Hybricon Corporation
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defense and Aerospace |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Custom Enclosures and Backplanes |
Number of employees | 100 |
| Parent | Celestica |
| Website | www |
Hybricon Corporation is a provider of systems packaging serving the military, aerospace, homeland security, medical and high-end Industrial markets and develops embedded computing systems using OpenVPX, VPX, VXS, VMEbus, VME64X, CompactPCI, rugged MicroTCA, and custom bus structures.
History[edit]
Charles Michael Hayward, who was born in Argentina in 1928, started a consulting business in his basement in 1976, and incorporated as Hybricon Corporation in 1978 as business grew.[1] They were originally located in Littleton, Massachusetts, and sold wire wrap products by 1979.[2] In September 2000, Paul R. Freve was appointed as president, after Hayward served for 22 years.[3]
Hybricon is a member of the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG) through 2008,[4] VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA),[5] and member of the OpenVPX Industry Working Standards Group when it formed in 2009.[6] Hybricon along with Curtiss-Wright were the first to demonstrate a live OpenVPX System at the trade show Milcom in Boston in October 2009. The system included an OpenVPX backplane in a Hybricon SFF-4 Small Form Factor conduction-cooled chassis with Curtiss-Wright Control small form factor 3U cards.[7]
In 2010, Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems acquired Hybricon for $19 million in cash. At the time it was based in Ayer, Massachusetts. It became the engineered packaging business unit.[8] Hybricon was estimated to have $17 million per year in sales at the time.[9] By the end of 2010. it announced a thermal management technology called CoolWall.[10]
In 2015, Atrenne Integrated Solutions acquired the assets of Hybricon from Curtiss-Wright.[11][12] Based in Minneapolis, Atrenne was formed in 2014 from a merger of AbelConn Electronics, CBT Technology, Photo Etch, and SIE Computing Solutions. It was led by Jan Erik Mathiesen at the time.[13] In April, 2018, Toronto-based Celestica acquired Atrenne, after announcing the agreement in January.[14]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Charles Michael Hayward Obituary". Chapman Funerals and Cremation. March 31, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Boards Customized for Wire Wrapping". Computer World. February 12, 1979. p. 101. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Mathew French (September 4, 2000). "Personnel File". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Membership". PICMG Web site. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Membership Roster". VITA Web site. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "VITA Members Form VPX Marketing Alliance". December 10, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Kathleen Hickey (October 20, 2009). "Live OpenVPX system unveiled at Milcom". Defense Systems. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Tish Drake (June 3, 2010). "Curtiss-Wright Acquires Hybricon Corp". Aviation Today. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Chris Cuifo (August 13, 2010). "Acquisitions expand the two defense companies' value as they use more COTS hardware". Military Embedded Systems. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ Chris Cuifo (December 14, 2010). "Too cool: New patent-pending CoolWall chassis sandwiches alloys and takes the heat beyond the competition". Military Embedded Systems. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Atrenne web site. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Atrenne Integrated Solutions Acquires Hybricon". Press release. July 2, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "AbelConn Electronics, CBT Technology, Photo Etch, and SIE Computing Solutions announce merger to create Atrenne Integrated Solutions". Press release. October 30, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Celestica Completes Acquisition of Atrenne Integrated Solutions". Press release. April 4, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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- 2010 disestablishments in Massachusetts
- American companies established in 1976
- American companies disestablished in 2010
- Computer companies established in 1976
- Computer companies disestablished in 2010
- Computer enclosure companies
- Former defense companies of the United States
- Defunct companies based in Massachusetts
- Defunct computer companies of the United States
- Defunct computer hardware companies
- Military industry
- Military technology
- Systems engineering