Ampex
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Instrumentation for data acquisition, storage and processing of visual information |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founder(s) | Alexander M. Poniatoff |
| Headquarters | Hayward, CA, USA |
| Parent | Delta Information Systems |
| FCC grantee code | EEK (as Ampex Corporation) |
| Website | www.ampex.com |
Ampex Data Systems Corporation is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Russian-American inventor Alexander Matthew Poniatoff. They had their first success with reel to reel tape recorders and later played a key role in making home VCRs possible. Over time they became a provider for the US DoD and currently also work with companies such as Boeing, Lockheed and General Atomics.
