integrated circuit engineering corporation 3 1 japanese company profiles asahi kasei microsystems akm co ltd ts building 24 10 yoyogi chome shibuya ku tokyo 151 japan telephone 81 3320 2060 fax 2074 ic manufacturer founded 1983 regional headquarters representative locations north america semiconductor inc san jose california 408 436 8580 7591 financial history m 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 sales 120 185 220 210 217 employees 800 760 overview and strategy designs manufactures cmos mixed signal circuits combining analog digital functions on a single chip or chipset its devices are targeted at telecommunications data acquisition mass storage audio multimedia applications approximately half of custom designed products was in as joint venture between chemical industry american the became wholly owned subsidiary 1986 though ami still maintain business relationship management hirotsugu miyauchi president kyoji kurata director gm technical marketing application us yoshihisa