美國威世(VISHAY) www.vishay.com
威世公司創(chuàng)立于1962年，當(dāng)時(shí)主要生產(chǎn)和銷售由公司創(chuàng)立人和董事會(huì)主席－－物理學(xué)家 Felix Zandman 博士發(fā)明的箔電阻。 公司剛開始運(yùn)營的時(shí)候主要以經(jīng)營箔電阻和應(yīng)變計(jì)兩種產(chǎn)品為主。 威世公司逐漸從最初的創(chuàng)立發(fā)展成為生產(chǎn)這些原始產(chǎn)品的世界領(lǐng)先的制造商，從1985年起公司開始了一系列的戰(zhàn)略性收購行動(dòng)以發(fā)展成為一個(gè)多樣化電子元件產(chǎn)品的制造商，為客戶提供“一站式”服務(wù)。 今天的威世已經(jīng)成為世界上最大的分立半導(dǎo)體和無源電子元件的制造商之一。
通過威世測量集團(tuán)（Vishay Measurements Group）這樣一個(gè)組合品牌，威世成為世界排名第一的應(yīng)變計(jì)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(tuán)（Vishay Measurements Group）有兩個(gè)運(yùn)營部門， 一個(gè)是主要生產(chǎn)應(yīng)變計(jì)、測量儀器、PhotoStress產(chǎn)品的威世微測量部門（Vishay Micro-Measurements），另一個(gè)是主要生產(chǎn)測壓元件、稱量模塊、測量儀器和稱量系統(tǒng)的威世傳感器部門（Vishay Transducers）。
威世微測量（Vishay Micro-Measurements）可以為機(jī)械應(yīng)變的精度測量提供廣泛的產(chǎn)品，包括可綁定的應(yīng)變計(jì)、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(shè)計(jì)的通用應(yīng)變計(jì)，威世微測量（Vishay Micro-Measurements）還可以生產(chǎn)用于加工測壓元件和別的傳感器的Transducer-Class測量儀。
VMM的產(chǎn)品主要包括:
1）各種高性能常規(guī)應(yīng)變片和特種應(yīng)變片。
2）高精度位移傳感器。
3）應(yīng)變片以及應(yīng)變?cè)韨鞲衅鲗Ｓ脙x表。
4）應(yīng)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.