VEB microelectronics "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen
| VEB Microelectronics "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen previously VEB Röhrenwerk Mühlhausen
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| legal form | publicly-owned business |
| founding | 1952 |
| resolution | June 30, 1991 |
| Reason for dissolution | liquidation |
| Seat |
  Mühlhausen / Thuringia
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| Branch | Electronic components , pocket calculators , computers , consumer electronics |
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 18.6 ″ N , 10 ° 27 ′ 39.4 ″ E The VEB Microelectronics "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen (short: VEB MPM ) was a publicly owned enterprise (VEB) in the combine microelectronics Erfurt . Along with VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik “Otto Schön” Dresden, the company was the second producer of the small computers developed in the GDR. In addition, electron tubes and pocket calculators , such as the MR 609 and SR1, were also manufactured. The company was named after Wilhelm Pieck . The headquarters were in Mühlhausen at Eisenacher Strasse 40.
Company history
The company's roots go back to 1952, when VEB Röhrenwerk Mühlhausen was founded. Electronic tubes were mainly produced. By 1967 the tube factory rose to become the largest receiver tube producer in the GDR. In 1971 the production of low-power semiconductor diodes began. In 1982 the company was renamed VEB Mikroelektronik "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen . In 1984 the production of the small computers (KC) began, perhaps the best-known product of the VEB MPM. In 1987, for its 35th anniversary, more than 10,000 small computers had been produced.
On July 1, 1990, the day of monetary, economic and social union , VEB MPM was renamed de-pro-ma elektronik GmbH . From it, the companies were TH electronic GmbH , TH Parkner GmbH and Sameco electronic GmbH spun off . De-pro-ma elektronik was liquidated on June 30, 1991 .
Products
Here is an overview of selected products
Right: beam pentode type 6L6 (1957)
Third from left: triode type EC360
minirex 75 with charging station (1975)
concrete 100 (1975)
MR 201
MR 610 (1979)
- Home computer (small computer)
HC 900 or KC 85/2 (1984)
KC 85/3 (1986)
KC 85/4 (1988)
KC compact (1989)
Individual evidence
- ^ Mühlhausen company history: Mühlhausen tube works . Thuringian General. April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ↑ a b c Claus-Dieter Schröter: From receiver tube to small computer in 35 years . VEB Microelectronics "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen, 1987.
- ↑ VEB MPM. In: www.mpm-kc85.de. Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Computing technology. In: www.mpm-kc85.de. Retrieved September 27, 2017 .
- ↑ www.robotrontechnik.de - The history of computer technology in the GDR. Calculator. In: www.robotrontechnik.de. Retrieved September 27, 2017 .
- ↑ www.robotrontechnik.de - The history of computer technology in the GDR. VEB Microelectronics Mühlhausen. In: www.robotrontechnik.de. Retrieved September 27, 2017 .