# Zircon Corporation

> Zircon Corporation is a Silicon Valley maker of electronic hand tools that invented an entire product category in 1980 with the original StudSensor, the first handheld electronic stud finder. Fifty years after starting with LED watches, the Campbell, California company builds stud finders, wall scanners, metal detectors and water-leak alarms sold to both professional contractors and weekend DIYers, holding more than 80 patents and designing its own sensor chips in-house.

- **Founded:** 1975
- **Headquarters:** Campbell, California, United States
- **Founders:** Robert Franklin (Inventor of the electronic stud finder (patented 1977)), Charles "Chuck" Stauss (Owner of Zircon; commercialized the StudSensor)
- **Team size:** Approximately 70-98 employees
- **Products:** StudSensor, MultiScanner, SuperScan (Kx / Mx / Wx / Hx families), MetalliScanner, Leak Alert / Leak Alert 360
- **Notable:** Invented the electronic stud finder category with the original StudSensor in 1980, Holds more than 80 global patents and registered designs in sensor and semiconductor-based detection, Was the sole producer of internal-capacitor stud finders until the original patent expired in 1998

## Products & services

- **StudSensor** — The original handheld electronic stud finder line; detects the edges of wood and metal studs behind walls. The product that created the category.
- **MultiScanner** — Multi-mode wall scanners that locate stud center and edges, metal, and live AC wiring in one tool.
- **SuperScan (Kx / Mx / Wx / Hx families)** — Advanced wall scanners with patented Target Control (TC) technology and FILTERz to find wood while ignoring plastic pipe and wiring, plus DeepScan mode for double-depth scanning.
- **MetalliScanner** — Metal detectors that find rebar in concrete, nails, screws, and buried metal like pipe and studs.
- **Leak Alert / Leak Alert 360** — Battery-powered water-leak alarms and detectors that sound an alert at the first sign of water near appliances, sump pumps, and plumbing.
- **Breaker ID** — Circuit-breaker finders that identify which breaker controls a given outlet without trial and error.

## Achievements

- Invented the electronic stud finder category with the original StudSensor in 1980
- Holds more than 80 global patents and registered designs in sensor and semiconductor-based detection
- Was the sole producer of internal-capacitor stud finders until the original patent expired in 1998
- StudSensor inducted into IEEE Spectrum's Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
- Won a 2024 Gold Innovation Award for its stud finders
- Celebrated 50 years in business in 2025
- Parent ZRCN Inc. began trading on OTCQX Best Market in February 2025

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Zircon Corporation appointed Jackie Zou as Chief Operating Officer.
- **2025-06** — Zircon celebrated 50 years in the electronic hand tool business.
- **2025-02** — Parent company ZRCN Inc. began trading on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker ZRCN.
- **2024-01** — Zircon won a 2024 Gold Innovation Award for its stud finders.
- **2020-09** — Launched Target Control technology in the next-gen SuperScan Kx family of advanced stud finders.

## Links

- Website: https://zircon.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/zircon-corporation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zircontools
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ZirconTools
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zircontools/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/ZirconTools/

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Last updated: 2026-08-20