Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Utah has a rich legacy in the technologies, innovations and developments in Electronics and Communications Systems.   Electronics and communications developments by Utahns or in Utah are  recognized in the consumer and entertainment  industry;  first electronic hearing aid, first computer game, and it is well know that developments in television were led by an Utah innovator, Philo Farnsworth who was born in Beaver Utah and attended  Brigham Young University.  But Utah companies like L-3 Communications and Evans & Sutherland are recognized as leaders in the technologies that are key to the Defense and Homeland Security Cluster.   The engineering departments of the Utah Universities (University of Utah, Utah State University and Brigham Young University) provide some of the most innovative research in these areas and support the development of new capabilities for Defense and Homeland Security.  USTAR and the Governor's Office of Economic Development’s COE programs ensure that Utah will maintain a lead in providing research and innovation to this sector. 

Utah companies operate over the full spectrum of Electronics and Communications Systems supply chain, from basic electronic components (Fairchild Semi Conductors & IM Flash), to small integrated  packaged computer  systems (Parvus, Inc), to electronics contract manufacturing (Wolf Electronix and  Kitco) to full scale integrated systems development and manufacture (L-3 Communications, Northrup Grumann and USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory).