Bunker Ramo

Bunker Ramo Corporation,^[a] often shortened to Bunker Ramo, was an American electronics company based in Trumbull, Connecticut. It was founded by George M. Bunker and Simon Ramo in 1964, jointly owned by Martin-Marietta and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge (TRW).^[1] The holdings of Teleregister Corporation became part of the new company.

First logo and wordmark

Bunker Ramo Corporation

Final logo before acquisition
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Electronics manufacturing
Founded	1964
Founders	George M. Bunker, Simon Ramo
Fate	Purchased by AlliedSignal in 1981 and became part of Honeywell
Products	Military electronics, Digital computers
Parent	Honeywell

The company became a manufacturer of military electronic devices and digital computers including the transistorized BR-133 of 1964, given the military designation AN/UYK-3.^[2] It was a supplier of video display terminals to the financial industry. In 1967, the Amphenol corporation (a manufacturer of electrical connectors) merged with Bunker Ramo. The combined company peaked at number 338 on the Fortune 500 list in 1969.^[3]

In February 1971, the firm unveiled the first version of the National Association of Securities Dealers' Automated Quotations system, NASDAQ.^[4]

In 1981, it was purchased by Allied Corporation, later AlliedSignal. It is now part of the Honeywell group.^[2]

Notes

1. Originally hyphenated as Bunker-Ramo Corporation