The Bay Area Microwave Corporate Tree

The microwave industry has been an important component of the San Francisco Bay Area economy for many years. Stanford University, government defense contracts and the parallel development of the semiconductor and computer industry have all played key roles in its evolution. The roots of more than one hundred organizations have been analyzed and collected in a genealogical tree. The results of this study help in understanding how the region's microwave industry developed as it did, and provide insight into prospects for future growth