07-02-2017, 12:47 PM
I'm not so sure - today, Keysight seem to be rather better at oscilloscopes than Tek.
They're owned by a new(ish) spin-off today: http://www.fortive.com/ - what this means for the future of Tek is anyone's guess.
Of course, many other "big brands" are part of this, including Fluke, Amprobe, Keithley, Pomona, etc...
It's also fun to play this game with the hi-fi industry. For example, I recently learnt that the same Indian firm who owns a large share in Spendor recently acquired SME. Prior to that, Spendor acquired Timberworx, who manufacturers the cabinets for the majority of the UK hi-fi industry - which presented an interesting conundrum to Spendor's competitors!
I nearly did my industrial year out with HP at Winnersh Triangle. I had a successful interview, which went on for hours because we were all have such fun critiquing the folder of (frankly terrible) designs that I'd brought along - and then because everyone else had gone home, I got a lengthy tour of the labs, etc. It was an amazing day. Sadly, the funds for the placements were pulled by the US mothership, so I ended up somewhere much worse. I often wonder how things might've gone if I'd spent a year at HP...
They're owned by a new(ish) spin-off today: http://www.fortive.com/ - what this means for the future of Tek is anyone's guess.
Of course, many other "big brands" are part of this, including Fluke, Amprobe, Keithley, Pomona, etc...
It's also fun to play this game with the hi-fi industry. For example, I recently learnt that the same Indian firm who owns a large share in Spendor recently acquired SME. Prior to that, Spendor acquired Timberworx, who manufacturers the cabinets for the majority of the UK hi-fi industry - which presented an interesting conundrum to Spendor's competitors!
I nearly did my industrial year out with HP at Winnersh Triangle. I had a successful interview, which went on for hours because we were all have such fun critiquing the folder of (frankly terrible) designs that I'd brought along - and then because everyone else had gone home, I got a lengthy tour of the labs, etc. It was an amazing day. Sadly, the funds for the placements were pulled by the US mothership, so I ended up somewhere much worse. I often wonder how things might've gone if I'd spent a year at HP...
