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| Industry | Electronics |
|---|---|
| Genre | Computer diodes, integrated circuit boards |
| Founded | 1961 in Minnesota |
| Defunct | 1965 |
| Fate | Liquidated |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | https://amd.com/ |
American Micro Devices was an American semiconductor company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was incorporated in 1961 and administratively dissolved in 1991.[1]
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Vanguard 1 | |
| Names | Vanguard TV-4 Vanguard Test Vehicle-Four |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth science |
| Operator | Naval Research Laboratory |
| Harvard designation | 1958-Beta 2 [2] |
| COSPAR ID | 1958-002B |
| SATCAT no. | 00005 |
| Mission duration | Planned: 90 days In Orbit: 66 years, 7 months and 27 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Vanguard 1 |
| Spacecraft type | Vanguard |
| Manufacturer | Naval Research Laboratory |
| Launch mass | 1.46 kg (3.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 152 mm (6.0 in) diameter, 3.0 ft (0.91 m) antenna span |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 17 March 1958, 12:15:41 GMT |
| Rocket | Vanguard TV-4 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-18A |
| Contractor | Glenn L. Martin Company |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | May 1964 |
| Decay date | 2198 (estimated) ~ 240 years orbital lifetime [2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 654 km (406 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 3,969 km (2,466 mi) |
| Inclination | 34.25° |
| Period | 134.27 minutes |
Vanguard 1 (Harvard designation: 1958-Beta 2,[4] COSPAR ID: 1958-002B[2]) is an American satellite that was the fourth artificial Earth-orbiting satellite to be successfully launched, following Sputnik 1, Sputnik 2, and Explorer 1. It was launched 17 March 1958. Vanguard 1 was the first satellite to have solar electric power.[5] Although communications with the satellite were lost in 1964, it remains the oldest human-made object still in orbit, together with the upper stage of its launch vehicle.[2]
Vanguard 1 was designed to test the launch capabilities of a three-stage launch vehicle as a part of Project Vanguard, and the effects of the space environment on a satellite and its systems in Earth orbit. It also was used to obtain geodetic measurements through orbit analysis.[6] Vanguard 1, being small and light enough to carry with one hand, was described by the Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, as "the grapefruit satellite".[7]
History
[edit]The company formed as an electronics manufacturer and designer in 1961.[8] It was incorporated in Minnesota.[9] Joseph C. Worth was a cofounder and became president of AMD. Other cofounders were Milton I. Liberhaber and Dearl H. Belvis, as well as Louis Bialick, Lee Sudit, and Theodore M. Stone.[10]
In May 1962, the company opened its electronics plant in Phoenix, Arizona.[10] Its first stockholders meeting was held in August 1962.[11] It entered the market with its products in September 1962.[12]
In 1962, American Micro purchased Standard Rectifier, Corp. in Santa Ana, California. Standard announced it would become an AMD division in Phoenix, where AMD had operating facilities.[13][14] At the time, AMD manufactured "silicon computer diodes and integrated computer circuits."[13]
In 1964, Sylvania Electric Products agreed to market some products for AMD.[15]
On March 8, 1965, American Micro Devices voted through its board to "discontinue business and commence an orderly liquidatation of assets." President Ian B. Dickson said that it closed when Sylvania Electric Products "declined to order products for the first and second quarters of 1965." At the time, the firm had 3,000 stockholders, and had a contract to deliver $1.5 million worth of goods to Sylvania in 1964, and $2.5 million in 1965. Sylvania had become overstocked by 1965.[16] Assets owned by the company were auctioned off on May 11 and 12, 1965 in Phoenix.[17]
In 1988, the Chicago Tribune reported that "American Micro Devices, incorporated in Minnesota in 1961, was last offered on the over-the-counter market at 25 cents a share in late 1979. The following year, the company went out of existence and its stock became worthless, according to Robert D. Fisher, vice president with the New York-based R.M. Smythe & Co. stock-search firm."[18] By 1988, the stock was reported defunct. Fisher said at the time that "we found no trace of the company and believe it ceased to exist in 1980 or before".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Business record details for American Micro Devices, Inc., Minnesota Secretary of State
- ^ a b c d "Display: Vanguard 1 1958-002B". NASA. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Vanguard 1 Satellite details 1958-002B NORAD 00005". N2YO. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Space Objects Registry". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2009. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Vanguard I The World's Oldest Satellite Still in Orbit". Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2007. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ O'Keefe, J. A.; Eckeis, Ann; Squires, R. K. (1959). "Vanguard Measurements Give Pear-Shaped Component of Earth's Figure". Science. 129 (3348): 565–566. doi:10.1126/science.129.3348.565.
- ^ "Vanguard I – The World's Oldest Satellite Still in Orbit". Spacecraft Engineering Department, U.S. Navy. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "NEW CONCERN FORMED; American Micro Devices to Make Electronic Items". The New York Times. 1961. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "CANNON GROUP SUIT DRAWING TO A CLOSE U.S. COURT MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO APPROVE OR MODIFY SETTLEMENT". www.orlandosentine.com. Orlando Sentinel. 10 August 1988. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Modern Electronics Plant Begins Production Here". www.newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. 25 May 1962. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Micro Holds First Session Of Group". www.newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. 5 August 1962. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Firm Adds Rectifiers". www.newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. 12 February 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ a b "American Micro Buys Rectifier". www.newspapers.com. The Minneapolis Star. 1 November 1962. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "California Firm Purchased". Arizona Republic. 6 October 1962. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Sylvania to Market for Micro Devices". www.newspapers.com. Star Tribune. 21 January 1964. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Firm Plans to Quit". www.newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. 8 March 1965. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Public Auction". www.newspapers.com. Arizona Daily Star. 9 May 1965. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "AVON'S SHARES NOT RINGING ANY BELLS". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 25 July 1988.
Category:American companies established in 1961 Category:Defunct semiconductor companies of the United States Category:Electronics companies disestablished in 1965 Category:Defunct computer companies of the United States
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