September 2020 – First Look: IXYS’ New Factory in the Philippines

Published on: 24/09/2020

Introducing IXYS’ new power semiconductor factory

IXYS’ New Factory

Littelfuse has opened its new power semiconductor assembly plant in Lipa City, Philippines. This is the company’s third manufacturing facility in the Philippines and is dedicated to assembly and test operations for power semiconductor modules.

The highly automated assembly plant has increased the company’s footprint in the Philippines by more than 60 percent and has added power semiconductor modules to the sensor and circuit protection technologies currently manufactured in the Philippines. The new factory has also created more than 200 jobs.

The new assembly plant follows the acquisition of world-leading high power semiconductor manufacturer, IXYS in 2018.

“Building on the IXYS acquisition and the high-performance power semiconductor products we added to our portfolio, the investment in this new, state-of-the-art facility in the Philippines will further expand our power semiconductor capabilities – a key driver of the Littelfuse growth strategy,” said Mike Rutz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Littelfuse Semiconductor Business Unit.

“Over the last two decades, our existing Philippines sites have developed a reputation for strong operational excellence and we will build on that foundation to deliver the highest quality power semiconductor products and unmatched customer support.”

GD Rectifiers is an authorised distributor for IXYS and has delivered their extensive range of power semiconductors to customers for over 25 years. GD Rectifiers holds extensive stock of IXYS diodes, IGBTs, IGBT and MOSFET gate drivers, MOSFETs, rectifier bridges, AC controlled thyristors, SiC power MOSFETs, SiC schottky diodes, switchable current regulators, thyristors, thyristor module accessories and solar product range.

GD Rectifiers is also the UK’s go-to distributor for Westcode semiconductors and has been distributing their components for over 25 years, including: diodes, thyristors, distributed gate thyristors, fast turn-off thyristors, medium voltage thyristors, AC capacitors, DC capacitors, fuses, heatsinks and power assemblies.

GD Rectifiers also has access to a wide range of Littelfuse products, including fuses, specialty fuses, resettable PTC fuses, medium voltage fuses, industrial power and UL fuses, varistors, LED protectors, surface mount LED protectors, arc flash detection, TVS diodes, solar arc flash detection, solar protection arrays, solar protection relays, solar surge protection devices, solar TVS diodes, solar rated varistors, LED lighting surge protection modules and surge protection devices.

For further information on IXYS, Westcode or Littelfuse products, or to discuss your requirements, please call GD Rectifiers on: 01444 243 452 or email: enquiries@gdrectifiers.co.uk.