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AVX Corporation

CAGE Codes:

14158                                16299                                17554                                 1154G

1DAC6                               3NHL8                               4F867                                5A2K1

5TRL4                                6KUV2                               70N47                               91662

96095                                 0K916                                C4308                               F8489

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Operating Segments: Electronics

HQ: Greenville, South Carolina, United States

About

AVX Corporation is an American manufacturer of electronics components. The company has more than 9,900 employees and operates within the United States, Europe, and Asia. the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera Electronics Corporation.

AVX was founded in 1972 and began making ceramic capacitors as a subsidiary of Aerovox Corporation. In 1973, AVX became an independent company following the sale of Aerovox’s assets. The company expanded into the integrated circuit field, with a five year plan to expand operations. Throughout the 70s, AVX expanded to Europe and Japan. VX continued to grow throughout the 1980s, even as computer manufacturers began to ease off of purchasing capacitors. The decade ended with Kyocera purchasing $267 million of AVX’s stocks, making it a subsidiary of the Japanese manufacturer.

By 1995, sales had reached almost $1 billion thanks to the growth in the personal computer and cellphone markets, as well as rising demands in the automotive, home appliance, and medical industries for advanced electronic components. That same year, AVX entered the connector business and expanded its ceramic and tantalum capacitor manufacturing capabilities. By 2001, AVX had 26 plants in 12 different countries, 21,000 employees, and sales of $2.6 billion. On December 3rd, 2009, AVX announced that it was relocating its corporate headquarters to Greenville, South Carolina.

Products, Services, and Platforms

Products

• AVX has three main business units: passive components, KED resale, and connectors. Passive components include electrical components for automotive braking, cell phones, copiers, hearing aids, and locomotives. KED Resale sells Kyocera products such as ceramic and tantalum capacitors. Connectors from AVX are used in the automotive and medical industries. Major customers of AVX include Motorola, Nokia, and Robert Bosch GmbH. Asia accounts for nearly 50% of the company’s sales.

Subsidiaries/Partners

AVX Corporation’s subsidiaries include AB Elektronik, American Technical Ceramics Corp, Elco Europe GmbH, AVX Israel, AVX Tantalum Corporation, AVX Antenna, Avio Excelente, S.A. DE C.V., AVX Filters Corp, Elco USA Ltd, and more. The company itself is a subsidiary of Kyocera Electronics Corporation, a Japanese multinational ceramics and electronics manufacturer.

Competitors

The primary competitors of AVX Corporation include Kemet, Murata Manufacturing, Vishay, Cyntec Co Ltd, Microwave Communications Laboratories, TT Electronics, Autoliv Inc, Surge Components Inc, and other manufacturers of electronic components.