ktcc industry computer peripherals founded 1969 headquarters spokane valley wa key people craig gates ceo products keyboards revenue 434 million 1 30 16 website www.keytronic.com this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message key tronic nasdaq ktcc is a contract manufacturer . founded in 1969 its core product group initially included keyboards mice and other input devices . keytronic now specializes in pcba and full product assembly plastic molding precision metal stamping fabrication and finishing and engineering services with products ranging from simple consumer devices to complex high end commercial and industrial electro mechanical products . 1 key tronic operates worldwide with activities in the united states mexico and china . after the introduction of the ibm pc key tronic began manufacturing keyboards compatible with those computer system units . 2 most of their keyboards are based on the 8048 microcontroller to communicate to the computer . their early keyboards used an intel 8048 mcu . however as the company evolved they began to use their own 8048 based mcus . in 1978 key tronic corporation introduced keyboards with capacitive based switches one of the first keyboard technologies to not use self contained switches . there was simply a sponge pad with a conductive coated mylar plastic sheet on the switch plunger and two half moon trace patterns on the printed circuit board below . as the key was depressed the capacitance between the plunger pad and the patterns on the pcb below changed which was detected by integrated circuits ic . these keyboards were claimed to have the same reliability as the other solid state switch keyboards such as inductive and hall effect but competitive with direct contact keyboards . keytronicems at a glance certifications iso 9002 certified worldwide facilities iso 14001 certified worldwide facilities fda registered manufacturing facilities fcc ce ul and tuv in house certification facilities worldwide capacity united states mexico china competencies concept development design electrical engineering electro mechanical engineering mechanical engineering printed circuit board assembly flex circuit assembly prototype precision tooling injection molding assembly global procurement and materials management in house testing worldwide distribution marketing keytronicems serves a diverse group of customers manufacturing a variety of products including printers laser printers inkjet printers impact printers thermal receipt printers thermal barcode printers printer sub assemblies telecommunications telecommunication satellite unit electronic dispatch unit trailer tracking device handheld wireless device internet appliance rf data transmission device computer and peripherals media storage devices barcode scanners multi media display biometric scanners cable assemblies keyboards consumer household products security systems educational toys projection tv subassemblies livestock retinal scanner gaming devices digital camera sub assemblies digital projector sub assemblies medical ear check diagnostic device diabetes glucose sensor muscle training device automotive automotive cd radio console panel console buttons references edit about us . sandler corey january 1983 . key tronic s soft touch . pc magazine 347 . retrieved 2013 10 21 . external links edit official key tronic website circuitsassembly.com key tronic named the circuits assembly ems company of the year in 2009 this computer hardware article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title key tronic & oldid 731724273 categories computer peripheral companiescomputer companies of the united statescompanies based in spokane washingtoncomputer companies established in 1969electronics companies established in 1969companies listed on nasdaqcomputer hardware stubshidden categories wikipedia articles needing style editing from may 2010all articles needing style editingall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa ol edit links this page was last modified on 27 july 2016 at 03 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view