Crossbow Technology

Former California-based electronics company

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Crossbow Technology, Inc.

Company type| Private
Industry| Electronics-specialized
Founded| 1995
Defunct| June 5, 2011 (2011-06-05)
Fate| Acquired by Moog Inc.
Headquarters| Milpitas, California, U.S.

Key people

| Mike Horton (Founder)
Products| Inertial measurement units, logistics, and asset tracking devices

Number of employees

| Approximately 50 (2011)

Crossbow Technology, Inc. (also referred to as XBOW) was a California-based company that specialized in navigation products, including gyroscopes and guidance, navigation, and control units.

## History

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Crossbow was founded by Mike A. Horton in 1995. It created products based on technology developed at the University of California, Berkeley, supported by A. Richard Newton[1] and had investment from Cisco, Intel, and the Paladin Capital Group in 2005.[2][3] Crossbow was one of the first suppliers of the Berkeley-style MICA sensor nodes that it called "motes"[4] which ran the TinyOS operating system.

Crossbow received awards for these products, including a "Best of Sensors Expo Gold 2006"[5] and the BP Helios Award.[6]

Formerly a joint venture, Crossbow Japan became the Sensor Networks and Systems department of Sumitomo Precision Products.[7] On June 5, 2011, Crossbow was acquired by Moog Inc. for about $32 million.[8]

## Products

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The AHRS500GA, introduced in 2003, was a completely solid-state FAA-certified attitude and heading reference system (AHRS).[9] It was designed into the Eclipse Aviation mode 500 very light jet and was used in the Capstone Program of the US Federal Aviation Administration.[10]

In 2008, Crossbow released the eKo Pro Series System,[11] a wireless sensor system that monitors crops, vineyards, agriculture, and the environment. In the same year, Crossbow Japan released the NeoMote to monitor energy usage in a building and provide a visual display for energy saving.[12]

## References

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1. ^ Olga Kharif (October 18, 2004). "Bringing MEMS and Motes to Life". Business Week. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
2. ^ "Crossbow Technology : Inertial Systems : Company Overview – Crossbow, Investors". Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
3. ^ "Crossbow". Investment portfolio page. Paladin Capital Group. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
4. ^ Marshall Brain (February 28, 2004). "How Motes Work". How Stuff Works web site. Archived from the original on April 7, 2004. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
5. ^ Report From Sensors Expo Part 1: Best of Sensors Expo Gold Winners – Sensors Archived February 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ BP Global – Press – Winners announced in 2005 helios awards
7. ^ "Global Leader in Sensory Systems". official Crossbow Japan website. 住友精密工業㈱ センサネットワーク事業室 営業グループ. (In Japanese)
8. ^ Moog Inc. (November 30, 2011). "Annual Report for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2011". Form 10-K. US Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
9. ^ "New Products: MEMS-Based AHRS". Avionics Magazine. April 1, 2003. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
10. ^ "Eclipse Aviation – Partners". Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
11. ^ Reuters
12. ^ "Wireless Sensor Network and NeoKIT: green technology for clean energy use". Commercial product page. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

## External links

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* Crossbow Technology Inc. official website at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2006-04-07)