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e2v (UK) Limited, formerly e2v technologies sas, and founded in 1947 as Phoenix Dynamo Company Limited, supplies clients with radio frequency (RF), microwave, and sensing components and sub-systems. The firm serves customers worldwide. In the 1940s, the company developed magnetrons, which were used in radar systems. Currently, it offers customers a wide range of high-power vacuum tubes, which support the transmission of television signals and operation of radiotherapy machines. e2v (UK) Limited's image sensor components have been employed in the Hubble Space Telescope. The firm's Argus (R) thermal imaging cameras are employed by firefighters worldwide. In 1947, Phoenix Dynamo Company Limited changed its name to English Electric Valve Company Limited. The firm acquired AEI Valve in 1964 and English Electric in 1968. It changed its name to EEV Limited in 1988 and to Marconi Applied Technologies in 1999. The firm was renamed e2v technologies in 2002. The company is known for its L3Vision (TM) low-light CCD products, introduced in 2001. e2v (UK) Limited employs 1,200 people. It maintains two manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom. It also operates sales offices in the U.K., the U.S., France, and Germany. It works with distributors across 100 countries. e2v (UK) Limited has earned ISO 14001 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications.
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