▁to ▁Bo eing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁co - own ers ▁became ▁Bo eing , ▁G M , ▁and ▁Ray the on . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Ray the on ▁decided ▁to ▁sell ▁its ▁st ake , ▁though ▁it ▁still ▁maintain s ▁research ▁and ▁contract ual ▁relations ▁with ▁H RL . ▁ ▁For ▁more ▁details , ▁please ▁see ▁Hugh es ▁A ircraft . ▁H RL ▁receives ▁fund ing ▁from ▁its ▁L LC ▁partners , ▁US ▁government ▁contract s , ▁and ▁other ▁commercial ▁customers . ▁ ▁H RL ▁focus es ▁on ▁advanced ▁develop ments ▁in ▁micro elect ron ics , ▁information ▁& ▁systems ▁sciences , ▁materials , ▁sens ors , ▁and ▁phot on ics ; ▁their ▁work space ▁sp ans ▁from ▁basic ▁research ▁to ▁product ▁delivery . ▁It ▁has ▁particularly ▁emphas ized ▁capabilities ▁in ▁high ▁performance ▁integrated ▁circ uits , ▁high ▁power ▁las ers , ▁anten nas , ▁networking , ▁and ▁smart ▁materials . ▁ ▁Despite ▁down s izing ▁during ▁the ▁a eros pace ▁industry ' s ▁contra ction ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁H RL ▁still ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁employ er ▁in ▁Mal ib u . ▁ ▁Notable ▁accomplish ments ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁working ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁las er ▁was ▁created ▁at ▁Hugh es ▁Research ▁Labor ator ies ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁by ▁The odore ▁Ma iman ▁( 1 9 2 7 – 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁H RL ▁began ▁research ▁on ▁atomic ▁clock