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1904 The American DeForest
Wireless Telegraph Company is reorganized as the United Wireless Telegraph Company
1912 United Wireless is picked up by the American Marconi Company
1917 The US Navy assumes control of the American Marconi Company
1919 General Electric starts the Radio Corporation of America
1944 The Radio Manufacturers Association and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association join to establish the Joint Electron Tube Engineering Council (JETEC) [6] 1975 EIA Standard for Designation System for Discrete Semiconductor Devices – RS-370-A is Published
1958
ETEC rebrands to Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) [6]
1982 The EIA-370-B is published, formalizing the use of the letter symbol ‘C’
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