On Sun, 14 Jul 2019 18:01:58 +0000, T. Ment wrote:

Adaptec ASH-1233 ... Apparently uses CMD / SIL 0680 chip

I also wondered about the CMD / SIL connection. They say:


http://www.ecworld.ru/news/arh/evnte01/e70601.htm

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 7, 2001 -- Silicon Image, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIMG),
a price/performance leader in high-bandwidth semiconductor solutions
for mass markets, today announced it has acquired CMD Technology, Inc.
(Irvine, Calif.), an established provider of high-performance and
high-availability storage solutions that serve as the building blocks
for Storage Area Networks (SANs). With this acquisition, Silicon Image
accelerates its move into the Serial ATA segment of the storage market


It helps to know some history.