Ferenc Bánki

After graduating from the technical school, he was assigned to the Electronics Department of the Central Physical Research Institute (KFKI). His task was to assist in the research and development work at that time. Due to his very good manual dexterity and versatile technical sense, he became a significant contributor to the developments. He was tied to one workplace for the entirety of his career (KFKI MSZKI).
Meanwhile, he graduated from the evening department of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Budapest University of Technology (BME).
He subsequently worked in various professional frontier areas. He participated in the development of the manufacturing technology of printed circuits, which was still in its infancy at the time. At one time (1978-1980) he was the designated person responsible for the so-called “LSI Ltd.” consortium, which included several companies (HIKI, KFKI, TKI, BME, etc.) and was intended to implement the Hungarian microelectronics program.

He later played a significant role in developing the mechanical and card systems for TPA computers. He was also the developer of the first TPA power supply (the TPA-1001).

The Venus-Halley (VEGA) program was launched at the KFKI Particle and Nuclear Physics Research Institute (RMKI) in the early 1980s. As the chief designer of the KFKI MSZKI, he participated in the introduction of the extremely precise technology required for the production of space research instruments developed at RMKI and in the assembly inspection of the completed instruments.

Based on his performance, he was appointed head of the Editing and Technology Department of the MSZKI. After that, he performed more organizational and management tasks.

Awards: Institute Award, 1st degree (KFKI, 1972): State Award (shared, 1973).