Vishay

Overview

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is an American manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components founded by Polish businessman Felix Zandman. Vishay has manufacturing facilities in Israel, Asia, Europe and the Americas where it produces rectifiers, diodes, MOSFETs, optoelectronics, selected integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors and inductors. Vishay Intertechnology, with 2018 revenue of $3.035 billion. As of December 31, 2018, Vishay Intertechnology had approximately 24,100 full-time employees.

Vishay is one of the world's most important power MOSFET manufacturers. They are widely used in the power electronics industry, including portable information equipment, Internet communication infrastructure, power integrated circuits, mobile phones and notebook computers.

history

Vishay Intertechnology was founded in 1962 by Polish-born Dr. Felix Zandman. The company began operations with a patented technology with two product lines: foil resistors and foil resistance strain gauges. In 1985, the company grew from a start-up to a leading global manufacturer and began a series of acquisitions to become a broad-based manufacturer of electronic components.

Vishay has expanded into many product lines and announced in October 2009 that it would establish a branch company to focus on high-precision technology in foil technology. Vishay Precision Group accounts for approximately 9% of Vishay's annual revenue, and its product lines include bulk metal foil resistors, microgauge, load cells, process weighing and onboard weighing. In July 2010, Vishay Intertechnology completed the spin-off of Vishay Precision Group (VPG).

Since 1985, Vishay has pursued a business strategy consisting primarily of expanding the electronic components industry, primarily through the acquisition of other electronic component manufacturers. Reduce expenses; move manufacturing operations to countries with lower labor costs and government-sponsored incentives; maintain significant production facilities in regions where Vishay sells the majority of its products; continually introduce new products; and strengthen relationships with customers and strategic partners Relationship. As a result of this strategy, Vishay has grown from a small manufacturer of precision resistors and resistance strain gauges to one of the world's largest producers and suppliers of electronic components.

strategic acquisition

2019     Bi-Metallix

2018     Ultrasource

2014 Capella Microsystems (Lingyao Technology Co., Ltd.), Holy Stone Polytech

2013     MCB Industrie

2012 HiRel Systems (Hanwei Stone Electronics Co., Ltd.)

2011 Huntington Electric: Resistor businesses

2008 KEMET: Wet tantalum capacitor business (Kemet: wet tantalum capacitor business)

2007     International Rectifier: PCS business

2002 BCcomponents, Beyschlag (Beyschlag)

2001    General Semiconductor、Infineon: Infrared components business、Mallory (NACC)、Tansitor

2000    Cera-Mite、Electro-Films、Spectrol

1998 Siliconix, Tel efunken

1994    Vitramon

1993    Roederstein

1992 Sprague

1988 Sfernice

1987 Draloric

1985 Dale (Dale)

Sensor business

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.'s NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) thermistor product portfolio includes refrigerator sensors, flexible foil sensors, miniature immersion sensors, steel cover sensors, long-term immersion sensors with connectors, standard lug sensors, thermal Gradient Lug Sensors, Micro Lug Sensors, Screw-on Thread Sensors, Refrigerator Sensors, Microchip Sensors with Flexible Leads, Various Radial Lead Thermistors (Including Automotive Grade), Surface Mount Glass Protected Thermistors, MELF Glass encapsulated thermistors, surface mount chip thermistors, high sensitivity thermistor temperature applications and exposed thermistor chips.