Inmos Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Barron, Ian
- National Enterprise Board
- Thorn EMI Plc
- SGS Thomson
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newport, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Electrical & electronic engineering
Electronic equipment & components production
Notes:
Established in 1978 by Ian Barron and others and funded by National Enterprise Board in an attempt to revive the UK semi conductor manufacturing industry. Built plant at Newport and Colorado Springs. 1984 sold to Thorn EMI Plc and in 1989 sold on to SGS Thomson
Publications:
- From Making to Music. The history of Thorn EMI by Pandit, S A
- 'From national champions to little ventures. The NEB and the second wave of information technology in Britain, 1975-1985' in R Coopey (ed), Information Technology Policy. An international history by Campbell-Kelly, Martin, & Ross Hamilton
- Growth and Decline of the Semiconductor Industry within the UK, 1950-1985 by Morris, P R
- Inmos Saga. A triumph of national enterprise? by McLean, Mick, & Tom Rowland
- 'NEB involvement in electronics and information technology' in C Carter (ed), Industrial Policy and Innovation by Willott, W B
- State Capital and Private Enterprise. The case of the UK National Enterprise Board by Kramer, Daniel C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Barron, Ian
- National Enterprise Board
- Thorn EMI Plc
- SGS Thomson
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newport, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Electrical & electronic engineering Electronic equipment & components production
Notes:
Established in 1978 by Ian Barron and others and funded by National Enterprise Board in an attempt to revive the UK semi conductor manufacturing industry. Built plant at Newport and Colorado Springs. 1984 sold to Thorn EMI Plc and in 1989 sold on to SGS ThomsonPublications:
- From Making to Music. The history of Thorn EMI by Pandit, S A
- 'From national champions to little ventures. The NEB and the second wave of information technology in Britain, 1975-1985' in R Coopey (ed), Information Technology Policy. An international history by Campbell-Kelly, Martin, & Ross Hamilton
- Growth and Decline of the Semiconductor Industry within the UK, 1950-1985 by Morris, P R
- Inmos Saga. A triumph of national enterprise? by McLean, Mick, & Tom Rowland
- 'NEB involvement in electronics and information technology' in C Carter (ed), Industrial Policy and Innovation by Willott, W B
- State Capital and Private Enterprise. The case of the UK National Enterprise Board by Kramer, Daniel C