VISHAY Vishay Intertechnology was founded in 1962 by Dr. Felix Zandman, with a loan from his cousin Alfred P. Slaner. The Company was named after Dr. Zandmanââx82¬âx84¢s ancestral village in Lithuania, in memory of family members who perished in the Holocaust. The Companyââx82¬âx84¢s initial product portfolio consisted of foil resistors and foil resistance strain gages. In 1985, having grown from a start-up into the worldââx82¬âx84¢s leading manufacturer of foil resistors and strain gages, the Company began an ongoing series of strategic acquisitions to become a broad-line manufacturer of electronic components. Today, Vishay Intertechnology is one of the worldââx82¬âx84¢s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components.
Vishay has grown through acquisitions to include such top names as Dale, Sfernice, Draloric, Sprague, Vitramon, Siliconix, General Semiconductor, BCcomponents, and Beyschlag. Vishay's portfolio of brands represents an unmatched collection of discrete semiconductors and passive components. All of these brands and products are part of one global manufacturer: Vishay.
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