China Academy of Space Electronics Technology (CASET)
| Other Name: | 中国航天电子基础技术研究所; China Academy of Basic Technology for Space Electronics; Ninth Academy |
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| Location: | Haidian district, Beijing, China |
| Subordinate To: | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) |
| Size: | Employs 5,000 people in 2 research institutes and 3 factories |
| Facility Status: | Active |
CASET is one of nine design academies under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). It is headquartered in Beijing's Haidian district, with sites in Nanyuan and near Xian. CASET employs 5,000 people in 2 research institutes and 3 factories.
CASET develops specialized computers, integrated circuits, electric adapter connectors, and other microelectronic devices in support of CASC projects.
Institutes under CASET include:
- "165 Factory"
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Lishan Microelectronics Institute, "771st Research Institute"
Research, development and manufacturing of missile satellite-related computers and integrated circuits. 3800 personnel; established in the 1960s.
Sources:
Major Mark A. Stokes, China's Strategic Modernization: Implications for US National Security, October 1997, Appendix One; "China's International Defense-Industrial Organizations Organizational Chart," Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Reference Document DI-1921-60-98, 15 June 1998; "Overview of CASC and its Institutes," Beijing Zhongguo Hangtian in Chinese, 1 October 2002.
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