| \u00a0Ascendant Companies<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Descendent Companies<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Company<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Comments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Company<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n | Comments<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | General Telephone and Electric<\/a> | \n<\/span><\/td>\n In 1959, General Telephone acquired Sylvania Electric. The merged companies became GTE, General Telephone and Electric. | \n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0Company Overview<\/h2>\nFounded in 1924, as Sylvania Products, Inc., as a lighting products company. Except for transistors produced before 1959, all semiconductors were produced by GTE<\/a> under the Sylvania brand.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Company Pedigree \u00a0Ascendant Companies Descendent Companies Company Comments Company Comments General Telephone and Electric In 1959, General Telephone acquired Sylvania Electric. The merged companies became GTE, General Telephone and Electric. \u00a0Company Overview Founded in 1924, as Sylvania Products, Inc., as a lighting products company. Except for transistors produced before 1959, all semiconductors were produced by … <\/p>\n |