Vishay Intertechnology acquires fabless optoelectronic IC design business
Capella is a fabless IC design company specializing in optoelectronic products.
Vishay initially acquired 88.95% of Capella’s outstanding shares in a tender offer, which was completed in September 2014. The aggregate purchase price for Capella was approximately $201.2m.
Capella’s principal product categories include ambient light sensors, color sensors, short distance and long distance proximity sensors, gesture sensors, UV sensors, IrDA, optical encoder and PDIC.
Applications for Capella’s products include telecommunications, smartphones, handheld devices, digital cameras, laptops, desktop computers, LED backlighting, office automation equipment, household electrical appliance and automotive electronics.
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www.capellamicro.com.tw/EN/index.php
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