Sarnoff Corporation

SRI's for-profit subsidiary Sarnoff Corporation delivers vision, video and semiconductor technology innovations that empower government and commercial clients to see/sense, understand and control complex environments. Through contract research and development, Sarnoff makes continuous breakthroughs in real-time video processing; ICs, lasers, imaging and sensing devices; and end-to-end video solutions for defense, security, and surveillance.

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.