then acquired by

Lattice Semiconductor Lattice Semiconductor Corporation is an American semiconductor company specializing in the design and manufacturing of low power, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Headquartered in the Silicon Forest area of Hillsboro, Oregon, the company ...

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