Sarnoff Corporation

SRI’s for-profit subsidiary Sarnoff Corporation offers electronic, information, and biomedical innovations to address marketplace needs. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, Sarnoff is a trusted resource for government agencies and companies around the world. Sarnoff performs contract research and development, licenses its existing intellectual property, and partners in venture companies based on its technology. More than one-third of Sarnoff’s staff of 600 have PhDs. Sarnoff’s 2004 revenues were $117 million.

Founded in 1942 as RCA Laboratories and gifted to SRI in 1987, Sarnoff’s legacy of contributions include the development of color TV, the liquid-crystal display, the digital transmission platform for satellite TV, and the disposable hearing aid. It played a leading role in creating the U.S. digital and HDTV standard, and has won 10 Emmy® Awards for outstanding achievement in technological advancement.