Private company

Ampex

American audio and video recorder and storage media company

Ampex Data Systems Corporation is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M. Poniatoff as a spin-off of Dalmo-Victor. The name AMPEX is an acronym, created by its founder, which stands for Alexander M. Poniatoff Excellence.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1944Founded1
  • Industrydata management, electronics industry1
  • HeadquartersRedwood City1
  • Founded inSan Carlos1
  • Websitewww.ampex.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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The story

Founded by Alexander M. Poniatoff in 1944, in San Carlos.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • magnetic tape
  • reel-to-reel tape players & recorders

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Divisions

  • Ampex Records

Also owns

  • D-2
  • DCT

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1944Founded Founded in San Carlos1

Sources

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