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VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC.
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VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC.
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is the largest U.S. and European manufacturer of passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors) providing the marketplace with a depth and breadth of product offerings that make it unique in the electronics industry.
Founded in 1962, Vishay’s earliest products became industry standards. These consisted of PhotoStress® coatings, strain gages and a new generation of ultra-precise, ultra-stable resistors that are still setting standards today.
Even as the Company achieved technical and market leadership in its core product lines, Vishay’s management began an aggressive acquisition strategy to increase its product offerings, market potential and revenues. Over the last twelve years, Vishay has acquired 17 companies, during which time sales have grown from under $50 million annually to $1.1 billion in 1996.
Vishay’s acquisitions have included some of the finest brand names in the electronic components industry. They are Dale, Sprague and Vitramon in the U.S., and Draloric, Roederstein, Sfernice and Vitramon in Europe.
Vishay is a Fortune 1000 company whose products include resistors, resistive sensors, tantalum capacitors, film capacitors, multilayer ceramic capacitors, inductors and other passive electronic components. These products are vital to the operation of everything electronic and can be found in computers, telephones, TVs, automobiles, household appliances, medical equipment, satellites, military and aerospace equipment.
Vishay’s list of customers includes such major manufacturers at AT&T, Alcatel, Bosch, Delco, Ford, IBM, Intel, Motorola and Siemens. They are served by the Company’s worldwide network of manufacturing facilities, inside sales and technical support offices, as well as distributorships and manufacturer's representatives located in all industrial countries.
Vishay employs approximately 15,000 people in 52 plants in the U.S., Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Israel and Japan.
As appeared in Experimental Techniques, Volume 21, Number 5, September/October 1997.