Central Semiconductor.
Does anyone know any information about this semiconductor company?
I searched the list of semiconductor manufacturers on the Wikipedia but did not have the name "Central Semiconductor"
Their datasheets look like old documents and it represents very little information. Eg: 2n5087
The digits on their transistors always have the word CEN
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Their large headquarters are located in the United States (see photo above).
I'm surprised, because a company has a long history, but Wikipedia does not know.
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I found a company with the same name: Central Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (CSMC)- 1997- Hongkong- Chinese Gorverment (attach file)
Is there any connection between these two companies?
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On the homepage of Central USA: " Central continues to manufacture older technology devices"
Why are they producing outdated components?
I find it looks like the style of Chinese companies. Chinese companies prefer to re-produce products that have been famous in the past.
Does anyone know any information about this semiconductor company?
I searched the list of semiconductor manufacturers on the Wikipedia but did not have the name "Central Semiconductor"
Their datasheets look like old documents and it represents very little information. Eg: 2n5087
The digits on their transistors always have the word CEN
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Their large headquarters are located in the United States (see photo above).
On their homepage say that: "Since 1974..." "Cisco Systems, HP, IBM, ITT, Motorola and Sony are among Central's top customers"
I'm surprised, because a company has a long history, but Wikipedia does not know.
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I found a company with the same name: Central Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (CSMC)- 1997- Hongkong- Chinese Gorverment (attach file)
Is there any connection between these two companies?
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On the homepage of Central USA: " Central continues to manufacture older technology devices"
Why are they producing outdated components?
I find it looks like the style of Chinese companies. Chinese companies prefer to re-produce products that have been famous in the past.
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I'm not sure they are related, but could be mistaken.
I have used CentralSemi diodes and transistors in a number of projects over the years, they are stocked by major suppliers here.
They tend to specialize in oddball and older parts, which is similar to the market CSMC addresses.
They are a bit obscure.
That Corp did not come up in a quick search on wikipedia either.
I have used CentralSemi diodes and transistors in a number of projects over the years, they are stocked by major suppliers here.
They tend to specialize in oddball and older parts, which is similar to the market CSMC addresses.
They are a bit obscure.
That Corp did not come up in a quick search on wikipedia either.
For military and medical devices that are subject to rigorous change controls, and old equipment in the transportation and other sectors that need parts in specific packages and technologies that are no longer common in the primary semiconductor market.
They are not the only supplier of such components in the Northeastern U.S. Rochester Electronics up in Newburyport specializes in obsolete semiconductors and actually have a pretty large inventory of semiconductor die (they're like the seed bank of the semi-con industry) that they package to order.
They are not the only supplier of such components in the Northeastern U.S. Rochester Electronics up in Newburyport specializes in obsolete semiconductors and actually have a pretty large inventory of semiconductor die (they're like the seed bank of the semi-con industry) that they package to order.
Is some development of newer devices due to copyright and intellectual property? My understanding is that culturally and historically the Chinese have a different view to much of the rest of the world when it comes to "counterfeiting".
Counterfeiting is not the same as manufacturing parts from a previous era. We have companies that make replacement parts for 1957 Chevy cars. They are not "fake" parts, they are just parts currently made to a prior spec for the market. That is different from remade parts SOLD as original.
Some Chinese perpetrate fraud, just as some people in the USA perpetrate fraud. Over there it might be fake parts, over here it might me mortgage fraud. The Chinese have no monopoly on crooks.
Some Chinese perpetrate fraud, just as some people in the USA perpetrate fraud. Over there it might be fake parts, over here it might me mortgage fraud. The Chinese have no monopoly on crooks.
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