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IXYS Corporation
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: IXYS
IndustrySemiconductor
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
DefunctJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
FateAcquired by Littelfuse
Headquarters
Milpitas, California
,
United States
Key people
Nathan Zommer (CEO, chairman)[1]
Uzi Sasson (president, COO, CFO)
(Dec 31, 2013)
RevenueUS$317.21 million (2016)
Number of employees
1,010 (Dec 31, 2013)
SubsidiariesZilog
Websiteixys.com

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

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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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Litelink CPC5621A, a phone line interface IC (DAA)

IXYS products included MOSFETs like a 2000V N-Channel power MOSFET, designed to be used in high voltage applications as well as integrated circuits used in Solid State Relays and Line Card Access Switches.[12][13][14] The RF Power Semiconductors convert high rates electricity for amplification or reception. In addition, IXYS provides laser diode drivers, direct copper bond (DCB).[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Nathan Zommer Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. August 29, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "IXYS : Summary for IXYS Corporation". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "IXYS history" Archived 2013-06-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "IXYS' High Power IGBTs Achieves Milestone for Performance in Fast Passenger Train..." AllBusiness.com, Business Wire. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  5. ^ "About us". IXYS UK Westcode Ltd. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ^ SEC filing: IXYS and Zilog merger
  7. ^ IXYS, Zilog (December 7, 2009). "Zilog acquired by IXYS". Microcontroller.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Bill Giovino. "Zilog Buys Microcontroller Product Lines from Samsung".
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Littelfuse buys Ixys for $750m". Electronics Weekly. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  11. ^ "Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of IXYS Corporation".
  12. ^ "2000V Power MOSFETs Suited for High Speed Applications". electronicdesign.com. 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  13. ^ "IXYS Integrated Circuits Division Introduces New 800V Solid State Relay". aol.com. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  14. ^ "IXYS Corporation". psu.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  15. ^ "Company Full Description". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2010-10-20.
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