Title :
Bay Area Microwave Technology for Defense - Developments in the Cold War Years
Author :
Crescenzi, E. James
Author_Institution :
Central Coast Microwave Design, Cambria, CA
Abstract :
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been recognized for entrepreneurship in "high tech" industries, and more specifically for innovative contributions to microwave technology. This was particularly true with regards to the application of this technology to defense requirements and programs. This article broadly reviews the development of defense-related microwave technology and the associated industry in the SF Bay Area, in the last 50 years
Keywords :
defence industry; electronics industry; microwave technology; San Francisco Bay Area; cold war; defense industry; high tech industries; microwave technology; Consumer electronics; Defense industry; Electronic countermeasures; Electronic warfare; History; Innovation management; Integrated circuit technology; Microwave devices; Microwave technology; Space technology; History; SF Bay Area; defense industry;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9541-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249910
