controller ▁line . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Dr . ▁Nathan ▁Z om mer ▁founded ▁IX YS ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁in ▁Sil icon ▁Valley , ▁Santa ▁Clara , ▁California . ▁IX YS ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁fab less ▁power ▁sem icon duct or ▁device ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁IX YS ▁provided ▁power ▁M OS F ET s ▁for ▁the ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁E V 1 . ▁ ▁IX YS ▁provided ▁high - power ▁I GB T s ▁for ▁the ▁K TX - II ▁high - speed ▁train . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁the ▁British ▁sem icon duct or ▁manufact urer ▁West code . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁IX YS ▁Corporation ▁bought ▁Z ilog , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁company ' s ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁IX YS ▁Corporation ▁finished ▁acqu iring ▁S amsung ▁Electron ics ' ▁ 4 - ▁and ▁ 8 - bit ▁micro controller ▁business , ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 - ▁and ▁ 8 - bit ▁micro cont rollers ▁acquired ▁from ▁S amsung ▁will ▁be ▁offered ▁by ▁Z ilog , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁IX YS ▁Corporation ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁L itt elf use ▁Inc ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁$ 7 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash ▁and ▁stock s . ▁ ▁Product s ▁▁ ▁IX YS ▁Corporation ' s ▁production ▁of ▁power ▁sem icon