Anchor Electronics

To understand Anchor-Electronics' commitment to providing the Bay Area's prototyping engineers with a convenient, organized and reliable source for parts and expertise, one need look no further than at the life of its founder, John Robert Burgoon. John joined the Navy when he was seventeen. His impressive scores on the Navy's entrance exams landed him in the United States' first radar school. It wasn't long before John, himself, was teaching electronics in the Navy. After 20 years in the Navy, John went to work for RCA and from there he was recruited to Lockheed. Nine years later, John found himself longing for new challenges. He began taking interest in the ads for surplus electronics and it didn't take long before there were people interested in buying the parts he collected. In the early '70s John resigned his position at Lockheed and moved his fledgling electronic parts company from his garage to a nearby warehouse. It continues to be Silicon Valley's premiere parts store.