IXYS

• Technology and Market Leadership in Power : IXYS Corporation is global supplier of Power Management Semiconductors with a comprehensive range of Power MOSFET, IGBT, Bipolar and Mixed-Signal IC solutions that provide improved efficiency and reduced energy cost in a wide range of power system applications.   For over 20 years, IXYS has been at the forefront of Power Semiconductor and IC technology having over 100 patents and innovations in the development of the IGBT, High Current Power MOSFETs, Fast Recovery Diodes, BiMOSFETs, Reverse Blocking IGBTs and Gate Driver ICs.   IXYS is the recognized leader of "ruggedized" high Power MOSFETs known as HiPerFET(TM) used extensively in the IT/Telecom Power Supply industry for its excellent reliability. IXYS is also an innovator of ISOPlus(TM) Direct Copper Bond (DCB) isolated discrete and module packages which are gaining acceptance in a broad range of applications and is now being deployed into automotive and consumer appliances.   Our IXYS GmbH Division is one of the largest suppliers in the world of bipolar Thyristors, Fast Recovery Diodes, Schottkys and high Power Modules.

  Today with sales in the $300 Million range, IXYS serves a broad cross section of the $15B Power Devices market...and has gained market leadership in IT/Telecom Power Supplies, Factory Automation, Power Quality, Medical Imaging/Heart Therapy and more recently, in Flat Panel Displays.

• Acquisitions that strengthen our position in Power: Over the past three years IXYS has completed key strategic acquisitions aimed at expanding our served markets and adding new technologies: Westcode Ltd, expands IXYS into very high power with a line of Thyristors for Energy Management, Industrial and high-speed train and light rail markets. Clare Inc, which included the Micronix ASIC Group providing IXYS with a broad line of Solid State Relays, Power Management ICs and a high voltage Silicon-On-Insulator IC capability. Most recently IXYS acquired MicroWave Technology Inc, giving IXYS a foothold into the RF Power Amplifier market for 3G Wireless Infrastructure and Military Communications with a family of high performance GaAs FETs and RF Power Modules.