Company:IXYS

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IXYS Corporation
TypePublic
NASDAQ: IXYS
IndustrySemiconductor
FateAcquired by Littelfuse
Founded1983; 42 years ago (1983)
DefunctJanuary 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
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

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

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

  1. ↑ "Nathan Zommer Ph.D.: Executive Profile & Biography". August 29, 2016. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=394876&privcapId=394874. 
  2. ↑ "IXYS : Summary for IXYS Corporation". https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/IXYS?p=IXYS. 
  3. ↑ "IXYS history" .
  4. ↑ "IXYS' High Power IGBTs Achieves Milestone for Performance in Fast Passenger Train...". AllBusiness.com, Business Wire. 2007-08-21. http://www.allbusiness.com/electronics/computer-electronics-manufacturing/5247601-1.html. 
  5. ↑ "About us". http://www.ixysuk.com/aboutus.html. 
  6. ↑ SEC filing: IXYS and Zilog merger
  7. ↑ IXYS, Zilog (December 7, 2009). "Zilog acquired by IXYS". http://microcontroller.com/news/Zilog_IXYS.asp. 
  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". August 28, 2017. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/08/28/ixys-littelfuse-acquisition.html. 
  10. ↑ "Littelfuse buys Ixys for $750m" (in en-GB). Electronics Weekly. 2017-08-29. https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/508082-2017-08/. 
  11. ↑ "Littelfuse Completes Acquisition of IXYS Corporation". https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NASDAQ/ixys-corp-delisted-IXYS/stock-news/76490531/littelfuse-completes-acquisition-of-ixys-corporati. 
  12. ↑ "2000V Power MOSFETs Suited for High Speed Applications". electronicdesign.com. 2015-05-05. https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/power/power-supply/discrete-power-semis/article/21198174/2000v-power-mosfets-suited-for-high-speed-applications. 
  13. ↑ "IXYS Integrated Circuits Division Introduces New 800V Solid State Relay". aol.com. 2016-07-15. https://www.aol.com/2013-03-11-ixys-integrated-circuits-division-introduces-new-8.html. 
  14. ↑ "IXYS Corporation". psu.edu. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=4c60e5819208adf56eb1f8bd1b15324cdeb4906d. 
  15. ↑ "Company Full Description". https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?rpc=66&symbol=IXYS.O. 



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