Vishay, a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transducers). Vishay's components are vital to the operation of electronic products found in a broad range of industries worldwide.

The Company was founded in 1962 by Dr. Felix Zandman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the late Mr. Alfred P. Slaner, Honorary Chairman. With headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Vishay employs over 25,000 people in sixteen countries.

Vishay has grown through acquisition to include such top names in discrete electronic components as Dale, Sfernice, Draloric, Sprague, Vitramon, Siliconix, General Semiconductor, BCcomponents, and Beyschlag. Vishay's portfolio of brands represents an unmatched collection of discrete semiconductors, passive components, integrated modules, stress sensors, and transducers. All of these brands and products are part of one global manufacturer: Vishay.