Cologne Chip - Company

<a NAME="top"></a> <table border="0" WIDTH="100%"> <tr> <td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=middle WIDTH="15%"> </td> <td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=middle WIDTH="85%"> <P><IMG SRC="logo-colognechip.gif" ALT="Logo Cologne Chip" width="230" height="121"><BR><br>  <table BORDER="0" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 COLS=3 WIDTH="100%"> <tr HEIGHT=60> <td BACKGROUND="bar-left.jpg" width="25"> </td> <td BACKGROUND="bar-middle.jpg" HEIGHT=60><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="+1" COLOR="#FFFFFF">History</FONT></td> <td BACKGROUND="bar-right.jpg" width="25" HEIGHT=60> </td></tr> </table> <p>  <p> <table width="35%" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="right" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" align="center" valign="middle" cellspacing="0" rows="3" cols="3" cellpadding="5" Width="100%"> <tr height="25"> <td width="10" background="bar-upperleft.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-uppermiddle.gif"> </td> <td width="15" background="bar-upperright.gif"> </td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td align="left" valign="middle"><img src="dom.gif" align="left" width="65" height="148" border="0" vspace="5" hspace="5" alt="Dom"> The company logo shows the world-famous towers of Cologne Cathedral, which are a synonym for the city of Cologne.<p> A stylized silicon wafer is added to the logo: The blue squares in the logo are taken from a quarter of this wafer - they symbolize the silicon die inside the chip. So the logo is actually a talking logo - it says: "Cologne Chip".</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr> <tr heigth="25"> <td background="bar-lowerleft.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-lowermiddle.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-lowerright.gif"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> In 1994 a group of German electronic engineers decides to found Cologne Chip Designs with the objective to design and manufacture the ASICs needed to build ISDN equipment. <p> Already two years later, Cologne Chip Designs attains the technological leadership with the world's first single-chip solution for ISDN cards (for Internet access): the "HFC-S". <br> This chip development is succeeded by a series of further innovations: 1997 the first single-chip solution for PCMCIA (HFC-SP), the next year the first single-chip solution for PCI (HFC-S PCI) and 2000 the first single-chip solution for USB (HFC-S USB). <p> By the end of 1998, Cologne Chip Designs exports the powerful ISDN transceivers "Made in Germany" to over 20 countries in the world, among them China, Taiwan and the U.S. The following years, Cologne Chip Designs exceeds all expectations by a yearly growth rate of about 100% and millions of sold chips. <p> Due to this continuous success, Cologne Chip Designs becomes a limited company by shares in May 2000 with the new name "Cologne Chip AG". Despite the stumbling computer and telecommunications industry, the company achieves outstanding results in 2001. <p> In 2002, Cologne Chip successfully launches its new chip family as a result of customer driven development. <p> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td background="bar-upperleft.gif" width="10"> </td> <td background="bar-uppermiddle.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-uppermiddle.gif">  </td> <td background="bar-uppermiddle.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-upperright.gif" width="25"> </td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td colspan="3" align="left"><b>More than 10 years of expertise: The ISDN Chip Company!</b></td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">1994</td> <td> </td> <td>Encouraged by the demand for digital telecommunication "Cologne Chip Designs" is founded to design and manufacture the ICs needed to build the required ISDN equipment.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">1996</td> <td> </td> <td>The introduction of the world's first single-chip solution for ISDN cards: the Cologne Chip "HFC-S".</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">1997</td> <td> </td> <td>Increase of sales at about 100% p.a. in the following years.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">1998</td> <td> </td> <td>By this year, Cologne Chip Designs exports its products to over 20 countries in the world. Several world-known telecommunication equipment manufacturers join the company's customer base.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">2000</td> <td> </td> <td>Due to the company's continuous success, Cologne Chip Designs becomes a limited company by shares in May 2000. The new company name is "Cologne Chip AG".</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">2001</td> <td> </td> <td>The company achieves outstanding results despite the stumbling computer and telecommunications industry.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">2002</td> <td> </td> <td>Cologne Chip successfully launches a new chip family and expands its product range to Primary Rate Interface and multi-port applications.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">2004</td> <td> </td> <td>The Universal ISDN Port is introduced to the market, integrating S/T and Up interfaces into one transceiver.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr><tr> <td background="bar-leftmiddle.gif"> </td> <td valign="top">2005</td> <td> </td> <td>The company develops new product know-how and expands its business to additional fields of technology.</td> <td background="bar-rightmiddle.gif">&nbsp</td> </tr> <tr heigth="25"> <td background="bar-lowerleft.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-lowermiddle.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-lowermiddle.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-lowermiddle.gif"> </td> <td background="bar-lowerright.gif"> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <MAP NAME="navigation"><AREA SHAPE="rect" coords="18,72,86,88" href="../../framestart.htm" target="_top"><AREA SHAPE="rect" coords="14,68,148,93" HREF="mailto:info@CologneChip.com"><AREA SHAPE="rect" coords="120,18,148,50" href="#top" target="_self"></MAP> <TABLE BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 COLS=3 WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE=-2>Copyright © 2004 Cologne Chip<BR>The ISDN Chip Company!</FONT></TD> <td VALIGN=BOTTOM><font face="Arial,Helvetica" size=-2>Last Modified: 07/06/2004</font></td> <TD><IMG SRC="navigation.jpg" width="160" height="108" ALIGN="right" BORDER=0 USEMAP="#navigation"></TD></TR> </TABLE> </td></tr> </table>  <HR> <P ALIGN=CENTER> [<A HREF="frame-news.htm">News</A>] [<A HREF="frame-overview.htm">Overview</A>] [<A HREF="frame-chips.htm">ISDN Controllers</A>] [<A HREF="frame-datasheets.htm">Datasheets</A>] <BR> [<A HREF="frame-applications.htm">Applications</A>] [<A HREF="frame-software.htm">Driver Software</A>] [<A HREF="frame-transformers.htm">Transformers</A>] [<A HREF="frame-approval.htm">ISDN Type Approval</A>] <BR> [<A HREF="frame-distributors.htm">Distributors</A>] [<A HREF="frame-contact.htm">Contact</A>] [<A HREF="../../framestart.htm">Home</A>] </P> <HR> <BR>