美國威世(VISHAY)
威世公司創立于1962年,當時主要生產和銷售由公司創立人和董事會主席--物理學家 Felix Zandman 博士發明的箔電阻。 公司剛開始運營的時候主要以經營箔電阻和應變計兩種產品為主。 威世公司逐漸從最初的創立發展成為生產這些原始產品的世界領先的制造商,從1985年起公司開始了一系列的戰略性收購行動以發展成為一個多樣化電子元件產品的制造商,為客戶提供“一站式”服務。 今天的威世已經成為世界上最大的分立半導體和無源電子元件的制造商之一。
通過威世測量集團(Vishay Measurements Group)這樣一個組合品牌,威世成為世界排名第一的應變計和測壓元件的制造商。 這些品牌包括:威世BLH(Vishay BLH)、威世世銓(Vishay Celtron)、威世微測量(Vishay Micro-Measurements)、威世諾貝爾(Vishay Nobel)、威世傳感電子(Vishay Sensortronics)和威世特迪亞-亨特利(Vishay Tedea-Huntleigh)。威世測量集團(Vishay Measurements Group)有兩個運營部門, 一個是主要生產應變計、測量儀器、PhotoStress產品的威世微測量部門(Vishay Micro-Measurements),另一個是主要生產測壓元件、稱量模塊、測量儀器和稱量系統的威世傳感器部門(Vishay Transducers)。
威世微測量(Vishay Micro-Measurements)可以為機械應變的精度測量提供廣泛的產品,包括可綁定的應變計、安裝配件和儀器、以及光彈儀器和材料。 除了為壓力分析測試設計的通用應變計,威世微測量(Vishay Micro-Measurements)還可以生產用于加工測壓元件和別的傳感器的Transducer-Class測量儀。
VMM的產品主要包括:
1)各種高性能常規應變片和特種應變片。
2)高精度位移傳感器。
3)應變片以及應變原理傳感器專用儀表。
4)應變片安裝附件。
Global Industry Leader
Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets.
Vishay’s global footprint includes sales offices worldwide, as well as manufacturing plants in China and five other Asian countries, Europe, and the Americas. Its product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, focus on cost reductions, and ability to provide “one-stop shop” service have made Vishay a global industry leader.
Growth Through Innovations and Acquisitions
Vishay was founded in 1962 to manufacture and market foil resistors, an invention of Dr. Felix Zandman, Chairman of the Board and founder. The Company began operations with foil resistors and strain gages as its initial product offerings. In 1985, having grown from a start-up into the world's leading manufacturer of these products, Vishay began an ongoing series of strategic acquisitions to become a broad-line manufacturer of electronic components.
Vishay's acquisitions include such top names as Siliconix, Telefunken, the infrared components business of Infineon, General Semiconductor, Dale, Draloric, Sprague, Vitramon, and BCcomponents (former passive components businesses of Philips Electronics and Beyschlag). In April 2007, Vishay completed the acquisition of selected discrete semiconductor and module product lines from International Rectifier?.
Leading Worldwide Manufacturer
Vishay has market shares ranging from substantial to number-one for each of its products. Specific product rankings include the following:
Discrete Semiconductors
Number 1 worldwide in low-voltage power MOSFETs
Number 1 worldwide in glass diodes
Number 1 worldwide in infrared components
...and others
Passive Components
Number 1 worldwide in wirewound and other power resistors
Number 1 worldwide in foil, MELF, thin film, and current sense resistors
Number 1 worldwide in wet tantalum capacitors
Number 1 worldwide in strain gage sensors and load cells
...and others
Successful Strategy, Financial Strength
Vishay’s growth through innovations and acquisitions has enabled it to remain financially strong during periodic downturns in the highly cyclical electronics industry. Vishay’s historically strong cash generation has provided money to acquire other companies and businesses. The result is a 20% compound annual growth rate of revenues from 1986 to 2006. In the process, Vishay has become a truly international company that sells into all geographic markets and all relevant market segments.
Meeting Customer Needs
Vishay’s customer mix includes original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies that manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and distributors that, depending on their size, sell to end customers at an international, regional, or local level.
From a customer perspective, Vishay’s “one-stop shop” service for complete discrete component solutions provides key benefits: Customers are able to streamline their design and purchasing processes by ordering multiple types of components from Vishay. Customers can send their bills of materials to Vishay and ask that Vishay cross-reference Vishay products in all categories. In addition, Vishay’s product sample service for design engineers provides free product samples worldwide.
Projecting Vishay into the Future
Smaller sizes, faster data processing, improved graphics, and more versatile wireless connectivity are some of the challenges faced by designers of new end products of all kinds — from industrial machinery to medical devices to MP3 players. Vishay rolls out a steady stream of new and improved components to help designers meet these challenges.
Innovation and consolidation, guided by a strong management team and supported by Vishay’s worldwide “one face to the customer” initiative, provide the basis for Vishay’s continued growth.