BP Microsystems of Houston, TX, has been in the device-programmer business in a very prominent position the past 20 years. Established in 1985, the company began in a dorm room at Rice University by an engineering student named William White. Bill White was engaging in his senior engineering project, but could not find the tools necessary to properly program his semiconductor device, so he decided to design his own. Promoting the product as the Engineer’s Programmer, this first model went on to sell almost 7,000 units during the first five years of the company’s existence. During a recent company celebration, Bill White mused about the past during his address to the attendees, “My family and friends thought I was crazy to take off a semester to start the company, but looking back it was a great investment, and I am proud to see how far you (the employees) have helped it grow”.
Today, BP Microsystems is one of the most respected names in device-programming equipment worldwide and is still privately owned by Bill White, who is the active president of the company. Some of the world’s leading manufacturers depend on BP Microsystems’ equipment for programming their electronic products. The company continues to create innovative and useful products that meet the needs of the changing semiconductor and electronics industries, and this year will ship its latest Enhanced 7th Generation site technology, which has been adapted to accommodate ever-increasing flash-memory devices. BP Microsystems’ goal is to continue with its focus on device programming and bringing customers´ novel technology in both device programming hardware and the volume device handling systems that feed them. The company has been going strong for the past 20 years, and claims continuing so for the next 20 years and beyond.
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