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Vishay is one of the large manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. They maintain a significant manufacturing presence in the
by generuso 2y ago
Vishay is one of the large manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components. They maintain a significant manufacturing presence in the USA, with about a dozen of factories.
The legendary ATC (American Technical Ceramics), belongs to AVX which belongs to Kyocera. It also apparently manufactures all their high frequency capacitors in the USA.
So if we look at US manufacturing proper, it exists, though compared to the greater China, it is of course quite small, as one would expect, considering where most of the electronic assembly happens. However, if we look at the component manufacturing which is "not in China", then the situation is fine, with the dominant companies having hundreds of factories in Japan. Specifically, lots and lots of ceramic-based components (capacitors, resistors, filters, magnetics, etc) are manufactured in Japan (Murata, Kyocera, TDK) and to some extent by their subsidiaries in the USA and elsewhere. If we include Mexico, Eastern Europe, Israel, Philippines, a few factories in Western Europe, then the situation is quite balanced.
Here is an interesting article regarding capacitors: "Japanese companies hold a dominant market share of 56%, significantly ahead, while mainland Chinese MLCC manufacturers account for approximately 7% of the global total." https://www.cytechsystems.com/news/top-mlcc-manufacturers https://www.cytechsystems.com/news/top-mlcc-manufacturers