Pioneer Exploration Signs Memorandum of Understanding.
SYMBOL OTC:BB PIEX VANCOUVER, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pioneer Exploration Inc. (PIEX) announces it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire 125,000 shares of Macallan Oil & Gas Inc., a private Barbados Company. Macallan's major asset is a 39% net revenue interest in an oil discovery...

Vishay Introduces Siliconix 1-A Protected High-Side Load Switch.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-16 December 2008-Vishay Introduces Siliconix 1-A Protected High-Side Load Switch(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Vishay Intertechnology, a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, and optoelectronics and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers), has added to its family of current...

Multilayer chip capacitors prevent surface arc-over.
US-based capacitor manufacturer Vishay Intertechnology Inc has introduced, what it says is the industry's first surface-mount multilayer ceramic chip capacitors (MLCCs) designed to prevent surface arc-over. The devices provide maximum capacitance in high-voltage ratings and an increased capacitor voltage breakdown. The MLCCs--called VJ0805, VJ1206, and VJ1210 HVArc...

Vishay Announces Conference Call to Provide More Information After Executing Definitive Documentation to Acquire Power Control Systems (PCS) Business From International Rectifier.
MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier have now executed definitive documentation with respect to their previously announced agreement providing for Vishay's acquisition of International Rectifier's Power Control Systems (PCS) business for approximately $290 million in cash. Vishay announced that it will...

KEMET Branches Out to Inductor Market.
Expansion Part of Successful Alliance with TAIYO YUDEN GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KEMET Corporation announces its entrance into the surface-mount inductor market through our Strategic Alliance partner, TAIYO YUDEN Co., Ltd. KEMET plans to offer ferrite products, including a complete line of surface-mount...

Vishay to Participate at Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference.
MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced today that Richard N. Grubb, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Raymond James IT Supply Chain Conference at 1:50 PM ET on Wednesday, December 13, 2006. The conference is being held at the InterContinental,...

Vishay Receives Two China Component Leader Awards.
MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announces that it has been recognized as "China Component Leader" in two key categories: resistors and capacitors. During a November 23, 2006, ceremony at the China Electronics Fair in Shanghai, Vishay received awards as the top company in both categories....

Vishay to Present at the 9th Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference.
MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced today that Dr. Gerald Paul, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 9th Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 10:30 AM ET. The conference is being held at the New...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year Ending Financial Results Tuesday, February 6.
MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will release results for the fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2006 before the NYSE opens on February 6, 2007. A conference call to discuss fourth quarter and year ending financial results is scheduled for Tuesday, February...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Announce HSR Clearance for Sale of IR's Power Control Systems Business to Vishay.
MALVERN, Pa. and EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation (IR) today announced that the waiting period has expired under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, allowing the proposed sale of IR's Power Control Systems Business (PCS) to Vishay Intertechnology, Inc....