Leader Tech, Inc.
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Electronic components |
| Founded 📆 | 1984 |
| Founder 👔 | |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | EMI/RFI shielding products, board-level shields, conductive gaskets, microwave absorbers, thermal interface materials |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | HEICO Corporation |
| 🌐 Website | leadertechinc |
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Leader Tech, Inc. is a United States–based manufacturer of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) shielding products, headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company supplies board-level shielding, conductive gaskets, microwave absorbers and related components for applications in aerospace, defense, telecommunications, medical devices and industrial electronics.[1][2]
History
Leader Tech was founded in 1984 in Tampa, Florida.[3] In June 1999 the company was acquired by HEICO Corporation and became part of HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group.[4][5]
Products and technology
Leader Tech’s board-level shielding portfolio includes standard and modified two-piece shields, surface-mount shields and the proprietary Slot-Lok line, which applies standardized manufacturing methods to custom geometries.[6] Trade publications have highlighted the company’s short lead times and prototyping capability for circuit board shields.[7][8] The company also offers conductive elastomer and fabric-over-foam gaskets, beryllium-copper fingerstock, RF absorber materials and related thermal solutions for enclosure-level EMI control.[9]
Patents
Leader Tech and its inventors have been granted patents relating to PCB shielding enclosures and assemblies. Examples include US 6194655 B1 (2001) covering a circuit board component shielding enclosure and assembly with interfitting top and bottom covers.[10]
Recognition
In 2009, Interference Technology reported on the expansion of Leader Tech’s Global EMI Shielding Technology Center in Tampa, noting its additional production capacity and technical staffing to support customer demand.[11] In 2022, Aerospace & Defense Review (via U.S. Tech Online) named Leader Tech a Top Manufacturing Solution Provider for its EMI/RFI shielding solutions in military and aerospace applications.[12]
Headquarters
Leader Tech’s headquarters and Global EMI Shielding Technology Center are located in Tampa, Florida.[13][14]
Parent company
Leader Tech is a subsidiary of HEICO Corporation. HEICO’s 2023 Exhibit 21 (Subsidiaries of HEICO Corporation) lists Leader Tech, Inc. among its electronic technologies subsidiaries.[15]
References
- ↑ "Leader Tech company profile". EverythingRF. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "EMI/RFI Shielding – product listing for Leader Tech, Inc". IndustryNet. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "About Leader Tech". Leader Tech. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Leader Tech celebrates its 20th year in business with HEICO Corporation". Design World. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries of HEICO Corporation (FY2023)". SEC.gov. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Design guidance for apertures in board level shielding". Electronics360 (GlobalSpec). 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Leader Tech's Cost Effective Critical Environmental Board Level Shields". InCompliance Magazine. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Rapid Prototype Board Shields". InCompliance Magazine. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Leader Tech (subsidiary overview)". HEICO. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ US 6194655, "Circuit board component shielding enclosure and assembly having opposing covers interfitted with upper and lower portions of enclosure", assigned to Leader Tech, Inc.
- ↑ "Leader Tech Expands with a Global EMI Shielding Technology Center". Interference Technology. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Leader Tech Offers Military/Aerospace EMI Shields". U.S. Tech Online. June 2022. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "About Leader Tech". Leader Tech. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Leader Tech, Inc. — EMI/RFI Shielding". IndustryNet. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Exhibit 21 — Subsidiaries of HEICO Corporation (FY2023)". SEC.gov. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
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