Company type | Private |
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Industry | Electronics |
Founded | c. 1967Santa Ana, California | in
Founder | Donald "Don" Hallerberg |
Defunct | 1988 |
Fate | Acquired by Nippon Miniature Bearing in 1983; subsidiary merged into NMB Technologies in 1988 |
Successor | NMB Hi-Tek Corporation |
Headquarters | , United States 33°46′50″N 118°00′23″W / 33.78056°N 118.00639°W |
Products | Computer keyboards |
Number of employees | 600 (1979, peak) |
Parent | Nippon Miniature Bearing |
Hi-Tek Corporation (later NMB Hi-Tek Corporation) was an American electronics company based in California. At first making relays, actuators, and timers in the 1960s, the company pivoted to the manufacture of keyboard assemblies and discrete keyswitches in the late 1970s. They proved successful in the keyboard business, gaining clients such as Hewlett-Packard and Texas Instruments, and were acquired by Nippon Miniature Bearing in 1983.