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Vishay Intertechnology

Type	Public (NYSE: VSH)
Founded	1962
Headquarters	Malvern, PA, United States
Key people	Felix Zandman, Executive Chairman
Industry	electronics
Products	rectifiers, diodes, MOSFETs, optoelectronic products, selected integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, transducers
Revenue	▲ $ 2.83 billion USD (2007)
Operating income	▲ $218 Million USD (2007)
Net income	▲ $131 Million USD (2007)
Employees	27,900 (2008)
Website	www.vishay.com

Vishay Intertechnology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors and passive electronic components. Vishay has several production centres in Israel, China and five other Asian countries, Europe and the Americas where it produces rectifiers, diodes, MOSFETs, optoelectronic products, selected integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers.

[edit] History

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Vishay was founded in 1962 to manufacture and market foil resistors, an invention of Dr. Felix Zandman, Executive Chairman of the Board and founder. With the financial support of Alfred P. Slaner this became a reality. The Company began operations with foil resistors and foil resistance strain gages as its initial product offerings. In 1985, having grown from a start-up into the world’s leading manufacturer of these original products, Vishay began an ongoing series of strategic acquisitions to become a broadline manufacturer of electronic components. Today, Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.

[edit] See also

• Official site
• History of Vishay Intertechnology
• Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) at Wikinvest