AVX Snapshot
AVX proves that tiny parts can add up to big business. The company's Passive Components segment makes passive electronic components for automotive braking systems, copiers, hearing aids, locomotives, and wireless phones. The KED Resale segment specializes in products made by Kyocera Electronic Devices, such as ceramic and tantalum capacitors that store, filter, and regulate electrical energy in electronic devices. The interconnect segment makes electronic connectors for automotive and medical electronics applications. Customers have included Nokia and Robert Bosch. About 44% of the company's sales are made in Asia.