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Timeline
of key events in the history of Linear Corporation
1961
- Linear Corporation founded.
1962 - Linear Corporation introduces
its first transmitter/receiver link for use in the automatic garage
door industry.
1968 - Linear introduces the
first RF link to the security industry.
1976 - Linear introduces its
Standard Digital format that greatly reduces false alarm potential
and allows the installer to customize the device code.
1977 - Linear purchases Colorado
Electro Optics (CEO). CEO was the foremost development group for
the passive infrared detector.
1978 - Linear acquires Colorado
Electro Optics (CEO) as a wholly owned subsidiary of Linear Corporation.
CEO is located in Boulder, Colorado and is a pioneer in manufacturing
passive infrared sensors for motion detection in security systems
and light controllers.
1979 - Linear acquires A.E.
Moore Company, a well known manufacturer of garage door operators.
The company was re-named Moore-O-Matic (MOM).
1979 - Linear forms a new non-corporate
division called Linear Laboratories. The laboratory is located in
Los Altos, California and is primarily a development R&D center
specializing in passive infrared devices.
1979 - Linear installs the "Dyna-Pert"
automatic circuit board assembly system in Inglewood, California
production facility. Each machine electrically tests each component
before automatic insertion into the printed circuit board assembly.
1980 - Linear Laboratories produces
a line of passive infrared non-contact temperature measuring equipment.
The portable ThermoFlow™ and TherMonitor™ are designed
for industrial process control, plant maintenance, and insulation
contractors. The ThermoFlow™ measures heat flow without contact
and features direct readout of BTU's per square-foot/hour.
1980 - Linear's subsidiary Colorado
Electro Optics (CEO) designs and manufacturers the Security Light
Control (SLC-1). The SLC-1 is the first passive infrared automatic
outdoor light control nationally marketed. The device senses the
presence of anyone approaching, and turns on lights, guiding visitors
or warning away unwelcome intruders.
1980 - Linear signs contract
to begin manufacturing the 4-channel digital Amgard home alarm console
for the Amway marketing organization. Substantial quantities of
equipment were manufactured and delivered througout the duration
of the Amway contract.
1980 - Linear's subsidiary Moore-O-Matic
(MOM) in conjunction with Linear's Design and Development department
engineer the screw-drive Model 838 Garage Door Operator (GDO). The
injection molded bulkhead design weighs only 24 pounds, as compared
to previous 60 pound GDO designs.
1980 - Linear designs and installs
three computerized test fixtures to test the custom-built microprocessor
chips and circuits used in the GDO operator controller board and
the Amgard alarm system.
1981 - Linear's wireless security
equipment sales surpass Linear's wireless garage door equipment
sales for the first time. Residential and commercial security systems
become more popular in lieu of increasing crime rates.
1981 - Linear corporation forms
the new Linear Electronics Division as part of a corporate program
to identify the various operating divisions of the company. The
new division is responsible for the development and administration
of programs to promote the principal security products which are
manufactured by Linear and its subsidiaries.
1982 - Linear develops S1, the
industry’s first supervised RF format. S1 transmitted alarm,
restore, status, low battery and test reports.
1982 - Amgard wireless home
alarm system production reaches 200 units per day.
1983 - Linear Corporation stock
goes public July 19, 1983. The stock was listed over-the-counter.
1983 - Linear creates Linear
Hong Kong Limited, a sub-assembly manufacturing facility in Hong
Kong, China.
1983 - Linear designs and manufactures
the first miniature UHF transmitter for medical alert use using
Surface Acoustical Wave Resonator (SAWR) technology. The Model ET-1
measures only 1-1/2" x 3/4" and is water-resistant.
1983 - Linear Electronics designs
and markets its first Supervised Wireless Security System. The Model
SS-32 and its associated supervised transmitters are among the first
of their type on the market.
1983 - Linear Corporation merges
the Linear Electronics and Colorado Electro Optics security product
lines and forms Linear Security Products Group.
1983 - Linear Corporation forms
the Linear-McNeese Division. The division's primary product is a
fire annunciation system used in hotels, motels, schools, hospitals
and nursing homes.
1983 - Linear's CEO division
begins design of long-range wireless communications systems designed
to transmit emergency fire and intrusion signals without the need
for telephone lines.
1983
- Linear Corporation creates a new division, Linear Plastics Corporation
in Inglewood, California. Linear Plastics utilizes four 350-ton
and 75-ton injection molding machines to produce a large percentage
of the plastic parts required by all of Linear's manufacturing divisions.
1984 - Linear breaks ground
for the new corporate and Linear Electronics headquarters in Carlsbad,
California.
1984 - Linear Corporation acquires
Direct-a-Page and forms the Linear Communications Division. Primary
products are mid-range paging transmitters and portable receivers.
1984 - Linear's new 30,000 sq/ft
facility in Carlsbad, California opens with 92 employees in August.
1984 - Linear acquires the license
from Seaboard Electronics in New Rochelle, New York to manufacture
long-range wireless central station equipment and forms Linear/Seaboard.
1984 - Linear acquires controlling
interest in Security Sciences Corporation of America (SESCOA) in
Scottsdale, Arizona. Primary products include digital communicators,
alarm control panels, and central station receivers.
1984 - Linear acquires Gilcom
communications in San Leandro, California, and forms Linear/Gilcom.
Primary products include 27 MHz mid-range wireless transmitters
and receivers.
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