Crossbow Technology
{{Short description|Former California-based electronics company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Crossbow Technology, Inc.
| logo = Image:xbowlogomark.jpg
| type = Private
| fate = Acquired by Moog Inc.
| foundation = 1995
| defunct = {{End date|2011|06|05}}
| location = Milpitas, California, U.S.
| key_people = Mike Horton (Founder)
| num_employees = Approximately 50 (2011)
| industry = Electronics-specialized
| products = Inertial measurement units, logistics, and asset tracking devices
| homepage =
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Crossbow Technology, Inc. (also referred to as XBOW) was a California-based company that specialized in navigation products, including gyroscopes and guidance, navigation, and control units.
History
Crossbow was founded by Mike A. Horton in 1995. It created products based on technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, supported by A. Richard Newton{{Cite news |title= Bringing MEMS and Motes to Life |work= Business Week |author= Olga Kharif |date= October 18, 2004 |url= http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2004-10-18/bringing-mems-and-motes-to-life |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120829014137/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2004-10-18/bringing-mems-and-motes-to-life |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 29, 2012 |accessdate= November 17, 2013 }} and had investment from Cisco, Intel, and the Paladin Capital Group in 2005.{{Cite web |url=http://www.xbow.com/General_info/Investors.aspx |title=Crossbow Technology : Inertial Systems : Company Overview – Crossbow, Investors |access-date=May 8, 2007 |archive-date=July 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711234311/http://www.xbow.com/General_info/Investors.aspx |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title= Crossbow |publisher= Paladin Capital Group |work= Investment portfolio page |url= http://www.paladincapgroup.com/portfolio/crossbow/ |accessdate= November 17, 2013 }} Crossbow was one of the first suppliers of the Berkeley-style MICA sensor nodes that it called "motes"{{Cite web |title= How Motes Work |work= How Stuff Works web site |author= Marshall Brain |date= February 28, 2004 |url= http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mote4.htm |url-status=live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040407120125/http://computer.howstuffworks.com/mote1.htm |archivedate= April 7, 2004 |accessdate= November 17, 2013 }} which ran the TinyOS operating system.
Crossbow received awards for these products, including a "Best of Sensors Expo Gold 2006"[http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=333361 Report From Sensors Expo Part 1: Best of Sensors Expo Gold Winners – Sensors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224081415/http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=333361 |date=February 24, 2007 }} and the BP Helios Award.[http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=97&contentId=7012107 BP Global – Press – Winners announced in 2005 helios awards]
Formerly a joint venture, Crossbow Japan became the Sensor Networks and Systems department of Sumitomo Precision Products.{{Cite web |title= Global Leader in Sensory Systems |work= official Crossbow Japan website |publisher= 住友精密工業㈱ センサネットワーク事業室 営業グループ |url= http://www.xbow.jp/ }} (In Japanese) On June 5, 2011, Crossbow was acquired by Moog Inc. for about $32 million.{{Cite web |title= Annual Report for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2011 |author= Moog Inc. |work= Form 10-K |publisher= US Securities and Exchange Commission |date= November 30, 2011 |url= https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/67887/000119312511325967/d223401d10k.htm |accessdate= November 17, 2013 }}
Products
The AHRS500GA, introduced in 2003, was a completely solid-state FAA-certified attitude and heading reference system (AHRS).{{Cite news |date=April 1, 2003 |title=New Products: MEMS-Based AHRS |url=http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/issue/departments/products/809.html |accessdate=November 17, 2013 |work=Avionics Magazine}} It was designed into the Eclipse Aviation mode 500 very light jet and was used in the Capstone Program of the US Federal Aviation Administration.{{Cite web |title=Eclipse Aviation – Partners |url=http://www.eclipseaviation.com/about/partners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509145256/http://www.eclipseaviation.com/about/partners/ |archive-date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=May 8, 2007}}
In 2008, Crossbow released the eKo Pro Series System,[https://archive.today/20120911151703/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS204443+29-Jan-2008+BW20080129 Reuters] a wireless sensor system that monitors crops, vineyards, agriculture, and the environment. In the same year, Crossbow Japan released the NeoMote to monitor energy usage in a building and provide a visual display for energy saving.{{Cite web |title=Wireless Sensor Network and NeoKIT: green technology for clean energy use |url=http://www.xbow.jp/neokit-e.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310185040/http://www.xbow.jp/neokit-e.html |archivedate=March 10, 2009 |accessdate=November 17, 2013 |work=Commercial product page}}
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060407041917/http%3A//www.xbow.com/ |title=Crossbow Technology Inc. official website |date=2006-04-07}}