IXYS Corporation
Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Semiconductor - Specialized |
Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nathan Zommer (CEO, Chairman)[1] Uzi Sasson (President, COO, CFO) (Dec 31, 2013) |
Products | Power semiconductor, Integrated circuit |
Revenue | $ 317.21M (2016) |
Number of employees | 1010 (Dec 31, 2013) |
Parent | Littelfuse |
Website | www |
IXYS Corporation is an American company based in Milpitas, California. IXYS focuses on power semiconductors, radio-frequency (RF) power semiconductors, and digital and analog integrated circuits (ICs).[2]
History
Dr. Nathan Zommer founded IXYS Corporation in 1983 in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California. IXYS was originally a fabless power semiconductor device company. In 1989, IXYS provided power MOSFETs for the General Motors EV1.[3]
IXYS provided high-power IGBTs for the KTX-II high-speed train.[4]
In 2001, the company acquired the British semiconductor manufacturer Westcode.[5]
In December 2009, IXYS Corporation announced that it will buy Zilog, which is now the company's wholly owned subsidiary.[6][7]
In July 2013, IXYS Corporation finished acquiring Samsung Electronics' 4- and 8-bit microcontroller business, and the 4- and 8-bit microcontrollers acquired from Samsung will be offered by Zilog, Inc.[8]
In August 2017, IXYS Corporation was acquired by Littelfuse Inc in exchange for $750 million in cash and stocks.[9][10]
In January 2018, Littelfuse finished acquiring IXYS Corporation and IXYS was delisted from NASDAQ.[11]
Products
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IXYS Corporation's production of power semiconductor consists of Power MOS (metal-oxide-silicon) transistors and power bipolar. These series of products convert high voltage or current electricity to regular power. The company's production of integrated circuits are used for analog, mixed-signal and digital interface solutions in communication, such as solid-state relays (SSRs), line card access switch (LCAS), Litelink™. The RF Power Semiconductors convert high rates electricity for amplification or reception. In addition, IXYS provides laser diode drivers, direct copper bond (DCB).[12]
References
- ^ "Nathan Zommer Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. August 29, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "IXYS : Summary for IXYS Corporation". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "IXYS history".
- ^ "IXYS' High Power IGBTs Achieves Milestone for Performance in Fast Passenger Train..." AllBusiness.com, Business Wire. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "About us". IXYS UK Westcode Ltd. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ SEC filing: IXYS and Zilog merger
- ^ IXYS, Zilog (December 7, 2009). "Zilog acquired by IXYS". Microcontroller.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Bill Giovino. "Zilog Buys Microcontroller Product Lines from Samsung".
- ^ "IXYS Corp. agrees to be bought by Littelfuse Inc. in $750 million cash and stock deal". Silicon Valley Business Journal. August 28, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Littelfuse buys Ixys for $750m". Electronics Weekly. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ^ "Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of IXYS Corporation".
- ^ "Company Full Description". Archived from the original on 2010-10-20.