Home Switchcore in 2 min Company Investor Relations Press Room Contact us Glossary Site Map Help Svenska English HISTORY SwitchCore was founded in 1997 around a research project whose purpose was to develop new methods for best applying CMOS technology to integrated circuit manufacturing. The company got its name from the decisive role that circuits would have in switches and routers in future networks. CMOS is a technology for manufacturing integrated silicon circuits. CMOS technology is today used for almost all processors and memories.