EPCOS AG is a leading manufacturer of electronic components and modules headquartered in Munich, Germany. With its very board portfolio EPCOS offers a comprehensive range of products from a single source and focuses on fast-growing and technologically demanding markets, in particular in the areas of information and communication technology, automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics. The EPCOS product portfolio includes capacitors and inductors, ceramic components, arresters, and surface and bulk acoustic wave components.
The EPCOS Group has design, manufacturing and marketing facilities in Europe, Asia and in North and South America. Increasingly, EPCOS is expanding its global research and development network by intensifying R&D activities at its production locations, primarily in Eastern Europe and Asia. With its global presence EPCOS is able to provide customers with local development know-how and support in the early phases of their projects
Electronic components are found in virtually every electrical and electronic product and are indispensable for their flawless operation. Product from EPCOS store electrical energy, select frequencies, and protect against overvoltage and overcurrent.
In fiscal 2006 (October 1 st 2005 t September 30 th 2006), EPCOS posted sales of EURO 1.31 Billion. At September 30 th 2006, the company employed about 17,900 people worldwide. |
