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When Bernie Gordon founded Analogic in 1967, his inventions had already made their mark in history. That tradition of inventiveness has continued ever since. Today, Analogic has a long list of innovations and achievements resulting from more than 30 years of developing leading-edge technologies. We are innovators in computed tomography signal processing and a recognized leader in diagnostic medical imaging and security imaging. With over 190 U.S. patents issued, with corresponding foreign patents, and many more pending, our history speaks for itself.

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1953 Bernie Gordon named the father of high-speed analog-to-digital conversion. Bernie developed ”the first known shift programmed successive approximation A/D converter”
1964 Bernie Gordon, while at Gordon Engineering, Invented the first solid-state X-ray generator
1967 Bernie Gordon founded Analogic Corporation
1975 Developed the first instant imaging computed tomography system scanner
1979 Invented the logarithmic analog-to-digital converter
1986 Bernie Gordon received the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan, the second ever awarded
1991 Introduced the FETALGARD® 2000 Fetal Heart Monitor
1993 Developed the world’s first lightweight, mobile, CT scanning system for a major medical OEM
1993 Acquired BK Medical, manufacturer of specialized ultrasound scanners
1997 Completed development of the world’s first dual-energy, helical, multi-slice, cone-beam-projection CT scanning system for airport security
1997 Shipped the world’s first integrated power system (IPS) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, combining radio frequency (RF) and gradient coil (GC) amplifiers
1998 Developed and began shipping the world’s first high-power solid-state RF amplifier for MRI
1998 Developed the first 1.5T and 3.0T water-cooled RF power amplifier
1999 Established ANRAD Corporation, a subsidiary whose primary focus is on advanced digital X-ray detection technology
2002 Established marketing relationship with L-3 Communications and received an open-ended order for up to 1,000 EXACT Systems for airport security
2002 Acquired Sound Technology (STI), manufacturer of advanced ultrasound probes and transducers
2004 Developed and shipped the first true 64-slice CT data acquisition system (DAS) for a major medical OEM
2006 Developed PowerLink™, the first non-contact power transfer system for CT gantries
2007 Installed the first OnGuard Cobra™, the first checkpoint auto-EDS, at a checkpoint in Cleveland’s Hopkins International Airport
2008 Acquired Copley Controls, manufacturer of gradient amplifiers for MRI, and precision motion controls