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IPRS Băneasa

Manufacturer

Also known as
Întreprinderea de Piese Radio și Semiconductoare; IPRS; Băneasa SA
Address
Str. Erou Iancu Nicolae nr. 32, sector 2, București (1989)
Founded
1962
In the archive
7 devices
Last edited
03 OCT 2026

History

IPRS Băneasa (Întreprinderea de Piese Radio și Semiconductoare, the Enterprise for Radio Parts and Semiconductors) was the main Romanian manufacturer of electronic components, located in the Băneasa area of northern Bucharest.

It was derived in 1962 from Uzinele Electronica, which hosted it until it moved into its own buildings, and it was developed on the basis of Western licences [1]. Its range covered integrated circuits, silicon transistors, diodes, thyristors, triacs and capacitors; integrated circuits were produced from 1970 with Thomson-CSF technology [2]. A well-known product is the βP14500, a clone of the Motorola MC14500B [2].

In 1971 a special section for silicon transistors and integrated circuits for computers was set up at IPRS under licence; in 1978 it became the Research Centre for Electronic Components (CCSIT-CE), working on the same site [1]. The production of passive components started at IPRS was later doubled at IPEE Curtea de Argeș [1].

By 1971–1972 the Romanian industry covered all the active and passive components needed for radio receivers [4]. In 1973–1975 IPRS specialists led by Anton Vătășescu developed linear integrated circuits for radio and television sets, varicap and switching diodes, silicon planar transistors for frequencies up to 1000 MHz and ceramic filters [4]. Integrated circuits such as the TDA440, TAA661, TBA950, TDA1170 and TAA550 were made experimentally by 1976 for Electronica’s first television sets with integrated circuits [4]. From 1972 IPRS supplied all the transistors and diodes for Electronica’s sets, with silicon transistors derived from Fairchild and SGS-Thomson technology; it also made BB139 varicap diodes under an ITT Intermetall licence [4].

After 1989 the enterprise remained state-owned until 2003, when it was sold to the businessman Omar Hayssam; it was declared bankrupt by 2008 [2].

In 1963 the semiconductor team of the ICPE institute, which had made the first silicon single crystals of 1–2 inches in diameter, moved to the new components factory at Băneasa [5].

In 1989

In 1989 IPRS Băneasa belonged to the Industrial Central for Electronics and Computer Technology (CIETC) of the Ministry of the Electrotechnical Industry. The research centre for electronic components, CCSIT-CE, was listed next door, at no. 32 B, and used the same telex number as IPRS [3].

Devices in the archive (7)

BB 139IPRS BăneasaDiodes · Romania
TAA550IPRS BăneasaIntegrated circuits · Romania
TAA661IPRS BăneasaIntegrated circuits · Romania
TBA950IPRS BăneasaIntegrated circuits · Romania
TDA440IPRS BăneasaIntegrated circuits · Romania
TDA1170IPRS BăneasaIntegrated circuits · Romania
ZTC33IPRS BăneasaIntegrated circuits · Romania

References

  1. [1]D. F. Lăzăroiu, N. Millea et al. – „Electronica românească. O istorie trăită”, vol. I, AGIR, chapter I „Industria electronică românească”
  2. [2]Wikipedia – „Electronics industry in the Socialist Republic of Romania”
  3. [3]N. Drăgulănescu – „Agenda radioelectronistului”, 2nd edition, 1989, chapter 52 „Unități de cercetare, proiectare, producție și service – în industria electronică – din cadrul M.I.Et.”, pp. 742–749
  4. [4]D. F. Lăzăroiu, N. Millea et al. – „Electronica românească. O istorie trăită”, vol. I, AGIR, section II.4 „Uzinele Electronica, 1966–1981”, pp. 162, 166–171
  5. [5]N. Millea (coord.) et al. – „Electronica românească. O istorie trăită”, vol. II „Electronica profesională”, AGIR, section VI.3 „Roirea de cadre în sectorul electrotehnic”, pp. 529–532