▁ ▁In ▁both ▁cases ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁multiple ▁users ▁within ▁a ▁household ▁sought ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁the ▁product . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁manufact uring ▁The ▁company ▁began ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁David ▁Ch ung ’ s ▁living ▁room ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁then ▁moved ▁in ▁October ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁space ▁on ▁Sob ran te ▁Way ▁in ▁Sun ny v ale . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁the ▁company ▁moved ▁to ▁larger ▁facilities ▁on ▁Wol fe ▁Road ▁in ▁Sun ny v ale ▁and ▁later ▁added ▁ad jo ining ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building . ▁ ▁Here ▁the ▁company ▁began ▁low ▁volume ▁manufact uring . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁Um tech ▁moved ▁to ▁larger ▁space ▁on ▁Patrick ▁Henry ▁Drive ▁in ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁volume ▁manufact uring ▁facility . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁company ▁cut ▁back ▁its ▁operations ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁small ▁space ▁in ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁it ▁very ▁profit ably ▁sub - leased ▁the ▁Patrick ▁Henry ▁facility ▁to ▁R OL M . ▁ ▁Emp loy ees ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Um tech ▁grew ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁Key ▁man agers ▁and ▁personnel ▁included ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ ▁Dr . ▁Albert ▁Yu ▁- ▁President ▁ ▁David ▁Ch ung ▁- ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Mark eting ▁ ▁John ▁Cos ley ▁– ▁Chief ▁Ch ip , ▁Hard ware , ▁and ▁System ▁Engine er ▁ ▁Len