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American High Voltage
American High Voltage, a division of Shigamo Development Inc., is an American company that designs and manufactures high voltage power supplies for the military, downhole logging, flat panel and medical industries.

General
Founded in 1978, American High Voltage operates manufacturing facilities in northern Nevada and offers global sales and support through sales offices, representatives and overseas distributors.

American High Voltage manufactures products that must operate in extended temperature or high vibration environments, such as those used on military aircraft or in oil well logging tools. It has recently entered the neutron activation analysis market by introducing a line of 100kV power supplies that operate at temperatures in excess of 175 degrees Celsius.

Products
American High Voltage products include X-Ray systems, gated night vision systems and high voltage gamma detection equipment.

History
American High Voltage started in El Cajon, California in 1990, as a division of Abco Electronics, where it produced high reliability avionics equipment for the military, most importantly for the the E-2C and F-4 programs. In 1997, the company purchased a patent from American inventor Dr. Gary Hanington for the operation of a resonant PWM power supply for the incorporation into their line of ultra-thin modules for the display field.

Other timeline events include:

1999   Shigamo Development purchases Abco Electronics, Inc.

2001   Acquisition of Standard Energy Inc. high temperature electronics line

2008   Production began on 100kV power supply

2015   Acquisition of NAA high voltage patents for power supply design