AVX AVX began in 1972 making ceramic capacitors as a subsidiary of Aerovox Corporation, a company founded in 1922 as Radiola Wireless Corporation, which made radios. In June 1973, AVX became the parent company when assets of Aerovox were sold.
AVX Corporation, a 71 percent owned subsidiary of Kyocera Electronics Corporation, is a manufacturer of electronic components headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. It is the largest industrial employer in Horry County, South Carolina, with almost 1000 workers in Myrtle Beach and Conway.
AVX [Kyocera] Corporation
