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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Company typePublic
Industryelectronics
Founded1962;62 years ago(1962)
FounderFelix Zandman
HeadquartersMalvern, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Key people
Marc Zandman,Executive Chairman, Chief Business Development Officer,
Joel Smejkal,President and CEO
Productsrectifiers,diodes,MOSFETs,optoelectronics,selectedintegrated circuits,resistors,capacitors,inductors
RevenueDecreaseUS$3.40 billion(2023)
DecreaseUS$486 million(2023)
DecreaseUS$324 million(2023)
Total assetsIncreaseUS$4.24 billion(2023)
Total equityIncreaseUS$2.20 billion(2023)
Number of employees
c. 23,500(2023)
Websitevishay.com
Footnotes / references
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.is an American manufacturer of discretesemiconductorsandpassive electronic componentsfounded byPolish-born businessmanFelix Zandman.Vishay has manufacturing plants inIsrael,Asia,Europe,and theAmericaswhere it producesrectifiers,diodes,MOSFETs,optoelectronics,selectedintegrated circuits,resistors,capacitors,andinductors.Vishay Intertechnology revenues for 2023 were $3.4 billion.[1]At the end of 2023, Vishay had approximately 23,500 full-time employees.[1]

Vishay is one of the world's foremost manufacturers ofpower MOSFETs.[2]They have a wide range ofpower electronicapplications, including portableinformation appliances,internetcommunications infrastructure,power integrated circuits,cell phones,andnotebook computers.[3]

History

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Film capacitor by Vishay

Vishay Intertechnology was founded in 1962 byPolish-born Holocaust survivorFelix Zandman.The company was named after Zandman's ancestral village in present-dayLithuania,Veisiejai.It began operations with apatentedtechnology that had two product lines:foil resistorsand foil resistancestrain gauges.In 1985, having grown from a start-up into the world's leading manufacturer of these original products, the company began an ongoing series of acquisitions to become a broadline manufacturer of electronics components.[4]

Having expanded into so many product lines, Vishay announced in October 2009 that it would be creating a spin-off company which focuses on their high precision technologies in Foil Technology.Vishay Precision Grouprepresents approximately 9% of Vishay annual revenue, and included their product lines in Bulk Metal Foil Resistors, micro-measurements, load cells, process weighing, and on-board weighing.[5][6]In July 2010, Vishay Intertechnology completed the spin-off of Vishay Precision Group (VPG).

Since 1985, Vishay has pursued a business strategy that principally consists of the following elements: expanding within the electronic components industry, primarily through the acquisition of other manufacturers of electronic components; reducing expenses; transferring manufacturing operations to countries with lower labor costs and government-sponsored incentives; maintaining significant production facilities in regions where Vishay markets the bulk of its products; continually rolling out new products; and strengthening relationships with customers and strategic partners. As a result of this strategy, Vishay has grown from a small manufacturer of precision resistors and resistance strain gages to one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of a broad line of electronic components.[1]

The former Spectrol Reliance factory inSwindon,England,(UK arm of Spectrol Electronics that was acquired by Vishay in 2000, originally known asReliance Controls) was the last design byTeam 4(Richard Rogers,Norman Fosterand their respective wives), and is considered the first example ofHigh-tech architecturein the United Kingdom. It opened in 1967 and was demolished in 1991, Spectrol Reliance moving to a different part of Swindon.[7]

Acquisitions

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Some of the manufacturers that Vishay has acquired includeHiRel Systems(2012), the resistor business ofHuntington Electric(2011), the wettantalumcapacitor business ofKEMET(2008), the PCS business ofInternational Rectifier(2007),BCcomponents(Beyschlag Centralab components, which was previously part ofPhilips Electronics Components) (2002),[8]General Semiconductor,the infrared components business ofInfineon,Mallory(NACC), andTansitor(2001),Cera-Mite,Electro-Films,andSpectrol(2000),SiliconixandTelefunken(1998),Vitramon(1994),Roederstein(1993),Sprague(1992),Sfernice(1988),Draloric(1987), andDale(1985).[9]

Vishay agreed to purchase theInmos microprocessor factoryfromNexperiafor $177 million in November 2023.[10]In March 2024, the UK government approved the acquisition, as announced by Secretary of StateOliver Dowden.[11][12][13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)".U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.February 16, 2024.
  2. ^"MOSFETS".Vishay.RetrievedJuly 29,2019.
  3. ^Whiteley, Carol; McLaughlin, John Robert (2002).Technology, Entrepreneurs, and Silicon Valley.Institute for the History of Technology.ISBN9780964921719.These active electronic components, or power semiconductor products, from Siliconix are used to switch and convert power in a wide range of systems, from portable information appliances to the communications infrastructure that enables the Internet. The company's power MOSFETs — tiny solid-state switches, or metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors — and power integrated circuits are widely used in cell phones and notebook computers to manage battery power efficiently
  4. ^Vishay."Company Info - About".Vishay.RetrievedOctober 21,2013.
  5. ^"VPG - Home Page".Vishaypg.com.RetrievedOctober 21,2013.
  6. ^"Vishay Announces Intention to Spin Off Measurements and Foil Resistor Businesses to Stockholders"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 20, 2010.RetrievedJune 17,2010.
  7. ^"Richard Rogers, Architect (1933–), From the House to the City".Design Museum.Archivedfrom the original on October 20, 2010.RetrievedOctober 12,2010.
  8. ^"Vishay BCcomponents - Vishay Brands".
  9. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived from the original on April 17, 2012.RetrievedDecember 13,2012.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^Gross, Anna; Pickard, Jim (November 8, 2023)."Nexperia sells Newport Wafer Fab to US chip company for $177mn".Financial Times.
  11. ^"Newport Wafer Fab sale wins government approval".March 18, 2024.ISSN0140-0460.RetrievedMarch 18,2024.
  12. ^"Newport Wafer Fab: Semiconductor plant takeover gets go-ahead".March 1, 2024.RetrievedMarch 18,2024.
  13. ^"Vishay completes acquisition of Nexperia's Newport Wafer Fab following UK Government approval".www.semiconductor-today.com.RetrievedMarch 18,2024.
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