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Transitron Electronic Corporation

American semiconductor device fabrication company based in Wakefield1

Transitron Electronic Corporation was a semiconductor device fabrication company of the United States. It was founded by Leo and David Bakalar incorporated in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 1952.2 It ceased to exist in 1986.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1952Founded1
  • HeadquartersWakefield1

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Engineering and Science, Volume 23-5.pdf
Photo: http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/47/3/ES.23.5.1960.0.pdf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Transitron Electronic Corporation was a semiconductor device fabrication company of the United States. It was founded by Leo and David Bakalar incorporated in Wakefield, Massachusetts, in 1952.2

The story

Founded by David Bakalar in 1952.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 1986Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1952Founded Founded1

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