Raytheon Company Semiconductor Division Files Kept to Monitor the Electronics Industry, 1965-1986

Summary

Creators:

Raytheon Company Semiconductor Division

Abstract:

The collection consists of files that Raytheon's Semiconductor Division kept to monitor both the progress of their competitors and trends in the electronics industry. The original organization of the files has been largely reproduced here. Gaps in the numerical filing system indicate that Raytheon chose to donate only selected files from its records.

Extent:

11.5 linear ft.

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of files that Raytheon's Semiconductor Division kept to monitor both the progress of their competitors and trends in the electronics industry. The original organization of the files has been largely reproduced here. Gaps in the numerical filing system indicate that Raytheon chose to donate only selected files from its records. Overview of box contents: Boxes 1-17: Files numbered 1.0 through 17.18.1 (non-continuous) about electronics industry and market. Boxes 17-18: files on Raytheon itself. Box 19: other Raytheon research files (numbered R 5.6 and R 5.6A). Boxes 20-22: periodical articles. Box 23: seminars, magazines, educational materials.

Biographical / historical:

Raytheon's Semiconductor Division was established in Mountain View, California in 1968 by its parent company, Raytheon Company of Lexington, Massachusetts, which, in 1990, was described as "one of the largest and most diversified electronics companies in the United States." In the early 1990s, the company was involved in the manufacture and distribution of semiconductors and had 1200 employees at its Mountain View location. In November of 1997, Raytheon sold its Semi-Conductors/Integrated Circuits Division to the Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation.

Acquisition information:

Gift of San Jose Public Library, 1992.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Electronic industries.
Electronics--Research.
Microelectronics industry--California--Santa Clara County.
Science--History.

Names:

Advanced Memory Systems, Inc.
Advanced Micro Devices (Firm)
American Micro Systems, Inc.
Ampex Corporation.
Analog Devices, Inc.
Autonetics.
Advanced LSI T ech., Inc.
Applied Materials.
Bell-Northern Research.
Cal Tex Semiconductor, Inc.
Cogar Corporation.
Collins Radio Company.
Computer Microtech, Inc.
Carter Semiconductor, Inc.
CTS Microelectronics, Inc.
Circuit Technology, Inc.
Data General Corporation.
Electronic Arrays, Inc.
Electronic Memories & Magnetics.
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
Exar Corporation.
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation.
General Instrument Corporation.
Garrett Micro-Circuits Corporation.
Harris Semiconductor (Firm)
Hughes Aircraft Company. Microelectronics Center.
Hugle International.
Harrison Intertype.
Halex.
International Business Machines Corporation.
ITT Corporation.
Inselek.
Interdesign, Inc.
Intersil, Inc.
Intel Corporation.
International Rectifier (Firm)
Integrated Memories, Inc.
Kenics Electronics.
Litton Industries.
LSI Computer Systems.
Memory Tech., Inc.
Microma.
Microsystems International, Inc.
MOS Technology, Inc.
Monolithic Memories, Inc.
Mostek Corporation.
Motorola, Inc. Semiconductor Group.
Micro Power Systems, Inc.
Micro Mask.
National Cash Register Company.
National Semiconductor Corporation.
Nortec Electronics.
North American Microelectronics.
Nitron.
Optimized Technology.
Philco-Ford. Micro-Electronics Division.
Precision Monolithics Incorporated.
Qualidyne Corporation.
RCA Corporation. Solid State Division.
Ragen Semiconductor.
Reticon Corporation.
Semiconductor Electronic Memories, Inc.
Semicoa.
Signetics (Firm)
Silicon General (Firm)
Siliconix, Incorporated.
Solid State Devices, Inc.
Solitron Devices, Inc.
Sprague Electric Company.
Solid State Scientific, Inc.
Standard Resources Corporation.
Siemens Corporation.
Standard Microsystems Corporation.
Stewart-Warner Corporation.
Sylvania Electronics Systems.
Solid State Systems.
Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Teledyne Semiconductor (Mountain View, Calif.)
Transition Electronic Corporation.
Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co.
Unisem Corporation.
Voradyne Semiconductor.
Viatron Computer Systems Corporation.
Western Digital Corporation.
Westinghouse Electric Company. Semiconductor Division.
Little, Arthur D.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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