VISHAY Group was established in 1962 and is headquartered in Pennsylvania, USA. Over the past 40 years, Zhongweishi Group has rapidly developed into one of the world's largest manufacturers of separated semiconductors and passive electronic devices through technological innovation and continuous mergers and acquisitions. At present, the Group has 69 manufacturing bases in 17 countries around the world, including 7 manufacturing plants in Chinese Mainland located in Tianjin, Beijing, Shanghai and Huizhou. Weishi Group was named the "Most Admirable Company in the United States for 2004 and 2005" in the semiconductor industry by Fortune magazine in the United States. Its products are widely used in various electronic instruments and equipment in industries, computers, automobiles, consumer goods, telecommunications, military, aviation, and medicine. Weishi has a global footprint, including manufacturing bases in China and other Asian countries, Israel, Europe, and the Americas, as well as sales offices worldwide.