Littelfuse, Inc.
Company Profile
Business Overview
-Founded in 1927. A supplier of circuit protection, power control, and sensors, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
-The company's products are used in passenger and commercial vehicles, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics, and appliances, serving customers in over 150 countries and regions.
-Employees are located at more than 20 locations around the world.
Competitors (automotive suppliers)
-Amphenol
-Eaton
-Pacific Engineering
-MTA
-Sensata
-TE Connectivity
Shareholders
-The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Products
Passenger Car Components
-Blade fuses
-Bladed devices
-Cartridge fuses
-Discrete thyristors
-Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) devices
-Programmable Array Logic (PAL) fuses
-Bolt down fuses
-Advanced power system fuses
-Cable fuses
-Fuse holders
-Fuse pullers
-Power distribution centers
-Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) diodes
-TVS diode arrays
-Ignition insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBT)
-Schottky diodes
-Switching thyristors
-Radial leaded varistors
-Surface mount varistors
-Varistors
-Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) fuses
-High current fuses
-High voltage fuses
-Polymer electrostatic discharge (ESD) suppressors
-Reflowable Thermal Protectors (RTP)
-Resettable positive temperature coefficient (PTC) fuses
-Resistors, diodes and shunts
-Printed circuit boards
-Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Diodes
-Surface-mount device (SMD) Autofuses
-TD (Terminal Devices) and Chip Resettable PPTCs (Polymeric Positive Temperature Coefficient)
-Belt-buckle switches
-Water-in-fuel sensors
-Steering wheel switches
-Reed switches
-Reed relays
Sensors
-Rotary sensors
-Speed sensors
-Direction sensors
-Solar sensors
-Blow-by heaters
-Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)/Urea heaters
-Diesel exhaust fluid/urea level sensors
-Presence sensors
-Seat occupancy sensors
-Linear position sensors
-Fuel sensors
-Clutch sensors
-Fluid level sensors
-Water-in-fuel sensors
-Transmission/Engine Speed Sensor
-Transmission Fork Position Sensor
-Seat Belt Buckle Sensor
-Tailgate Speed and Direction Sensors
-Rain and Humidity/Temperature Sensor
Commercial Vehicle Components
Battery Management
-Battery combiners
-Battery disconnect switches
-Battery isolators
-Electromagnetic battery disconnect switches
-FlexMod electronic modules
-Liftgate battery protection
-Low voltage disconnects
-Time delay and high power relays
-Timers
PDMs, Fuseholders and Accessories
-Configurable power distribution modules (PDM)
-Hard wired PDMs
-Fuse only PDMs
-Unsealed PDMs
-POWR-BLOK modilar distribution modules
-Fuseholders
-Junction blocks
Fuses
-Blade fuses
-Indicator fuses
-Bolt down fuses
-Cartridge fuses
Switches
-Ignition switches
-Momentary switches
-Push-pull switches
-Remote switches
-Rocker switches
-Rotary and headlamp switches
-Special purpose switches
-Toggle switches
-Windshield wiper switches
DC Solenoids and Relays
-Bi-stable relays
-Compact relays and microrelays
-Double pole relays
-Normally open relays
-Plug-in relays
-Single pole relays
-Solid state relays
-Specialty relays
Miscellaneous
-Circuit breakers
-Electrical connectors
-Pilot lights
-Alarms
-Lamps and lamp sockets
History
| 1927 | Established by Edward V. Sundt. |
| Invented the first small, fast-acting protective fuses. | |
| 1930 | Introduced automotive fuses. |
| 1976 | Introduced ATO blade fuses. |
| 1989 | Introduced MINI fuses. |
| 1994 | Introduced MIDI bolt-on type automotive fuses for high electric current for European markets. |
| Oct. 1995 | Acquired 51% interest in Samjoo Elec. Ind. Co. Ltd. a South Korean fuse manufacturer and changed the name to Sam Hwa Littelfuse, Inc. |
| Mar. 1997 | Acquired 97% interest in Samjoo Elec. Ind. Co. Ltd. a South Korean fuse manufacturer and changed the name to Littelfuse Triad. |
| Mar. 1998 | Consolidated its Korean operations into Littelfuse Triad. |
| Aug. 1999 | Acquired the Suppression Products Group, a division of Harris Corporation in Ireland. |
| Jul. 2002 | Acquired Semitron Industries Limited of Swindon, England. |
| Jul. 2003 | Acquired Teccor Electronics. |
| May 2004 | Acquired Heinrich Industrie AG, a holding company for the Wickmann Group. Wickmann Group is a manufacturer of circuit protection products in Germany. |
| Dec. 2010 | Acquired Cole Hersee. |
| May 2012 | Acquired ACCEL AB. |
| Sep. 2012 | Acquired Terra Power Systems. |
| May 2013 | Acquired Hamlin, Inc., a sensor technology provider, from Key Safety Systems for USD 144.4 million. |
| Mar. 2016 | Completed its acquisition of the circuit protection business of TE Connectivity Ltd. for USD 350 million in cash. |
| Apr. 2016 | Completed the acquisition of Menber’s S.p.A., headquartered in Legnago, Italy. |
| Aug. 2016 | Completed acquisition of a select product portfolio from ON Semiconductor Corporation. The product portfolio includes transient voltage suppression (TVS) diodes, switching thyristors and insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) for automotive ignition applications. The purchase price was USD 104 million. |
| Jul. 2017 | Acquired assets of U.S. Sensor Corporation for USD 24.3 million. U.S. Sensor specializes in the development and manufacturing of thermistors and probe assemblies for temperature sensing applications. |
| Jan. 2018 | Acquired IXYS Corporation, a company specializing in the power semiconductor and integrated circuit markets with a focus on medium-to-high voltage power control semiconductors, for approximately USD 856.5 million. |
| Nov. 2018 | Acquired Monolith Semiconductor, Inc. |
| Jan. 2021 | Acquired Hartland Controls, a manufacturer and leading supplier of electrical components used primarily in HVAC. |
| Nov. 2021 | Acquired Carling Technologies, a leader in switching, circuit protection and power distribution technologies, for USD 315 million. |
| Apr. 2022 | Acquired Embed Ltd., a provider of embedded software and firmware developed, for USD 9.2 million. |
| Jul. 2022 | Acquired C&K Switches, a U.S. automotive and medical equipment switch maker, for USD 540 million. |
