Teledyne LeCroy is an American manufacturer of
oscilloscope
An oscilloscope (informally a scope) is a type of electronic test instrument that graphically displays varying electrical voltages as a two-dimensional plot of one or more signals as a function of time. The main purposes are to display repetiti ...
s,
protocol analyzer
A protocol analyzer is a tool (hardware or software) used to capture and analyze signals and data traffic over a communication channel. Such a channel varies from a local computer bus to a satellite link, that provides a means of communication usi ...
s and other test equipment. LeCroy is now a subsidiary of
Teledyne Technologies
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated is an American industrial conglomerate. It was founded in 1960, as Teledyne, Inc., by Henry Singleton and George Kozmetsky.
From August 1996 to November 1999, Teledyne existed as part of the conglomerate Al ...
.
History
LeCroy Corporation was founded in 1964 (as LeCroy Research Systems) by Walter LeCroy.
The company was privately held until its public offering in 1995.
In September 2004, LeCroy purchased Computer Access Technology Corporation (CATC).
On May 29, 2012, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and LeCroy Corporation jointly announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement of the acquisition of LeCroy Corporation by Teledyne and the formation of Teledyne LeCroy as a wholly owned subsidiary.
On April 7, 2016, Teledyne LeCroy announced it had acquired
Frontline Test Equipment
Frontline Test Equipment, Inc is a communication trouble-shooting software company based in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Founded in 1985, Frontline became an employee-owned company in 2009. On April 7, 2016, Teledyne LeCroy announced it had a ...
, Inc., a provider of wireless protocol analysis test tools.
On April 13, 2016, Teledyne LeCroy announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire Quantum Data, Inc., a manufacturer of video test tools, signal generators, and protocol analyzers.
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Manufacturing companies based in New York (state)
Electronics companies of the United States
Electronic test equipment manufacturers
Instrument-making corporations
Technology companies established in 1964
1995 initial public offerings