Yageo Corporation(國巨公司) is an American

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-based

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component manufacturing company, founded in 1977. The company specializes in

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devices —

resistors A resistor is a passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element. In electronic circuits, resistors are used to reduce current flow, adjust signal levels, to divide voltages, bias active el ...

capacitors A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field by virtue of accumulating electric charges on two close surfaces insulated from each other. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals. The effect of a ...

and

inductors An inductor, also called a coil, choke, or reactor, is a passive two-terminal electrical component that stores energy in a magnetic field when electric current flows through it. An inductor typically consists of an insulated wire wound into a ...

. As of January 2020 they were the third largest passive component manufacturer in the world.

History

In 1994, Yageo acquired

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-based ASJ. In 1996, Yageo acquired Vitrohm, which had been founded in

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in 1933, and fellow Taiwanese company Teapo. In 1997, Yageo acquired another Taiwanese company, Chilisin. In 2000, the company acquired the "Phycomp" and "Ferroxcube" brand names from Philips Electronics NV. In 2002, Yageo acquired Stellar, Inc. In September 2018, Yageo acquired BrightKing, a protective component company. In December 2018, Yageo acquired Pulse Electronics, a wireless/power/advanced components company headquartered in San Diego, USA. In November 2019, it was announced that Yageo would acquire KEMET Corporation. In December 2019, Yageo signed a letter of intent with

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to build an additional production line in Kaohsiung’s

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. In January 2020, Yageo announced plans to move approximately US$332.37 million in cash held offshore to Taiwan to boost capacity and

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projects. In June 2020, Yageo and KEMET completed

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. In October 2022, the company agreed to buy German maker of industrial and automotive temperature sensors, Heraeus Nexensos GmbH, for about US$78million. That same month, it also announced its intent to acquire

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's Telemecanique Sensors for US$729million in cash.

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* Electronics companies of Taiwan Electronics companies established in 1977 1977 establishments in Taiwan Capacitor manufacturers Taiwanese brands {{Taiwan-company-stub

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