Celebrating 30 Years in February 2020
dB Control Timeline
1990
dB Control founded in Fremont, CA
Started in a storage facility
1991
First dB Control transformer designed and manufactured
1992
Setup of Encapsulation Lab
Moved to 1,000 sq. ft. building on Enterprise St.
1993
First order of the dB-3304A Amplifier
Used for military jammer
Full Testing capabilities added
In-house capital equipment purchased
1994
First major program for Tracor
Qty: 20 dB-3304B TWTAs
First Pod-Mount TWTA (dB-3304B)
1995
Original Lynx I system sold to Sandia Labs
1996
First BTP used for medical X-ray (Kevex)
Moved to larger facility in Fremont, CA
2000
Celebrated 10th Anniversary
2001
First shipment for Lynx I Predator UAV
First low-voltage DC-to-DC converter power supply used on helicopter (dB-1202L)
2002
First high-to-low DC-DC HVPS used for tow decoy power (dB-2325)
2005
First shipborne radar TWTA for Northrup Grumman (dB-2407)
First quad-TWT 1kW CW power-combined amplifier shipped (dB-4507)
First airborne liquid-cooled power combined system for Raytheon Australia
2006
First millimeter wave TWTA shipped
First radar used for weather mapping and terrain (dB-3710C)
First multi-mode radar order awarded for use on helicopter (dB-3742)
2007
First APS (dB-3721)
First shipment for U2 used for data link (dB-2408)
2008
First order for Silent Knight (dB-3763)
MPM used on Firescout UAV (dB-3756)
2009
Awarded TWTA contract for next-gen Predator B (dB-3762A and B)
First waterproof HVPS design used for tow decoy (dB-23256)
2010
Celebrated 20th Anniversary
dB Control purchased by HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI)
First shipment for Global Hawk UAV, BAMS Triton (dB-4407)
Expanded to 40,000 sq. ft. facility
2011
Received ISO 9001:2008 certification
2012
Incorporated liquid nitrogen for upgraded ESS capabilities
Including multiple chambers for extensive testing
Added in-house HALT/HASS capabilities
Qualified next-gen dual-source TWTA used on Predator B (dB-3762A and B)
2015
First 200W 6-18 GHz MPM (dB-4127)
2019
First order for high-efficiency MPM for Firescout AN/ZPY-4 (dB-3756HE)
Received ISO 9001:2015 certification
Acquired TTT-Cubed
Added RF Receivers and Sources to Product Lineup
2020
Began process of AS9100 certification
Celebrated 30th Anniversary
2021
Achieved AS9100D certification
Acquired Paciwave, Inc.
Added RF & Microwave Components and Integrated Microwave Subsystems to Product Lineup
