Siliconix

Vishay Siliconix
FormerlySiliconix Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustrySemiconductor
FoundedMarch 5, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-03-05)[1]
Founder
Defunct2005 (2005)
Fateacquired by Vishay Intertechnology
HeadquartersSunnyvale, California

Siliconix Inc., later Temic Siliconix Inc. was a pioneering American semiconductor company known for its MOSFET designs.[2]: B-1  Now a subsidiary brand of Vishay, it was founded by Frances and Bill Hugle in 1962.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Semiconductor Company from Another World: The Siliconix Story, Part 4 – Siliconix and Stewart-Warner Microcircuits". EEJournal. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hof, Rob (November 10, 1985). "Siliconix: It could have the last laugh". The Peninsula Times Tribune: B-1, B-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vishay Siliconix - Vishay Brands". www.vishay.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Semiconductor Company from Another World: The Siliconix Story, Part 4 – Siliconix and Stewart-Warner Microcircuits". EEJournal. June 7, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2024.