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Vishay Announces Acquisition of Mallory

November 11, 2001 by Jeff Shepard

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (Malvern, PA) announced the acquisition of Mallory Electronic Components (Indianapolis, IN), a leading manufacturer of wet tantalum electrolytic capacitors with manufacturing facilities in Green Castle, IN, and Glasgow, KY.

Felix Zandman, chairman and CEO of Vishay, stated, "With this acquisition, Vishay becomes the number one manufacturer of wet tantalum electrolytic capacitors worldwide. The acquisition of Mallory further broadens the Vishay capacitor product portfolio for military, aerospace and industrial applications."