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1961 Control of the company passed to the [[Clevite Corporation]] of USA, at present a minority shareholder<ref>The Times Nov. 23, 1961</ref> | 1961 Control of the company passed to the [[Clevite Corporation]] of USA, at present a minority shareholder<ref>The Times Nov. 23, 1961</ref> | ||
1963 The company was one of Europe's largest makers of piezo-electric materials; the company was considering considerable expansion of its semiconductor production<ref>The Times Feb. 5, 1963</ref> | |||
1964 Renamed [[Brush Clevite Co]]. | 1964 Renamed [[Brush Clevite Co]]. |
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of Shore Road, Hythe, Southampton.
1960 One of the smaller makers of semiconductors in the UK[1]. Gained a licence to an American invention of a spark ignition system for combustion engines using the piezo-electric effect, avoiding the use of batteries, coils or magnetos[2]
1961 Control of the company passed to the Clevite Corporation of USA, at present a minority shareholder[3]
1963 The company was one of Europe's largest makers of piezo-electric materials; the company was considering considerable expansion of its semiconductor production[4]
1964 Renamed Brush Clevite Co.