- SparkFun Electronics
Infobox_Company
company_name = SparkFun Electronics
company_type = Private
company_slogan = Sharing Ingenuity
foundation =2003
location = Boulder,Colorado ,United States
industry =Electronics retailing
products = Port-o-Rotary, Giant NES Controller, Picture Frame Tetris
homepage = [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php Sparkfun.com]
subsid = [http://www.in2rowing.com In2Rowing]SparkFun Electronics (sometimes known by its abbreviation, "SFE") is an
electronics retailer in Boulder,Colorado ,United States . It manufactures and sellsmicrocontroller development boards and breakout boards.History
SparkFun Electronics was founded in
2003 by Nathan Seidle. Its first products wereOlimex printed circuit board s. [ [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/hdr.php?p=aboutus History of SparkFun Electronics.] ] The name 'SparkFun' came about because one of the founders of SparkFun was testing a development board, and sparks flew out; "Fun" was chosen because the company's self-stated aim is to educate people about electronics.Projects
Whilst the majority of products sold by SFE are from other manufacturers, it does manufacture and sell some of its own products:
* The Port-o-Rotary phone
* Picture Frame Tetris
* Giant NES controller
* Hotplate reflow soldering
* Commercial productreverse engineering References
External links
* [http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php SparkFun]
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