Lexicon (company)

Lexicon
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAudio electronics
Founded1971
HeadquartersWoodbury, Orange County, New York
Key people
Francis F. Lee
Chuck Bagnaschi
Dr. David Griesinger
ProductsProfessional audio production equipment, home theater equipment, consumer audio, vehicle audio
OwnerSamsung Electronics
ParentHarman International Industries
Websitehttp://www.lexicon.com

Lexicon is an American company that engineers, manufactures, and markets audio equipment as a brand of Harman International Industries. The company was founded in 1971 with headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, and offices in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was acquired by Harman in 1993.[1]

Lexicon traces its history to the 1969 founding of American Data Sciences by MIT professor Dr. Francis F. Lee and engineer Chuck Bagnaschi, developers of digital audio devices for medical heart monitoring.[2]

  1. ^ "Harman Moves On Digital: Acquires Lexicon" (Press release). Harman International Industries. 16 April 1993. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015 – via The Free Library. Harman International Industries, Inc., today announced completion of the acquisition of Lexicon, Inc. Based in Waltham, Mass., Lexicon is recognized worldwide as the premier designer and manufacturer of digital audio signal processing equipment and disk-based audio production systems for the professional audio and high-end consumer electronics industries.
  2. ^ Schoenherr, Steven (May 5, 2004). "The Digital Revolution". Recording Technology History. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.