SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : USRX
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Tulvio Durand who wrote (10410)2/6/1997 2:25:00 AM
From: drmorgan   of 18024
 
Tulvio, OFF TOPIC

Thanks for the post. My dad worked at Autonetics (did I spell that right) in Anahiem in mid '60s. Eventually he ended up at General Dynamics and was involved in the development of Hybrid Micro Circuits in 1978. They were doing absolutely amazing things with shrinking down the size of electronic packages and we are seeing the results of efforts like yours and my dad's in today's products.

As you know the cold war gave the defense companies unlimited budgets and I must say working in defense was exciting.
Did you work on Apollo?

I showed my dad a USR Megahertz PC card that was packed with surface mount components on both sides of the board and he got pretty excited that the commercial sector was doing the very things that the defense/aerospace industries invented. He laughed and reminded me about those Ceramic Hybrid Micro Circuits that were being designed for missile systems two decades ago.

We owe it all to aerospace because that is where Surface Mount technology was developed. Funny thing-- Today some companies are designing with Multi Chip Modules and I know young engineers who think this is "new". I have amazed some of these people by showing them a Hybrid Micro Circuit that was built in 1979 and they quickly realize where Multi Chip Modules come from.

Sorry for rambling, but ya kind of brought back some memories.

Derek
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News