Vishay was founded in 1962 by Dr. Felix Zandman with funds raised from his cousin, Alfred P. Slaner, and was named after Dr. Zandman's ancestral village in Lithuania in honor of the family members who died in the war. The company's initial products included foil resistors and foil resistance strain gages.

By 1985, the company had grown to become a leading global manufacturer of these products and began a series of strategic acquisitions to become a manufacturer of electronic components with a wide range of products. Today, Vishay is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductor devices and passive electronic components.

Main product lines: capacitors, resistors, inductors, diodes, transistors, transformers, MOS, power supply chips.

Vishay's resistors are used in a wide range of applications in the computing, automotive, industrial, telecommunications and medical markets. Resistor technology options include thin film, thick film, wirewound, and power metal strip.

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