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Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) is a U.S. manufacturer of precision test, measurement, and nuclear instrumentation, operating since 1963.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) describes itself as a provider of test, measurement, and nuclear instrumentation since 1963, with products built in the USA across eight product lines and signal coverage from DC to 54 GHz. The company states it serves industrial, research, academic, and defense users, and is headquartered in San Rafael, California, with additional U.S. facilities and a representative network reaching more than 60 countries. Its portfolio spans arbitrary waveform generators, RF and microwave signal generators, pulse and delay generators, custom scintillation detectors, isotope ID and radiation detection, high voltage/current pulsers, real-time spectrum analyzers, and BNC Scientific lines.

History

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation states it has provided test, measurement, and nuclear instrumentation since 1963. According to its history page, the company began with custom pulse generators built to tighter tolerances than the market expected, and its Model 625A, described as its first ARB and function generator, was named Test and Measurement Product of the Year by the Cahners Electronics Group. The company says it has introduced fifteen distinct digital delay generators with timing resolution down to 250 femtoseconds. It is headquartered in San Rafael, California, with additional U.S. facilities and a representative network reaching more than 60 countries.

Products and positioning

Precision instrumentation for industrial, research, academic, and defense users; built in the USA.

  • Arbitrary Waveform Generators

    180 MHz to 20 GS/s; for radar, quantum, semiconductor applications.

  • RF & Microwave Signal Generators

    Clean signals to 54 GHz, single to multi-channel.

  • Pulse & Delay Generators

    250 ps timing, femtosecond delays, high-current pulses.

  • Custom Scintillation Detectors

    The right crystal and readout, in your exact geometry.

  • Isotope ID & Radiation Detection

    Handheld to vehicle; for first responders to laboratories.

  • High Voltage / Current Pulsers

    Bipolar HV pulses, laser diode drivers, pulsed power.

  • Real-Time Spectrum Analyzers

    See every signal, all the time.

  • BNC Scientific

    Spectroscopy, sources, VNAs, and radiometrics.

Recent events

  • Berkeley Nucleonics launches upgraded SAM 940+ RIID[5]

    Reported:

    Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation launched the upgraded SAM 940+ radioisotope identification device, describing it as a smaller, lighter instrument with updated communication and reporting capabilities.

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