Riverside Technology CEO Forum

The Riverside Technology CEO Forum provides an arena for Technology CEOs to network, discuss relevant topics and issues, and develop and deploy programs and action items of importance to the growth and prosperity of the technology industry and community. 

• Create network of intelligent resources, and seek collaboration and support among Riverside technology companies.
  
  
• Establish high profile, mutually rewarding programs and provide an open forum for dialogs to foster and advance a high technology business environment.
  
  
• Build mutually beneficial relationships between industry and government, by serving as an expert resource and creating supportive infrastructure systems.
  
  
• Forge a strong industry-academic partnership with UC Riverside.
  
  
• Advocate for a supportive technology based industry environment, and enhance long-term advancement and success of technology industry in Riverside.

More than sixty years ago co-founders Marlan and Rosemary Bourns set up shop in their tiny 384 square-foot garage in Altadena, California. Their idea to provide a method of accurately determining an aircraft's pitch attitude solved a crucial problem for pilots. The invention of the first miniature linear motion and vane position potentiometers propelled their tiny business into a global corporation, manufacturing a range of products that impact almost every aspect of today's electronics industry.  

From its earliest days, Bourns established a benchmark for quality, value, and innovation. In 1952, Bourns patented the world's first trimming potentiometer, trademarked Trimpot ®. Bourns' dedication to excellence ensures continuous improvement of its products and services to satisfy customer requirements on a global basis.  

The company, with worldwide headquarters in Riverside, California and nine other facilities around the world has continued growing through acquisitions and start-ups. Product lines now include precision potentiometers, panel controls, encoders, resistor/capacitor networks, chip resistors/arrays, inductors, transformers, resettable fuses, thyristor-based overvoltage protectors, line feed resistors, gas discharge tubes, telephone station protectors, 5-pin protectors, industrial signal, irrigation and petroleum protectors, CATV coax protectors, signal data protectors, indoor and outdoor POT splitters, network interface devices, and integrated circuits.  

Bourns, Inc. serves a broad range of markets, including telecommunications, computer, industrial, instrumentation, automotive, consumer, audio, and medical.