Zetex Semiconductors plc is a
UK-based manufacturer of
discrete semiconductor devices such as
diodes and
transistor
upright=1.4, gate (G), body (B), source (S) and drain (D) terminals. The gate is separated from the body by an insulating layer (pink).
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to Electronic amplifier, amplify or electronic switch, switch ...
s.
Corporate history
Originally a subsidiary of
Ferranti Semiconductor, Zetex took its name from Ferranti's ZTX series of
bipolar transistor
A bipolar junction transistor (BJT) is a type of transistor that uses both electrons and electron holes as charge carriers. In contrast, a unipolar transistor, such as a field-effect transistor, uses only one kind of charge carrier. A bipolar t ...
s. It was sold to
Plessey
The Plessey Company plc was a British electronics, defence and telecommunications company. It originated in 1917, growing and diversifying into electronics. It expanded after World War II by acquisition of companies and formed overseas compani ...
in 1988, then bought out by management in 1989 to become Zetex plc. At this point it owned two manufacturing sites in
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham ...
: Gem Mill and Lansdowne Road. It then became a subsidiary of
Telemetrix plc, until in 2004 it changed its name to Zetex Semiconductors plc. In 2008 it was acquired by
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
-based
Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated is a global manufacturer and supplier of application specific standard products within the discrete, logic, analog, and mixed-signal semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, in ...
.
[https://dev.embedded.com/electronics-news/4191568/U-S-analog-specialist-to-snap-up-Zetex]
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St P ...
symbol: ZTX
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.diodes.com
Companies based in Oldham
Electronics companies of the United Kingdom
Ferranti