One of the World’s
Largest Manufacturers
of Discrete Semiconductors
and Passive Components
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
V I S H AY I N T E R T E C H N O L O G Y, I N C .
financial Highlights
net saLes
$ in millions
oPeratInG ProfIt*
$ in millions
net earnInGs*
$ in millions
300 –
200 –
100 –
0 –
06
$208.2
05
$96.0
04
$93.6
300 –
200 –
100 –
0 –
06
$139.7
05
$62.3
04
$44.7
oPeratInG ProfIt,
adjusted**
$ in millions
net earnInGs,
adjusted**
$ in millions
300 –
200 –
100 –
0 –
06
05
$2,581.5 $2,296.5 $2,414.7
04
06
05
$276.9 $149.7 $186.7
04
300 –
200 –
100 –
0 –
06
$196.1
05
$92.9
04
$103.9
3,000 –
2,500 –
2,000 –
1,500 –
1,000 –
500 –
0 –
The following table reconciles amounts as reported to the adjusted operating profit and adjusted net earnings presented in the charts above.
(in millions)
*As reported
Restructuring and severance costs
Asset write-downs
Inventory write-downs and loss (gain) on
purchase commitments
Purchased research and development
Siliconix transaction related expenses
Other
Net tax benefit of reconciling items
**Adjusted
operating Profit
net earnings
2006
2005
2004
2006
2005
2004
$ 208.2
$ 96.0
$ 93.6
$ 139.7
$ 62.3
$ 44.7
40.2
6.7
15.3
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—
6.5
—
29.8
11.4
(1.0)
9.7
3.8
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—
47.3
27.3
17.0
1.5
—
—
—
40.2
6.7
15.3
—
—
9.3
(15.1)
29.8
11.4
(1.0)
9.7
3.8
(2.1)
(21.0)
47.3
27.3
17.0
1.5
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(3.1)
(30.8)
$ 276.9 $ 149.7 $ 186.7
$ 196.1
$ 92.9
$ 103.9
Measurements such as adjusted operating profit and adjusted net earnings are not recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and should not be viewed as
an alternative to GAAP measures of performance. Management believes that adjusted operating profit and adjusted net earnings, “non-GAAP” measures, are meaningful to investors because
they provide insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the Company. Reconciling items to arrive at adjusted operating profit and adjusted net earnings represent significant charges or
credits that are important to an understanding of the Company’s intrinsic operations. These reconciling items are more fully described in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
about Vishay
Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic
components. These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the
industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets.
Vishay’s global footprint includes sales offices worldwide, as well as manufacturing plants in China and
five other Asian countries, Europe, and the Americas. Vishay has market shares ranging from substantial to
number one for each of its products. Its product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, focus on cost
reductions, and ability to provide “one-stop shop” service have made Vishay a global industry leader.
www.vishay.com
AS Of AND fOr the yeAr eNDeD DeCemBer 31
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2006
2005
2004
Net revenues .............................................................................
$ 2,581,477
$ 2,296,521
$ 2,414,654
Operating income ......................................................................
208,228
95,961
93,569
Net earnings ..............................................................................
139,736
62,274
44,696
Depreciation and amortization ..................................................
196,963
188,900
202,580
Basic earnings per share ..........................................................
Diluted earnings per share ........................................................
$
$
0.76
0.73
$
$
0.35
$
0.27
0.34
$
0.27
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic .........................
184,400
177,606
163,701
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted .......................
210,316
189,321
165,938
Cash flows from operations ......................................................
$
349,466
$
202,874
$
233,084
Working capital ..........................................................................
1,192,833
1,136,466
1,168,383
Property and equipment - net ...................................................
1,124,365
1,090,592
1,171,815
Long-term debt .........................................................................
608,434
751,553
752,145
Stockholders’ equity .................................................................
$ 3,080,813
$ 2,855,852
$ 2,773,335
About the Covers
Table of Contents
the front and back covers include photographs
of Vishay semiconductor manufacturing facilities
in Itzehoe, Germany; Santa Clara, California;
and Shanghai, China. the individual product
images at the tops of both covers are samples of
Vishay’s broad product portfolio. (the products
are not shown to scale.) In the background is
an enlarged image of a silicon wafer used in
semiconductor manufacturing.
To Our Shareholders, Employees, Customers,
and Vendors...... ..................................................... 2
Semiconductors .................................................... 4
Passive Components ............................................5
The Vishay Story ....................................................6
Vishay Serves Diverse Markets ...........................8
Financial Summary ..............................................10
Product List ..........................................................12
Form 10-K
Corporate Information ............. inside back cover
VIShAy INterteChNOLOGy
1
To Our Shareholders, Employees, Customers, and Vendors
year 2006 was the second best year in Vishay’s
history. In terms of operational performance, only the
bubble year of 2000 was better, thanks in large part to
very temporary price increases. We are excited about
the acquisition of discrete semiconductor and module
product lines from International rectifier, which will
expand Vishay’s product portfolio significantly. We
expect that the acquisition will be accretive to earnings
further strengthening Vishay’s
during 2007,
financial performance.
thus
Our accomplishments during 2006 in the areas of product
development, cost reduction, and customer satisfaction
will help to drive future Company growth. We anticipate
that 2007 will be another good year for Vishay.
Year 2006
Vishay’s revenues for 2006 were $2.58 billion, an
increase of 12% compared to 2005. Net earnings per
share for 2006 were $0.73, compared to $0.34 in 2005.
Adjusted net earnings per share for
2006 were $0.99, compared to $0.51
in 2005. the adjustments are relat-
ed to restructuring and severance
costs, write-downs of fixed assets,
and other items. (for more details
about the adjustments, see the table
on the inside front cover.) During
2006, cash generated from opera-
tions was $349 million, compared to
$203 million during 2005.
Vishay’s historically strong cash
generation has provided money to
acquire product lines and invest in
production expansion. the result is
a 20% compound annual growth rate
of revenues during the past 20 years.
In the process, Vishay has become a truly international
company — a leader in the global electronics industry
that sells into all geographic markets and all relevant
market segments.
In November 2006, Vishay announced its intention to
acquire selected discrete semiconductor and module
product lines from International rectifier. the acquisition
of these product lines, which had an annual run rate of
revenues of approximately $320 million at the end of
2006, closed in April 2007. the acquisition represents
a continuation of the successful acquisition strategy
Vishay began two decades ago and further expands
and complements Vishay’s wide range of product
offerings. the acquisition has provided products that
are new to Vishay: high-voltage planar mOSfets;
high-power diodes, rectifiers, and thyristors; and
automotive modules and assemblies. It also has added
manufacturing plants in Italy, the UK, China, and India.
We expect that this acquisition will yield an excellent
return on investment.
Vishay’s capital spending during 2006 was $183 million,
60% of which was for capacity expansion. At the wafer
fab in Itzehoe, Germany, we continued the transition
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from 6-inch wafers to more profitable 8-inch wafers
for Vishay Siliconix products. We finalized the move to
larger wafers for PIN diodes at the heilbronn, Germany
plant, and are planning similar moves for other Vishay
semiconductor products. We expanded production
capacity at the Siliconix back-end facility in Shanghai,
China, and at Vishay’s state-of-the-art facility in tianjin,
China, where Vishay assembles and tests rectifiers.
Vishay continued planned restructuring efforts during
2006 at Company facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands,
hungary, Germany, and other countries. employment in
high-labor-cost countries was reduced from 27.2% of
the total Vishay workforce as of December 31, 2005, to
25.8% as of December 31, 2006. Our long-term target
is 20–25%.
Vishay’s major restructuring projects, underway
for several years, are now largely completed. We
expect restructuring costs of less than $10 million
during 2007, compared to $40 million during 2006.
for
Vishay’s
purchase
long-term
commitment for tantalum powder
expired in 2006. Vishay had signed
this purchase commitment when
tantalum
market
demand
capacitors was high and
tan-
talum powder was in short supply.
As a result, Vishay was forced
to accumulate
inventories
large
tantalum powder. Now, by
of
reducing purchases of
tantalum
powder and using accumulated
tantalum raw material, Vishay will
have an increased cash flow of
approximately $100 million over the
next three years.
Vishay’s focus on r&D continued to reap rewards
during 2006. A few examples:
• Vishay Siliconix mICrO fOOt® products are
70% smaller than standard products with similar
performance — an important benefit when used in
mobile phones and other small handheld devices.
Sales of mICrO fOOt power mOSfets and power
ICs, increased from approximately $23 million in 2005
to approximately $42 million in 2006, and we expect
this growth to continue.
• Vishay’s patented, novel power inductor already had
substantial sales in 2006. Vishay recently signed an
agreement with toko, a major Japanese inductor
manufacturer, for royalty payments to Vishay. there
are a number of other companies interested in this
market, and Vishay has started discussions with
these companies.
• Vishay has taken the patented trench technology
used in Vishay Siliconix mOSfets and used it
in a new series of tmBS™ rectifiers that reduce
power losses and improve efficiency in computing,
telecommunications, and other applications. this is
an example of using a technology developed in one
Dr. Felix Zandman
Chairman of the Board
division and applying it to products in a different
division. Vishay’s tmBS rectifiers generated sales of
approximately $10 million in 2006, and we expect this
to increase by 50% in 2007.
Financial Highlights
Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006
were $2,581.5 million compared to $2,296.5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2005. Net earnings for
the year ended December 31, 2006 were $139.7 million,
or $0.73 per diluted share, compared with net earnings
for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $62.3 million,
or $0.34 per diluted share. Adjusted net earnings for
2006 and 2005 were $196.1 million and $92.9 million
respectively, or $0.99 and $0.51 per diluted share.
Vishay continued to generate cash from operations
during 2006. for the year ended December 31, 2006,
the Company’s cash flow from operations was $349.5
million. Purchases of property and equipment for the
year ended December 31, 2006 were $183.3 million,
and depreciation and amortization
for
the year ended December
31, 2006 were $197.0 million.
free cash (net cash provided by
operating activities minus capital
expenditures) generated by Vishay in
2006 was $166.2 million, compared
to $66.2 million in 2005. Our cash
balance at December 31, 2006 was
$671.6 million.
At December 31, 2006, the long-term
debt of Vishay was $608.4 million
(substantially all in convertibles), and
stockholders’ equity was $3,080.8
million, resulting in a debt-to-equity
ratio of 0.20.
Dr. Gerald Paul
President and
Chief Executive Officer
chip components. Vishay is now taking its packageless-
chip technology and applying it to the Schottky diode,
another type of discrete semiconductor that is widely
used in electronic circuits. Like the new mICrO fOOt
mOSfets and power ICs, Vishay’s new packageless
Schottky diode provides the benefits of small size and
high current-handling capability.
many other products are being developed in the
r&D labs of Vishay’s 18 divisions and its corporate
research center.
Because Vishay is reaching the end of its major
restructuring programs, we expect that restructuring
costs will be considerably less in 2007 than they were
during 2006. meanwhile, the Company is increasing
capacity for several important products. these include
Vishay Siliconix high-cell-density products, for which we
project a 20% volume increase during 2007. We expect
that Vishay’s transition to 8-inch silicon wafer technology
will have a positive impact on the bottom line.
Vishay generates substantial cash.
Vishay has generated cash flows
from operations in excess of $200
million in each of the past five years,
and cash flows from operations in
excess of $100 million in each of
the past twelve years. Because of
its strong balance sheet, Vishay is
very well positioned to pursue new
strategic acquisitions, invest in r&D
throughout all its divisions, expand
into new technologies, and thereby
further strengthen its position as a
global industry leader. As we look
ahead to positive results during 2007,
we express our gratitude to Vishay’s
employees, customers,
vendors,
and strategic business partners,
for their
Looking Ahead
New Vishay products introduced into the market during
the past five years were responsible for approximately
26% of total Vishay sales. We estimate that, without
taking into account any additional acquisitions, in the
year 2010 approximately 36% of total Vishay sales will
come from products that are less than five years old,
and approximately 46% of Vishay semiconductor sales
will come from products that are less than five years old.
this is consistent with Vishay’s long-term commitment
to growth through new products and technologies.
As noted above, revenues from our mICrO fOOt power
mOSfets and power ICs nearly doubled between 2005
and 2006. they are 70% smaller than competing
products, which makes them ideal for use on the
cramped circuit boards inside cell phones, notebook
computers, and other portable end products. Vishay
is developing a new, more advanced mICrO fOOt
model with high-power capabilities. the sales potential
of Vishay’s advanced mICrO fOOt model will be far
greater than that of its existing model.
What makes mICrO fOOt unique is the fact that it
eliminates the package that typically encases silicon-
and thank the Company’s shareholders
ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Dr. felix Zandman
Chairman of the Board
Dr. Gerald Paul
Chief executive Officer
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Semiconductors
Discrete semiconductors (diodes, transistors, and optoelectronic components) typically perform
a single function in electronic circuits, such as switching, amplifying, rectifying, and transmitting electrical
signals. Semiconductors are referred to as “active” components because they require power to function.
field-effect
MOSFETs
metal-oxide-semiconductor
transistors
(mOSfets) function as solid-state switches to control
power. for example, they turn off specific functions
of notebook computers and cell phones when these
functions are not in use, thereby extending battery life.
they also help convert power into levels required by
other components. Vishay offers low-
and high-voltage Siliconix trenchfet®
and planar mOSfets in innovative
package formats to switch and manage
power very efficiently.
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
Integrated circuits combine the functions of multiple
semiconductor and passive components on a single
chip. IC products from Vishay are focused on analog
signal switching and routing, power conversion, and
power management. they are used in end products such
as notebook and desktop computers,
cell phones, and fixed telecom systems.
Switchmode and
regulators,
mOSfet drivers, bus interface devices,
and analog switches and multiplexers
are included in the Vishay IC portfolio.
linear
Vishay Semiconductors
Optoelectronics
Optoelectronic components emit light, detect light, or
do both. types include infrared data communications
devices (IrDCs) for two-way data transfer, optocouplers
and solid state relays for circuit isolation, Ir emitters
and Ir receivers for one-way remote
controls (as used in television sets,
for example), optical sensors for
detection, LeDs for light sources, and
7-segment displays.
Rectifiers
rectifiers convert alternating current (AC) into direct
current (DC), a unidirectional current required for
operation of many electronic systems. for example,
a bridge rectifier is used in a clock radio to change
the AC voltage from a wall outlet to
a specific DC voltage. Vishay’s patented
tmBS™
reduce power
losses and
in
computing, telecommunications, and
other applications.
improve efficiency
rectifiers
Diodes and Thyristors
Diodes and thyristors are semiconductor components
that allow voltage to be conducted in only one
direction. Both types of devices are used in a wide
range of electronic systems to route, switch, and block
rf, analog, and power signals. the Vishay
Semiconductors diode portfolio includes
Schottky, switching, PIN, sinterglass,
and rectifier devices as well as products
for transient voltage suppression, eSD
protection, and emI filtering.
Modules and Assemblies
modules and assemblies combine several components
into a single package. for example, products in Vishay’s
functionPAK® dc-to-dc converter family combine up to
20 devices in a single 15-mm by 15-mm package.
modules combining multiple diodes and thyristors
address a host of applications from motor drives to
line-frequency welding machines. for
automotive and industrial applications,
subassembly solutions deliver an optimal
degree of integration and functionality.
ICs. Vishay Semiconductors
The products shown on these two pages
correspond to the chart at the top of page 6.
includes MOSFETs
Vishay’s Siliconix group
and
includes
optoelectronics, rectifiers, diodes and thyristors,
and RF transistors. Vishay’s Resistors/Inductors
group includes resistive products and magnetics.
The Capacitors group encompasses several types
of capacitors. Measurements Group includes
strain gages and
transducers,
systems, and PhotoStress® products.
instruments,
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RF Transistors
rf transistors amplify analog or digital signals. they
are designed specifically to handle small-signal radio
frequencies in the front ends of
television sets, mobile
radios,
phones, and other devices to amplify
antenna signals.
Siliconix Passive components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, transducers) do not require a power supply to
handle the signals that pass through them. They are used to store electrical charges, to limit or resist
electrical current, and to help in filtering, surge suppression, measurement, timing, and tuning applications.
Passive Components
Resistive Products
resistors restrict current flow. Vishay manufactures
many different types of resistive products, including
single (discrete) resistors based on foil, thin film, thick
film, metal oxide film, carbon film, and wirewound
technologies, as well as resistor networks and arrays,
in which multiple resistors are combined in a single
package. Vishay also manufactures
thermistors and varistors, which are
used to suppress voltage increases
temperature and voltage
due
changes. resistors are used
in
all electronic circuits.
to
Magnetics
Inductors and
transformers are categorized as
magnetics. Inductors use an internal magnetic field to
change AC current phase and resist AC current. Inductor
applications include controlling AC current and voltage
and filtering out unwanted electrical
signals. transformers (two inductors on
a common core of magnetic material)
increase or decrease AC voltage or
AC currents.
Sophisticated microprocessor chips and other
ICs, supported by discrete semiconductors and
passive components, coordinate and control the
functions of electronic devices and equipment.
Vishay is one of the world’s largest manufacturers
of the discrete semiconductors and passive
components used in virtually all types of electronic
devices and equipment – from mobile phones to
pacemakers to automobile braking systems to
large industrial machinery.
Capacitors
Capacitors
Capacitors store energy and discharge it when needed.
Applications include power conversion, DC-linking,
frequency conversion, bypass, decoupling, and
filtering. types of capacitors manufactured by Vishay
include tantalum (both solid and wet), ceramic (both
multilayer chip and disc), film, power,
heavy-current, and aluminum, as well
as high-performance, high-precision,
silicon-based rf capacitors. Capacitors
are used in almost all electronic circuits.
Strain Gages and Instruments
Strain gages are sensors used to detect stress and
other physical forces. they are widely used in weighing,
process control, force measurement, and
other systems. related instruments are
used to measure, display, and record the
information detected by strain gages.
Systems
Systems use transducers and instruments to control
process weighing in food, chemical, and pharmaceutical
plants. force measurement systems are used to control
web tension in paper mills, roller force in steel mills, and
cable tension in winch controls. On-board weighing
systems are installed in logging and waste-handling
trucks. Special scale systems are used for aircraft
weighing and portable truck weighing.
Transducers
Load-cell-type transducers measure weight. for
example, in a digital bathroom scale, small strain gages
are attached to a transducer that is hidden beneath
the platform of the scale. A person’s weight pressing
down on the transducer causes the strain gage to
issue a signal to the electronic system
that displays the weight in pounds
or kilograms.
PhotoStress®
PhotoStress coatings and instruments use a unique
optical process to reveal and measure the distribution
of stresses in structures under live
load conditions. they are used to
improve structural design in aerospace,
automotive, military, civil engineering,
industrial, and medical applications.
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Resistors/Inductors Measurements Group The Vishay Story
Early Technology Breakthroughs
In the 1950s, patents were issued for the PhotoStress®
products developed by Dr. felix Zandman. these products
reveal and measure stress distribution in airplanes, cars,
and other structures under live load conditions. his
research in this area led him to develop Bulk metal® foil
resistors, the most precise and stable resistors available
— both then and now, four decades later.
Dr. Zandman, with the financial support of Alfred P. Slaner,
founded Vishay in 1962 to develop and manufacture Bulk
metal foil resistors. the Company was named after the
village in Lithuania where relatives of Dr. Zandman and mr.
Slaner had perished during the holocaust. the Company’s
initial product portfolio consisted of foil resistors and foil
resistance strain gages.
Passive Component Acquisitions
During the 1960s and 1970s, Vishay became known as the
world’s leading manufacturer of foil resistors, PhotoStress
products, and strain gages. Vishay’s subsequent decision
to grow through acquisitions proved very successful.
Starting in 1985, Vishay acquired resistor companies
Dale electronics, Draloric electronic, and Sfernice. these
acquisitions helped produce dramatic sales growth. In
the early 1990s, Vishay applied its acquisition strategy
to the capacitor market by purchasing Sprague electric,
roederstein, and Vitramon.
Vishay’s last major passive component acquisition was
BCcomponents (former passive component businesses of
Philips electronics and Beyschlag). this 2002 acquisition
greatly enhanced Vishay’s global market position.
Solutions for Weighing and Measurement
through strategic acquisitions, Vishay’s original strain
gage business has become the foundation of an extensive
portfolio of products for weighing and measurement that
includes resistance strain gages (in which Vishay is the
worldwide leader), transducers (the metallic structures to
which strain gages are cemented), electronic instruments
that measure and control output of the transducers, and
complete systems for process control and on-board
weighing applications that include hardware and software.
Vishay designs, installs, and maintains customized systems
for process control in paper mills, food processing plants,
and other facilities worldwide. Vishay on-board weighing
systems are used in the waste-handling, trucking, forestry,
quarry and mining, and aerospace industries.
Growth in Semiconductors
In 1998, Vishay acquired the Semiconductor Business
Group of temIC, which included telefunken and 80.4% of
Siliconix, producers of transistors, diodes, optoelectronics,
and power and analog switching integrated circuits.
VISHAY CuSTOMER BASE
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Measurements Group 6%
Capacitors 20%
Siliconix 22%
Resistors/
Inductors 24%
Vishay
Semiconductors 28%
Passive Components 50%
Semiconductors 50%
Vishay’s next semiconductor acquisition came in 2001,
with the purchase of the infrared components business
of Infineon technologies. that was followed the same
year by the acquisition of General Semiconductor, a leading
global manufacturer of rectifiers and diodes. the addition
of Infineon’s infrared components group and General
Semiconductor enhanced Vishay’s existing telefunken
and Siliconix businesses and propelled Vishay into
the top ranks of discrete semiconductor manufacturers.
In 2005, Vishay purchased the remaining 19.6% of
Siliconix shares.
Vishay’s most recent semiconductor acquisition comprises
selected discrete semiconductor and module product lines
from International rectifier. this acquisition has added
manufacturing plants in Italy, the UK, China, and India and
provided products that are new to Vishay: high-voltage
planar mOSfets, high-power diodes and thyristors, and
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Americas 26%
Europe 37%
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Quanta
Samsung
Sanmina-SCI
Seagate
Siemens
Solectron
Sony
Ericsson
TTI
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automotive modules and assemblies. It further enhances
Vishay’s market position in discrete semiconductors.
Successful Strategy, Financial Strength
Vishay’s focus on innovation and growth through acquisition
has enabled it to remain financially strong during periodic
downturns in the highly cyclical electronics industry.
Vishay’s historically strong cash generation has provided
money to acquire other companies and businesses. the
result is a 20% compound annual growth rate of revenues
during the past 20 years. In the process, Vishay has
become a truly international company — a leader in the
global electronics industry that sells into all geographic
markets and all relevant market segments.
Meeting Customer needs
Vishay’s customer mix includes original equipment
manufacturers (Oems), electronic manufacturing services
(emS) companies that manufacture for Oems on an
outsourcing basis, and distributors that, depending on their
size, sell to end customers at an international, regional, or
local level. Vishay’s global sales force includes direct field
sales personnel, independent sales representatives, and
field application engineers (fAes). Vishay’s fAe team,
organized by market segment, provides technical and
applications support to customers. Its efforts focus on
getting design engineers to include Vishay components in
the new end products they are developing. When the fAes
highlight new Vishay components and seek to have them
“designed in” to end products being developed by design
engineers, they have at their disposal Vishay’s extensive
product portfolio — one of the industry’s broadest.
thus, Vishay
to offer complete discrete
component solutions.
is able
from a customer perspective, Vishay’s “one-stop shop”
service for complete discrete component solutions
provides key benefits: Customers are able to streamline
their design and purchasing processes by ordering
multiple types of components from Vishay. Customers
can send their bills of materials to Vishay and ask that
Vishay cross-reference Vishay products in all categories.
In addition, Vishay’s product sample service for design
engineers provides free product samples worldwide.
R&D: Projecting Vishay Into the Future
Smaller sizes, faster data processing, improved graphics,
more versatile wireless connectivity — these are some of
the challenges faced by designers of new end products of
all kinds — from industrial machinery to medical devices
to mP3 players. Vishay rolls out a steady stream of new
and improved components to help designers meet these
challenges. Products that were five years old or less were
responsible for approximately 26% of total Vishay sales
during 2006. Semiconductor components that were five
years old or less were responsible for approximately 36%
of total Vishay sales during 2006. this trend is expected
to accelerate, based on Company estimates involving the
ongoing r&D in each Vishay division.
With its extensive technical resources and broad product
portfolio, Vishay is able to integrate products from
different divisions to create new products with significant
market potential. examples include functionPAK® dc-
to-dc converters that include up to 20 individual Vishay
components in a single, small package.
Vishay also leverages the advantages of its innovations by
applying them to multiple product groups. for example,
Vishay’s packageless-chip technology, first used to create
mOSfets with unmatched size-to-performance ratios, is
being applied to diodes, where the benefits provided by
small size and improved current-handling are in sync with
market demands for smaller and faster end products.
Innovation and consolidation, guided by a strong
management team and supported by Vishay’s worldwide
“one face to the customer” initiative, provide the basis for
Vishay’s continued growth.
INDUSTRY RANKINGS
Discrete Semiconductors
Number 1 worldwide in low-voltage power mOSfets
Number 1 worldwide in rectifiers
Number 1 worldwide in glass diodes
Number 1 worldwide in infrared components
...and others
Passive Components
Number 1 worldwide in wirewound and other
power resistors
Number 1 worldwide in foil, meLf, thin film, and current sense
resistors
Number 1 worldwide in wet tantalum capacitors
Number 1 worldwide in strain gage sensors and
load cells
..and others
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Vishay Serves Diverse Markets
“Vishay components are used by virtually all major American and European
manufacturers of electronic products, as well as by most major Asian manufacturers
of electronic products.”
Industrial
from oil drilling platforms to wind power turbines, from heavy machinery in food processing
plants to barcode scanners at supermarket check-out counters — myriad industrial
applications depend on electronic components to help manage and convert power, process
data, control motors, and perform other vital functions. Vishay is a leading producer of
components that handle wide voltage and current ranges, extreme temperatures, and
other environmental stresses. electric power generation plants, high-voltage transmission
lines, automated factory equipment, heating and air conditioning systems, lighting, trains,
elevators, automatic teller machines — these and other industrial products and systems
use types of electronic components manufactured by Vishay.
Computing
Computers of all kinds contain microprocessors — the complex integrated circuits that
perform calculations and coordinate activities. Supporting the microprocessors are discrete
semiconductors and passive components. from network servers to notebooks, computers
must handle the current levels and heat associated with rapid microprocessing speeds.
Vishay components dissipate heat, support disk drive motor controls and graphics cards,
suppress radio frequency interference (rfI), protect against electrical shock, and more. In
portable computing devices, they monitor power usage, extend battery life, and enable short-
range, two-way communication. Vishay components also are used in printers, scanners,
photocopiers, and other computing and digital imaging hardware.
Automotive
Automobiles — whether they run on gas, battery power, or alternative fuels — employ
electronic control units (eCUs) for functions including engine control, steering, braking,
traction control, emission control, airbag deployment, security, heating and air conditioning,
lighting, and onboard entertainment. Vishay components are essential parts of automotive
eCUs. Very hot under-the-hood temperatures, cold weather conditions, and vibration are
just some of the stresses placed upon automotive components. reliability is critical. Vishay
manufactures a variety of components that meet the high quality and reliability standards
set by the automotive industry. Vishay components help to provide driver safety, security,
and comfort, and are used in vehicle information and entertainment systems.
Consumer
the consumer market ranges from handheld audio, video, and gaming devices to large
household appliances. Vishay components are used to extend battery life and perform
other functions in portable entertainment devices, electronic toys, and power tools. they
are part of the electronic circuits for cable and satellite television, flat-panel video displays,
and wireless remote controls. they also are used in “white goods” — refrigerators, washers
and dryers, microwaves, and other common household appliances — for motor control,
temperature sensing and overtemperature protection, capacitive discharge, short-term
pulsing, power dissipation, voltage division, dc-to-dc conversion, and more.
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Telecommunications
mobile phones are increasingly complex devices with audio, text, and imaging capabilities.
Vishay components are used in mobile and landline (wired) phones, battery chargers and
adapters, PCmCIA cards and dongles for Bluetooth®, and remote controls for wireless
data communications. Key applications include detection, modulation, and mixing of radio
frequency (rf) signals; power management; audio signal switching; filtering of unwanted
noise and suppression of electromagnetic interference (emI) and radio frequency
interference (rfI); and protection against electrostatic discharge (eSD). Supporting and
enabling phone-based communications are satellites, base stations, and other parts of the
global telecommunications infrastructure. Vishay components are used here as well.
Military and Aerospace
Vishay manufactures one of the industry’s broadest lines of military-qualified resistors,
capacitors, and inductors. the Company also produces customized components for
military and aerospace customers. Vishay components are used in cockpit equipment,
GPS navigation, radar and sonar units, radio and satellite communications, weapons
such as missiles and torpedoes, and other military, space, airborne, and aerospace
systems. they are designed to withstand extreme temperatures, intense vibration, high
humidity, and other environmental stresses. Vishay’s focus on innovation and commitment
to product quality have enabled it to build strong relationships with leading military and
aerospace customers.
Medical
the growing medical electronics market includes implantable devices, instrumentation,
and communications systems. Implantable devices include glucose monitors for
diabetics, nerve stimulators to control symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, and pacemakers,
defibrillators, and stents to prevent and treat heart problems. Instrumentation ranges
from small blood pressure cuffs to large imaging, radiation, and ventilator equipment.
Communications systems link medical staff and patients. Vishay is a leading manufacturer
of telemetry coils for pacemakers and defibrillators, transformers for defibrillators, and
tantalum capacitors for hearing aids. It provides close engineering support to medical
customers. each advance in medical technology provides new opportunities for Vishay.
REVEnuE BY EnD MARKET 2006
Computing 19%
Consumer 11%
Medical 1%
Military/Aero 4%
Industrial 38%
Automotive 14%
Telecom 13%
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Summary Of Operations
in thousands, except per share amounts
Net revenues ..............................................................
$ 2,581,477 $ 2,296,521 $ 2,414,654 $
2,170,597
$ 1,822,813 $ 1,655,346 $ 2,465,066 $ 1,760,091 $ 1,572,745 $ 1,125,219 $ 1,097,979
Cost of products sold ................................................
1,916,658
1,769,978
1,842,080
1,690,267
1,454,540
1,273,827
1,459,784
1,299,705
1,189,107
858,020
825,866
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
Loss (gain) on purchase commitments ......................
Gross profit .........................................................
Selling, general, and administrative expenses ...........
Amortization of goodwill.............................................
Other operating expenses (credits) ............................
Operating profit (loss) .................................................
Other income (expense) .............................................
5,687
659,132
403,999
-
46,905
208,228
Interest expense .................................................
(32,215)
Other ...................................................................
15,537
total other income (expense)..............................
(16,678)
earnings (loss) before income taxes and
minority interest ....................................................
Income tax provision (benefit) ....................................
191,550
50,836
(963)
527,506
376,912
-
54,633
95,961
(33,590)
15,401
(18,189)
77,772
11,737
minority interest ..........................................................
978
3,761
16,613
555,961
386,346
-
76,046
93,569
(34,252)
10,700
(23,552)
70,017
13,729
11,592
11,392
468,938
380,011
-
29,560
59,367
(39,226)
26,285
(12,941)
46,426
11,528
8,056
106,000
262,273
310,509
-
30,970
(79,206)
(29,503)
8,664
(20,839)
(100,045)
(16,900)
9,469
-
381,519
278,171
11,190
77,908
14,250
(16,848)
12,701
(4,147)
10,103
5,695
3,895
696,498
193,744
1,005,282
297,315
11,469
-
-
(25,177)
18,904
(6,273)
690,225
148,186
460,386
254,282
12,360
-
-
(53,296)
(5,737)
(59,033)
134,711
36,940
24,175
14,534
-
383,638
234,840
12,272
42,601
93,925
(49,038)
(2,241)
(51,279)
42,646
30,624
3,810
Net earnings (loss) ......................................................
$ 139,736
$
62,274 $ 44,696 $
26,842
$
(92,614)
$
513 $
517,864 $
83,237 $
8,212 $
53,302 $
52,616
earnings (loss) per share ............................................
Basic ...................................................................
$
0.76 $
0.35 $
0.27 $
Diluted .................................................................
$
0.73 $
0.34 $
0.27 $
0.17
0.17
$
$
(0.58)
$
0.00 $
3.83 $
0.66 $
0.07 $
0.42 $
(0.58)
$
0.00 $
3.77 $
0.66 $
0.07 $
0.42 $
Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share ..
Basic ...................................................................
Diluted .................................................................
184,400
210,316
177,606
189,321
163,701
165,938
159,631
160,443
159,413
159,413
141,171
142,514
135,295
137,463
126,678
128,233
126,665
126,797
126,627
126,904
Financial Data
(In thousands, except ratios)
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments $ 671,586 $ 632,502 $ 632,700 $
555,540
$ 339,938 $
367,115 $
337,213 $
105,193 $
113,729 $
55,263 $
20,945
Working capital ...........................................................
1,192,833
1,136,466
1,168,383
1,049,892
897,456
1,096,034
1,057,200
Current ratio ...............................................................
3.23
3.42
3.27
2.81
Property and equipment, net .....................................
1,124,365
1,090,592
1,171,815
1,213,600
Capital expenditures ..................................................
Depreciation and amortization ...................................
183,298
196,963
136,714
188,900
158,627
202,580
total assets ................................................................
4,691,896
4,527,591
4,638,590
Long-term debt ..........................................................
608,434
751,553
752,145
Stockholders’ equity ..................................................
3,080,813
2,855,852
2,773,335
126,635
194,055
4,566,360
836,606
2,514,034
Note: This table should be read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and management’s discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations. Earnings per share amounts and weighted average shares outstanding have been retroactively restated for stock dividends and stock splits.
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-
267,199
136,876
7,218
14,503
108,602
(18,819)
(222)
(19,041)
89,561
34,167
2,092
455,134
3.38
709,142
78,074
81,874
347,463
959,648
-
272,113
141,765
6,494
38,030
85,824
(17,408)
2,430
(14,978)
70,846
17,741
489
0.41
0.41
126,632
126,717
434,199
3.27
710,662
136,276
77,247
229,885
945,230
2.56
3.29
1,274,850
1,167,533
110,074
180,748
162,493
163,387
3.53
973,554
229,781
140,840
604,150
2.87
930,545
119,638
139,676
650,483
3.13
997,067
151,682
127,947
4,315,159
3,951,523
2,783,658
2,323,781
2,462,744
1,719,648
1,558,515
706,316
605,031
140,467
656,943
814,838
2,358,787
2,366,545
1,833,855
1,013,592
1,002,519
Loss (gain) on purchase commitments ......................
Gross profit .........................................................
Selling, general, and administrative expenses ...........
Amortization of goodwill.............................................
Other operating expenses (credits) ............................
Operating profit (loss) .................................................
Other income (expense) .............................................
5,687
659,132
403,999
-
46,905
208,228
Interest expense .................................................
(32,215)
Other ...................................................................
15,537
total other income (expense)..............................
(16,678)
earnings (loss) before income taxes and
minority interest ....................................................
Income tax provision (benefit) ....................................
191,550
50,836
(963)
527,506
376,912
-
54,633
95,961
(33,590)
15,401
(18,189)
77,772
11,737
minority interest ..........................................................
978
3,761
16,613
555,961
386,346
-
76,046
93,569
(34,252)
10,700
(23,552)
70,017
13,729
11,592
11,392
468,938
380,011
-
29,560
59,367
(39,226)
26,285
(12,941)
46,426
11,528
8,056
0.17
0.17
Net revenues ..............................................................
$ 2,581,477 $ 2,296,521 $ 2,414,654 $
2,170,597
$ 1,822,813 $ 1,655,346 $ 2,465,066 $ 1,760,091 $ 1,572,745 $ 1,125,219 $ 1,097,979
Cost of products sold ................................................
1,916,658
1,769,978
1,842,080
1,690,267
1,454,540
1,273,827
1,459,784
1,299,705
1,189,107
858,020
825,866
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
106,000
262,273
310,509
-
30,970
(79,206)
(29,503)
8,664
(20,839)
(100,045)
(16,900)
9,469
-
381,519
278,171
11,190
77,908
14,250
(16,848)
12,701
(4,147)
10,103
5,695
3,895
-
1,005,282
297,315
11,469
-
-
460,386
254,282
12,360
-
696,498
193,744
(25,177)
18,904
(6,273)
690,225
148,186
(53,296)
(5,737)
(59,033)
134,711
36,940
24,175
14,534
-
383,638
234,840
12,272
42,601
93,925
(49,038)
(2,241)
(51,279)
42,646
30,624
3,810
-
267,199
136,876
7,218
14,503
108,602
(18,819)
(222)
(19,041)
89,561
34,167
2,092
-
272,113
141,765
6,494
38,030
85,824
(17,408)
2,430
(14,978)
70,846
17,741
489
Net earnings (loss) ......................................................
$ 139,736
$
62,274 $ 44,696 $
26,842
$
(92,614)
$
513 $
517,864 $
83,237 $
8,212 $
53,302 $
52,616
earnings (loss) per share ............................................
Shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share ..
Basic ...................................................................
$
0.76 $
0.35 $
0.27 $
Diluted .................................................................
$
0.73 $
0.34 $
0.27 $
$
$
(0.58)
$
0.00 $
3.83 $
0.66 $
0.07 $
0.42 $
(0.58)
$
0.00 $
3.77 $
0.66 $
0.07 $
0.42 $
Basic ...................................................................
Diluted .................................................................
184,400
210,316
177,606
189,321
163,701
165,938
159,631
160,443
159,413
159,413
141,171
142,514
135,295
137,463
126,678
128,233
126,665
126,797
126,627
126,904
0.41
0.41
126,632
126,717
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments $ 671,586 $ 632,502 $ 632,700 $
555,540
$ 339,938 $
367,115 $
337,213 $
105,193 $
113,729 $
55,263 $
20,945
Working capital ...........................................................
1,192,833
1,136,466
1,168,383
1,049,892
897,456
1,096,034
1,057,200
Current ratio ...............................................................
3.23
3.42
3.27
2.81
Property and equipment, net .....................................
1,124,365
1,090,592
1,171,815
1,213,600
Capital expenditures ..................................................
Depreciation and amortization ...................................
183,298
196,963
136,714
188,900
158,627
202,580
2.56
3.29
1,274,850
1,167,533
110,074
180,748
162,493
163,387
3.53
973,554
229,781
140,840
604,150
2.87
930,545
119,638
139,676
650,483
3.13
997,067
151,682
127,947
455,134
3.38
709,142
78,074
81,874
434,199
3.27
710,662
136,276
77,247
total assets ................................................................
4,691,896
4,527,591
4,638,590
4,315,159
3,951,523
2,783,658
2,323,781
2,462,744
1,719,648
1,558,515
Long-term debt ..........................................................
608,434
751,553
752,145
Stockholders’ equity ..................................................
3,080,813
2,855,852
2,773,335
706,316
605,031
140,467
656,943
814,838
2,358,787
2,366,545
1,833,855
1,013,592
1,002,519
347,463
959,648
229,885
945,230
126,635
194,055
4,566,360
836,606
2,514,034
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Product List
Semiconductors
RECTIFIERS
Schottky (single, dual)
Standard, fast and Ultra-fast recovery (single, dual)
Bridge
Superectifier®
Sinterglass Avalanche Diodes
HIGH-POWER DIODES AnD THYRISTORS
high-Power fast-recovery Diodes
Phase-Control thyristors
fast thyristors
SMALL-SIGnAL DIODES
Schottky and Switching (single, dual)
tuner/Capacitance (single, dual)
Bandswitching
PIN
ZEnER AnD SuPPRESSOR DIODES
Zener (single, dual)
tVS (trANSZOrB®, Automotive, eSD, Arrays)
FETs
Low-Voltage trenchfet® Power mOSfets
high-Voltage trenchfet® Power mOSfets
high-Voltage Planar mOSfets
Jfets
Passive Components
RESISTIVE PRODuCTS
foil resistors
film resistors
metal film resistors
thin film resistors
thick film resistors
metal Oxide film resistors
Carbon film resistors
Wirewound resistors
Power metal Strip® resistors
Chip fuses
Variable resistors
Cermet Variable resistors
Wirewound Variable resistors
Conductive Plastic Variable resistors
Networks/Arrays
Non-Linear resistors
NtC thermistors
PtC thermistors
Varistors
MAGnETICS
Inductors
transformers
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RF TRAnSISTORS
Bipolar transistors (Af and rf)
Dual Gate mOSfets
mOSmICs®
OPTOELECTROnICS
Ir emitters and Detectors, and Ir receiver modules
Optocouplers and Solid-State relays
Optical Sensors
LeDs and 7-Segment Displays
Infrared Data transceiver modules
Custom Products
ICs
Power ICs
Analog Switches
rf transmitter and receiver modules
ICs for Optoelectronics
MODuLES AnD ASSEMBLIES
Automotive modules and Assemblies
Power modules (contain power diodes, thyristors,
mOSfets, IGBts)
DC/DC Converters
CAPACITORS
tantalum Capacitors
molded Chip tantalum Capacitors
Coated Chip tantalum Capacitors
Solid through-hole tantalum Capacitors
Wet tantalum Capacitors
Ceramic Capacitors
multilayer Chip Capacitors
Disc Capacitors
film Capacitors
Power Capacitors
heavy-Current Capacitors
Aluminum Capacitors
Silicon rf Capacitors
STRAIn GAGE TRAnSDuCERS AnD STRESS
AnALYSIS SYSTEMS
PhotoStress®
Strain Gages
Load Cells
force transducers
Instruments
Weighing Systems
Specialized Strain Gage Systems
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
or
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission file number 1-7416
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
38-1686453
(IRS employer identification no.)
63 Lancaster Avenue
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355-2143
(Address of principal executive offices)
(610) 644-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.10 par value
(Title of Class)
New York Stock Exchange
(Exchange on which registered)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes [ ] No [X]
Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from their obligations
under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and
will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-
K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and
large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the
last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter ($15.73 on July 1, 2006), assuming conversion of all of its Class B common
stock held by non-affiliates into common stock of the registrant, was $2,669,666,000. There is no non-voting stock outstanding.
As of February 23, 2007, registrant had 170,110,187 shares of its common stock and 14,358,361 shares of its Class B common stock outstanding.
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement, which will be filed within 120 days of December 31, 2006, are incorporated by
reference into Part III.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006
CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 4A. Executive Officers of the Registrant
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2006 and 2005
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004
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Item 1.
BUSINESS
General
PART I
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a leading international manufacturer and supplier of semiconductors and passive
electronic components. Semiconductors include diodes, transistors, rectifiers, power integrated circuits (“ICs”),
infrared (“IR”) transceivers, IR sensors, and optocouplers. Passive Components include resistors, capacitors,
transducers, and inductors. Discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components are the primary elements of
almost every electronic circuit. We offer our customers “one-stop” access to one of the most comprehensive
electronic component lines of any manufacturer in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Our components are used in virtually every type of product that contains electronic circuitry, including:
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computer-related products,
power management products,
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automotive applications,
process control systems,
telecommunications equipment,
• military and aerospace applications,
• measuring instruments,
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consumer electronics and appliances,
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industrial equipment,
• medical instruments, and
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electronic scales.
Since 1985, we have pursued a business strategy that principally consists of the following elements:
expanding within the electronic components industry, primarily through the acquisition of other
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manufacturers of electronic components that have established positions in major markets, reputations for
product quality and reliability, and product lines with which we have substantial marketing and technical
expertise;
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redundant sales offices and administrative functions at acquired companies;
reducing selling, general, and administrative expenses through the integration or elimination of
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achieving significant production cost savings through the transfer and expansion of manufacturing
operations to countries such as the Czech Republic, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, the People’s Republic
of China, and the Philippines, where we can take advantage of lower labor costs and available tax and other
government-sponsored incentives;
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products in order to enhance the service and responsiveness that we provide to our customers;
maintaining significant production facilities in those regions where we market the bulk of our
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consistently rolling out new and innovative products; and
strengthening our relationships with customers and strategic partners.
As a result of this strategy, we have grown from a small manufacturer of precision resistors and resistance strain
gages to one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of a broad line of electronic components.
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Acquisition of Power Control Systems Business of International Rectifier Corporation
On November 8, 2006, we signed agreements to acquire the Power Control Systems (“PCS”) business of
International Rectifier Corporation for $289.7 million in cash, subject to a net working capital adjustment. Sales of
the PCS business were approximately $300 million in International Rectifier’s fiscal year ended June 2006 and
approximately $81 million in International Rectifier’s fiscal quarter ended December 2006. This acquisition will
broaden our product line, and will provide Vishay with a new platform to integrate our passive components into the
acquired modules, creating a new product line through the synergy of passive and semiconductor components.
Vishay and International Rectifier have mutually agreed to a closing by April 1, 2007. The agreements are subject
to customary closing conditions.
The Vishay Story
In the 1950’s, Dr. Felix Zandman was issued patents for his PhotoStress® coatings and instruments, used to reveal
and measure the distribution of stresses in structures such as airplanes and cars under live load conditions. His
research in this area led him to develop Bulk Metal® foil resistors – ultra-precise, ultra-stable resistors with
performance far beyond any other resistor available to date.
In 1962, Dr. Zandman, with the financial help of the late Alfred P. Slaner, founded Vishay to develop and
manufacture Bulk Metal® foil resistors. Concurrently, J.E. Starr developed foil resistance strain gages, which also
became part of Vishay. Throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s, Vishay established itself as a technical and market
leader in foil resistors, PhotoStress® products and strain gages.
In 1985, Vishay began to expand its product line through various strategic acquisitions, including the resistor
companies Dale Electronics, Draloric Electronic, and Sfernice. In the early 1990’s, Vishay applied its acquisition
strategy to the capacitor market, with the major acquisitions of Sprague Electric, Roederstein, and Vitramon. In
2002, Vishay acquired BCcomponents, the former passive components business of Philips Electronics and
Beyschlag, which greatly enhanced Vishay’s global market position in passive components. Over the years, we
have made several smaller passive components acquisitions to gain market share, effectively penetrate different
geographic markets, enhance new product development, round out our product lines, or grow our high margin niche
businesses. These include Electro-Films, Cera-Mite, and Spectrol in 2000; Tansitor and North American Capacitor
Company (Mallory) in 2001; the thin film interconnect business of Aeroflex in 2004; Alpha Electronics K.K. in
2005; and Phoenix do Brasil in 2006.
In the late 1990’s, Vishay began expanding its product lines to include discrete semiconductors. In 1998, Vishay
acquired the Semiconductor Business Group of TEMIC, which included Telefunken and an 80.4% interest in
Siliconix, producers of transistors, diodes, optoelectronics, and power and analog switching integrated circuits.
Vishay’s next semiconductor acquisition came in 2001, with the purchase of the infrared components business of
Infineon Technologies, which was followed the same year by Vishay’s acquisition of General Semiconductor, a
leading global manufacturer of rectifiers and diodes. In 2005, Vishay made a successful tender offer for the
minority interest in Siliconix. These acquisitions propelled Vishay into the top ranks of discrete semiconductor
manufacturers, a position that will be further enhanced by the addition of the PCS business in 2007.
During 2002, we made several acquisitions as part of our Measurements Group’s strategy of vertical market
integration, including the Sensortronics, Tedea-Huntleigh, BLH, Nobel, and Celtron businesses. In 2005, we
acquired SI Technologies. As a result of these acquisitions, the product portfolio of our Measurements Group has
been expanded and we are now a world leader in stress analysis products and transducers used in the weighing
industry (load cells).
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Relying on the strength of our balance sheet, we continue to explore opportunities to acquire electronic component
manufacturers that have established positions in major markets, reputations for product quality and reliability, and
product lines with which we have substantial marketing and technical expertise.
We also seek to explore opportunities with privately held developers of electronic components, or “start-ups,”
whether through acquisition, investment in non-controlling interests, or strategic alliances. We made the first such
investment in August 2004, when we acquired substantially all of the assets of RFWaves, Ltd., a fab-less integrated
circuit design house located in Israel. We made an additional investment in October 2005, when we acquired
substantially all of the assets of CyOptics Israel, Ltd., the Israeli subsidiary of Cyoptics, Inc., a manufacturer of
infrared devices. We principally use the facility acquired from CyOptics for research and development purposes.
In addition to our acquisition activity in recent years, we have taken steps to assure our competitiveness, enhance
our operating efficiency and strengthen our liquidity. In this regard, we:
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closed or consolidated several manufacturing facilities and administrative offices;
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reduced our headcount, particularly in high-labor-cost countries; and
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integrated our acquisitions within our existing management and operational infrastructure.
Vishay was incorporated in Delaware in 1962 and maintains its principal executive offices at 63 Lancaster Avenue,
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355-2143. Our telephone number is (610) 644-1300.
Products
We design, manufacture, and market electronic components that cover a wide range of products and technologies.
Our products primarily consist of:
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resistors,
tantalum capacitors,
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signal processing ICs,
transistors,
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voltage suppressors,
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aluminum and specialty ceramic capacitors,
film capacitors,
power MOSFETs,
power ICs,
inductors,
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connectors,
transformers,
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infrared data transceivers (“IRDCs”),
optocouplers,
IR sensors,
strain gages and load cells,
diodes and rectifiers,
plasma displays,
thermistors, and
potentiometers.
We believe that we produce one of the broadest lines of discrete electronic components available from any single
manufacturer. We aim to use this broad product line to drive internal growth through design-in activities, providing
our customers with a “one-stop shop” for their component needs.
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Product Segments
Our products can be divided into two general classes: semiconductors and passive components. These broad
categories are also the basis used to determine our operating segments for financial reporting purposes. See Note
15 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on revenues, income, and total assets by
segment.
Semiconductors
Our Semiconductors segment products include both discrete devices and integrated circuits (“ICs”). They sometimes
are referred to as “active components” because they require power to function. Discrete devices are single
components or an arrangement of components that generate, control, regulate and amplify or switch electronic
signals or energy. Examples of our discrete semiconductors include diodes, rectifiers, transient voltage suppressors,
transistors and power MOSFETs. These devices are interconnected with passive components or other
semiconductors to create an electronic circuit. Our IC devices consist of a number of active and passive components
interconnected on a single chip to perform a specific function. Examples of our integrated circuits include power
ICs, motor control ICs, and signal processing ICs. Our discrete semiconductors and ICs are manufactured and
marketed primarily through our Siliconix subsidiary, our Vishay Semiconductor GmbH subsidiary, and our General
Semiconductor business.
We also include in the category of semiconductors our line of optoelectronic components, manufactured and
marketed by our subsidiary Vishay Semiconductor GmbH, our infrared components business, and our radio
frequency products business.
Discrete Devices
Diodes and rectifiers are used to convert electrical currents from alternating current (“AC”) into direct current
(“DC”) by conducting electricity in one direction and blocking it in the reverse direction. Because electrical outlets
carry AC while the vast majority of electronic devices use DC, rectifiers are used in a wide variety of applications.
We offer a broad line of diodes and rectifiers with differing power, speed, cost, packaging and conversion (half
wave or full wave) characteristics. Our rectifiers include a series of high voltage devices that have been optimized
for power correction circuits.
Transient voltage suppressors protect electronic circuits by limiting voltage to a safe level. Examples of transient
events that could damage unprotected circuits include static electricity charges and natural or induced lightning.
Voltage suppressors protect circuits by absorbing large amounts of energy for short periods of time. We offer a
broad range of state-of-the-art transient voltage suppressors for use in most modern electronic equipment.
Small signal diodes and transistors perform amplification, signal blocking, routing and switching functions at lower
current levels. Our small-signal transistors range from the older junction field-effect transistors (“JFETs”), to newer
products such as those based upon double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor (“DMOS”) technology.
Discrete power MOSFETs are specialized field-effect transistors used to switch and manage power in a broad range
of electronic devices. Power MOSFETs conserve power and help prevent components from over-heating. They are
used particularly in low-voltage applications such as cell phones, portable and desktop computers, automobiles,
instrumentation and industrial applications. Our innovative TrenchFET® power MOSFET technology offers very
high cell density, very low on-resistance and optimized switching parameters for high frequency DC-DC power
conversion.
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Integrated Circuits
Power ICs are used in applications such as cell phones, where an input voltage from a battery or other supply source
must be switched, interfaced or converted to a level that is compatible with logic signals used by microprocessors
and other digital components. Our ICs are designed to operate at higher frequencies without compromising
efficiencies. Often our power MOSFETs and power ICs can be used together as chip sets with complementary
performance characteristics optimized for a specific application.
Motor control ICs control the starting, speed, or position of electric motors, such as the head positioning and spindle
motors in hard disk drives.
Signal processing ICs are used for analog switching and multiplexing in devices that either receive or output analog
(non-digital) signals. A recent application of this technology is in broadband communications devices such as DSL
modems.
Optoelectronics
Our line of optoelectronic components includes light emitting diodes (“LEDs”), infrared emitters (“IREDs”) and
photo detectors, infrared receiver modules, optocouplers, solid-state relays (“SSRs”), optical sensors, and infrared
data transceivers (“IRDCs”).
Our photo detectors are light-sensitive semiconductor devices, and include linear photo diodes for light
measurement, photo-transistors for light switching applications in printers, copiers, facsimile machines, vending
machines and automobiles, and high speed photo PIN diodes specially designed for infrared data transfer. Our photo
detector products are available in a wide variety of sensitivity angles, light sensitivities, daylight filters and
packaging shapes. Our infrared emitters are used for optical switching and data transfer applications, often in
conjunction with our photo detectors, and in devices like infrared remote controls for televisions.
An optocoupler consists of an infrared emitting diode and a receiver facing each other through an insulation medium
inside a light-isolated housing. The receiver may either be a photodetector or a pair of MOSFETs, and in the latter
case the device is referred to as a solid-state relay (“SSR”). The function of an optocoupler is to electrically isolate
input and output signals. Our optocouplers are used in switch mode power supplies, safety circuitry and
programmable controllers for computer monitors, consumer electronics, telecommunications equipment and
industrial systems.
IRDCs consist of a detector photo diode, an infrared light emitting diode, and a control IC. IRDCs are used for short
range, two-way wireless, infrared data transfer between electronic devices such as mobile phones and other
telecommunications equipment, computers, and personal digital assistants (“PDAs”). LEDs are light emitting diodes
used as light indicators in a broad range of electronic devices.
Passive Components
Passive Components include resistors, inductors, and capacitors. They are referred to as “passive” because they do
not require power to operate. These components adjust and regulate voltage and current, store energy, and filter
frequencies. We also include in this category the products and services of our Measurements Group that employ
passive components in electro-mechanical measurements.
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Resistors and Inductors
Resistors are basic components used in all forms of electronic circuitry to adjust and regulate levels of voltage and
current. They vary widely in precision and cost, and are manufactured from numerous materials and in many forms.
Linear resistive components are classified as variable or fixed, depending on whether or not their resistance is
adjustable. Non-linear resistors can also be used as measuring devices. We manufacture a line of thermistors, which
are heat sensitive resistors. Another type of resistive sensors are strain gages for measurement of mechanical stress.
See “Measurements Group” below.
We manufacture virtually all types of fixed resistors, both in discrete and network forms, as well as many variable
types. These resistors are produced for virtually every segment of the resistive product market, from resistors used in
the highest quality precision instruments for which the performance of the resistor is the most important
requirement, to low-cost resistors for which price is the most important factor.
Inductors use an internal magnetic field to change the phase of electric current. They are utilized in electronic
circuitry to control alternating current and voltage, and to filter out unwanted electronic signals. They are also used
in transformers to change voltage levels.
Capacitors
Capacitors perform energy storage, frequency control, discharge, coupling, timing and filtering functions. The more
important applications for capacitors are:
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electronic filtering for linear and switching power supplies;
decoupling and bypass of electronic signals for integrated circuits and circuit boards; and
frequency control, timing and conditioning of electronic signals for a broad range of applications.
Our capacitor products include solid tantalum surface mount chip capacitors, solid tantalum leaded capacitors,
wet/foil tantalum capacitors, MLCC capacitors, disc ceramic capacitors, aluminum and specialty ceramic capacitors,
and film capacitors. Each capacitor product has unique physical and electrical performance characteristics that
make that type of capacitor useful for specific applications. Tantalum and MLCC capacitors are generally used in
conjunction with integrated circuits in applications requiring low to medium capacitance values, “capacitance” being
the measure of the capacitor’s ability to store energy. The tantalum capacitor is the smallest type of capacitor for its
range of capacitance. MLCC capacitors are more cost-effective for applications requiring lower capacitance. Disc
ceramic capacitors are used for high voltage applications. Aluminum capacitors are used for high capacitance
applications. Film capacitors are the most stable capacitors and are suitable for general use in telecommunications,
automotive, consumer, and industrial products.
Measurements Group
Vishay Measurements Group is a leading manufacturer of products for precision measurement of mechanical strains.
Our products include strain gages, load cells, force measurement sensors, displacement sensors, and photoelastic
sensors. These products are used in experimental stress analysis systems, as well as in the electronic measurement of
loads (electronic scales), acceleration, and fluid pressure. The Measurements Group also provides installation
accessories for its products, instrumentation to sample and record measurement output, and training seminars in
stress analysis testing and transducer development and manufacture.
As a result of Vishay’s acquisitions in 2002, the Measurements Group has implemented a strategy of vertical market
integration, with a product range from resistance strain gages, to transducers (the metallic structures to which strain
gages are cemented), to the electronic instruments and systems that measure and control output of the transducers.
Vishay Measurements Group now has two operating divisions: Vishay Micro-Measurements (for strain gages,
instruments and PhotoStress® products) and Vishay Transducers (for load cells, weigh modules, instruments and
weighing systems).
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Packaging
We have taken advantage of the growth of the surface mount component market, and we are an industry leader in
designing and marketing surface mount devices. Surface mount devices adhere to the surface of a circuit board
rather than being secured by leads that pass through holes to the back side of the board.
We believe that we are a market leader in the development and production of a wide range of surface mount devices,
including:
thick film chip resistors,
• wirewound chip resistors,
thick film resistor networks and arrays,
• metal film leadless resistors (“MELFs”),
• molded tantalum chip capacitors,
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coated tantalum chip capacitors,
• multi-layer ceramic chip capacitors,
thin film chip resistors,
thin film networks,
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power strip resistors,
bulk metal foil chip resistors,
current sensing chips,
chip inductors,
chip transformers,
chip trimmers,
• NTC chip thermistors,
certain diodes and transistor products,
• PTC chip thermistors, and
power MOSFETs,
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We also provide a number of component packaging styles to facilitate automated product assembly by our
customers.
Military Qualifications
We have qualified certain of our products under various military specifications approved and monitored by the
United States Defense Electronic Supply Center (“DESC”), and under certain European military specifications.
DESC qualification levels are based in part upon the rate of failure of products. In order to maintain the
classification level of a product, we must continuously perform tests on the product and the results of these tests
must be reported to DESC. If the product fails to meet the requirements for the applicable classification level, the
product’s classification may be reduced to a lower level. During the time that the DESC classification level is
reduced for a product with military application, net sales and earnings attributable to that product may be adversely
affected.
Manufacturing Operations
In order to better serve our customers, we maintain production facilities in regions where we market the bulk of our
products, such as the United States, Germany, and Asia. To maximize production efficiencies, we seek whenever
practicable to establish manufacturing facilities in countries, such as the Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Israel,
Malaysia, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and the Philippines, where we can take advantage of lower labor
and tax costs and, in the case of Israel, to take advantage of various government incentives, including grants and tax
relief.
One of our most sophisticated manufacturing operations is the production of power semiconductor components. This
manufacturing process involves two phases of production: wafer fabrication and assembly (or packaging). Wafer
fabrication subjects silicon wafers to various thermal, metallurgical, and chemical process steps that change their
electrical and physical properties. These process steps define cells or circuits within numerous individual devices
(termed “dies” or “chips”) on each wafer. Assembly is the sequence of production steps that divides the wafer into
individual chips and encloses the chips in structures (termed “packages”) that make them usable in a circuit. Both
wafer fabrication and assembly phases incorporate wafer level and device level electrical testing to ensure that
device design integrity has been achieved.
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In the United States, our manufacturing facilities are located in California, Connecticut, Nebraska, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin. In Asia, our main manufacturing
facilities are located in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), India, and Malaysia. In
Europe, our main manufacturing facilities are located in Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. We also have
manufacturing facilities in Israel (see “Israeli Government Incentives” below), Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Costa Rica,
France, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Philippines and Sweden. Over the past several years, we have
invested substantial resources to increase capacity and to maximize automation in our plants, which we believe will
further reduce production costs.
We are aggressively undertaking to have the quality systems at most of our major manufacturing facilities approved
under the ISO 9001 international quality control standard. ISO 9001 is a comprehensive set of quality program
standards developed by the International Standards Organization. A majority of our manufacturing operations have
already received ISO 9001 approval and others are actively pursuing such approval.
To maintain our cost competitiveness, we continue to pursue a strategy to shift manufacturing emphasis to more
advanced automation in higher labor cost regions and to relocate a fair amount of production to regions with skilled
workforces and relatively lower labor costs. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for further
information related to our restructuring efforts, as well as additional information in Item 7, “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Cost Management.”
See Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for financial information by geographic area.
Sources of Supplies
Although most materials incorporated in our products are available from a number of sources, certain materials,
particularly tantalum and palladium, are available only from a relatively limited number of suppliers.
Tantalum
We are a major consumer of the world’s annual production of tantalum, a metal used in the manufacture of tantalum
capacitors. There are currently three major suppliers that process tantalum ore into capacitor grade tantalum powder.
We were obligated under contracts with Cabot Corporation to make purchases of tantalum through 2006. These
purchase commitments were entered into at a time when market demand for tantalum capacitors was high and
tantalum powder was in short supply. Since that time, the price of tantalum has decreased significantly, and
accordingly, we wrote down the carrying value of our tantalum inventory on-hand and recognized losses on future
purchase commitments. These write-downs and purchase commitments are discussed in further detail in Note 14 to
our consolidated financial statements.
Palladium
Palladium, a metal used to produce multi-layer ceramic capacitors, is currently found primarily in South Africa and
Russia. We periodically enter into short-term commitments to purchase palladium. Palladium is a commodity
product that is subject to price volatility. We have in the past recorded write-downs of palladium inventory on-hand
and recognized losses on future purchase commitments due to this price volatility. These write-downs and purchase
commitments are discussed in further detail in Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.
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Israeli Government Incentives
We have substantial manufacturing operations in Israel, where we benefit from the government’s employment and
tax incentive programs. These programs have contributed substantially to our growth and profitability. For the year
ended December 31, 2006, sales of products manufactured in Israel accounted for approximately 19% of our net
sales.
Under the terms of the Israeli government’s incentive programs, once a project is approved, the recipient is eligible
to receive the benefits of the related grants for the life of the project, so long as the recipient continues to meet preset
eligibility standards. None of our approved projects has ever been cancelled or modified, and we have already
received approval for a majority of the projects contemplated by our capital expenditure program. Over the past few
years, the Israeli government has scaled back or discontinued some of its incentive programs. There can be no
assurance that we will maintain our eligibility for existing projects or that in the future the Israeli government will
continue to offer new incentive programs applicable to us or that, if it does, such programs will provide the same
level of benefits we have historically received or that we will continue to be eligible to take advantage of them.
Because we have received approvals for most projects currently contemplated, we do not anticipate that cutbacks in
the incentive programs for new projects would have an adverse impact on our earnings and operations for at least
several years.
We might be materially adversely affected if events were to occur in the Middle East that interfered with our
operations in Israel. However, we have never experienced any material interruption in our Israeli operations in our
36 years of operations there, in spite of several Middle East crises, including wars.
Inventory and Backlog
We manufacture both standardized products and those designed and produced to meet customer specifications. We
maintain an inventory of standardized components, and monitor the backlog of outstanding orders for our products.
We include in our backlog only open orders that have been released by the customer for shipment in the next twelve
months. Many of our customers encounter uncertain and changing demand for their products. They typically order
products from us based on their forecasts. If demand falls below customers’ forecasts, or if customers do not control
their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included in our backlog, in many
instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog at any point in time is not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.
Customers and Marketing
We sell our products to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), electronic manufacturing services (“EMS”)
companies, which manufacture for OEMs on an outsourcing basis, and independent distributors that maintain large
inventories of electronic components for resale to OEMs. During 2006, approximately 40% of our sales were to
distributors, approximately 51% of our sales were to OEMs, and approximately 9% of our sales were to EMS
companies.
To better serve our customers, we maintain production facilities in regions where we market the bulk of our
products. We work with our customers so that our products are incorporated into the design of electronic equipment
at the earliest stages of development. In addition to our staff of direct field sales personnel, independent
manufacturers’ representatives, and distributors, we employ a team of field application and product engineers to
assist our customers in solving technical problems and in developing products to meet specific application needs.
Our sales organizations are regionally based. While our sales and support procedures are typically similar across all
regions, we remain flexible in our ability to offer programs tailored to our customers’ specific support requirements
in each local area. The aim of our sales organizations is to support our customers across all product lines,
developing new design-wins, negotiating pricing and contracts, and providing general commercial support as would
normally be expected of a large multi-national sales force.
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We market our products in different geographic areas as follows:
North America: Sales are made by our North American sales force, sales representative organizations, and
distributors. Sales representatives are compensated by commissions. Regional sales directors employed by Vishay
coordinate these representatives and the North American sales force. Our North American sales headquarters are
located in Shelton, Connecticut. Regional sales offices are located in or near Chicago, Illinois; Tampa, Florida;
Irving, Texas; Santa Clara, California; Orange County, California; Hauppauge, New York; Huntsville, Alabama;
Wendell, North Carolina; Warwick, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Juarez, Mexico; and Guadalajara,
Mexico.
South America: Sales are made by our South American sales force, sales representative organizations, and
distributors. Sales representatives are compensated by commissions. Regional sales directors employed by Vishay
coordinate these representatives and the South American sales force. Our South American sales offices are located
in Campinas and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Europe: Sales of our products in Europe are made by our European sales force, sales representative organizations,
and distributors. Sales representatives are compensated by commissions. Regional sales directors employed by
Vishay coordinate these representatives and the European sales force. Our European headquarters are in Selb,
Germany. Regional sales offices are in Heilbronn, Landshut, and Selb, Germany; Sunderland, Attleborough, and
Bracknell, United Kingdom; Paris, Chartres, and Nice, France; Madrid, Spain; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki,
Finland; Milan, Italy; Istanbul, Turkey; Warsaw, Poland; Moscow, Russia; Budapest, Hungary; Voecklabruck,
Austria; and Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
Asia: Sales are made in Hong Kong, Korea, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the People’s Republic of China, Japan,
and Southeast Asia by our Asia sales force, sales representative organizations, and distributors. Our Asian sales
headquarters are in Singapore. Regional sales offices are located in Singapore; Taipei, Taiwan; Beijing, Guangzhou,
Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Hong Kong, China; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul and Gumi, Korea; New Delhi,
Pune and Bangalore, India; Penang, Malaysia; and Bangkok, Thailand.
Sales in the rest of the world are made through sales representatives, stocking representatives, and distributors.
We have established a Strategic Global Account program, which provides each of our top customers with a
dedicated Strategic Global Account Manager. Vishay Strategic Global Account Managers are typically highly
experienced salesmen or saleswomen who are capable of providing key customers with the coordination and
management visibility required in a complex multi-product business relationship. They typically coordinate the
sales, pricing/contract, logistic, quality, and other aspects of the customer’s business requirements. The Strategic
Global Account Manager normally is the focal point of communication between us and our main customers.
In addition, Vishay has launched an initiative to better meet the needs of our customers for technical and
applications support. As a project started three years ago, Vishay’s Business Development group now puts a team of
dedicated Field Application Engineers (“FAEs”) in the field for the exclusive support of our customers’ engineering
needs. Organized by market segment, our Business Development FAEs bring specific knowledge of component
applications in their areas of expertise in the automotive, telecommunications, computer, consumer/entertainment,
industrial, peripherals, and digital consumer market segments. With the ultimate goal of a Vishay “design-in” – the
process by which our customers’ specify a Vishay component in their products – this program offers our customers
superior access to Vishay technologies while at the same time increasing design wins, and ultimately sales, for
Vishay. Most importantly, the process is closely monitored via a proprietary database developed by the Vishay
Business Development group. Our database captures very specific design activity and allows for real-time
measurement of new business potential for our management team.
Our top 30 customers have been quite stable despite not having long-term commitments to purchase our products.
With selected customers, we have signed two to three year contracts for specific products. Sales to our top 30
customers comprise approximately 60% of our total sales.
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During 2006, approximately 26% of our net sales were attributable to customers in the Americas, approximately
37% were attributable to customers in Europe, and approximately 37% were attributable to customers in Asia.
During 2006, the share of net sales by end-use market was as follows: Industrial, 38%; Computer, 19%; Automotive,
14%; Telecommunications, 13%; Consumer Products, 11%; Aerospace and Military, 4%; Medical, 1%.
Competition
We face strong competition in various product lines from both domestic and foreign manufacturers that produce
products using technologies similar to ours. Our primary competitors by product type include:
• Discrete Devices: Fairchild Semiconductor, International Rectifier, Infineon, ON Semiconductor, NXP
Semiconductors (former Philips semiconductor division), Rohm, STMicroelectronics, Toshiba.
•
Integrated Circuits: Fairchild Semiconductor,
Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments.
International Rectifier,
Infineon, Maxim, ON
• Optoelectronics: Avago, Fairchild Semiconductor, Sharp, Toshiba.
• Resistors and Inductors: EPCOS, KOA, Rohm, Yageo.
• Capacitors: AVX, EPCOS, KEMET, Murata, TDK, Yageo.
• Measurements Group: various niche competitors.
There are many other companies that produce products in the markets in which we compete.
Our competitive position depends on our ability to maintain a competitive advantage on the basis of product quality,
know-how, proprietary data, market knowledge, service capability, business reputation, and price competitiveness.
Our sales and marketing programs aim to offer our customers a broad range of world class technologies, superior
global sales and distribution support, and a secure and multi-location source of product supply.
Research and Development
Many of our products and manufacturing techniques, technologies, and packaging methods have been invented,
designed, and developed by our engineers and scientists. We maintain strategically placed design centers where
proximity to customers enables us to more easily gauge and satisfy the needs of local markets. These design centers
are located predominantly in the United States, Germany, Israel, the People’s Republic of China, France, the
Republic of China (Taiwan), and South Korea.
We also maintain research and development staffs and promote programs at a number of our production facilities to
develop new products and new applications of existing products, and to improve manufacturing techniques. This
decentralized system encourages individual product development at individual manufacturing facilities that
occasionally has applications at other facilities. Our research and development efforts over the past few years have
been largely focused on our Semiconductors segment, principally for the development of new power products and
power ICs. We also have research and development programs that should enhance our efforts in vertical integration
of our product lines, combining Vishay components in packages. Examples of these packages include combinations
of our sensors and our radio frequency technology to create wireless transducers, wireless precision potentiometers,
and other new products.
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Patents and Licenses
We have made a significant investment in securing intellectual property protection for our technology and products.
We seek to protect our technology by, among other things, filing patent applications for technology considered
important to the development of our business. We also rely upon trade secrets, unpatented know-how, continuing
technological innovation, and the aggressive pursuit of licensing opportunities to help develop and maintain our
competitive position.
Our ability to compete effectively with other companies depends, in part, on our ability to maintain the proprietary
nature of our technology. Although we have been awarded, have filed applications for, or have been licensed under,
numerous patents in the United States and other countries, there can be no assurance concerning the degree of
protection afforded by these patents or the likelihood that pending patents will be issued.
We require all of our technical, research and development, sales and marketing, and management employees and
most consultants and other advisors to execute confidentiality agreements upon the commencement of employment
or consulting relationships with us. These agreements provide that all confidential information developed or made
known to the entity or individual during the course of the entity’s or individual’s relationship with us is to be kept
confidential and not disclosed to third parties except in specific circumstances. Substantially all of our technical,
research and development, sales and marketing, and management employees have entered into agreements providing
for the assignment to us of rights to inventions made by them while employed by us.
When we believe other companies are misappropriating our intellectual property rights, we vigorously enforce those
rights through legal action, and we intend to continue to do so. See Item 3, “Legal Proceedings.”
Although we have numerous United States and foreign patents covering certain of our products and manufacturing
processes, no particular patent is considered individually material to our business.
Environment, Health and Safety
We have adopted an Environmental Health and Safety Corporate Policy that commits us to achieve and maintain
compliance with applicable environmental laws, to promote proper management of hazardous materials for the
safety of our employees and the protection of the environment, and to minimize the hazardous materials generated in
the course of our operations. This policy is implemented with accountability directly to the Board of Directors. In
addition, our manufacturing operations are subject to various federal, state, and local laws restricting discharge of
materials into the environment.
Vishay is involved in environmental remediation programs at various sites currently or formerly owned by Vishay
and its subsidiaries, in addition to involvement as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) at three Superfund
sites. Certain obligations as a PRP have arisen in connection with business acquisitions. The remediation programs
are on-going at three currently operating U.S. facilities, nine currently operating non-U.S. facilities, and six formerly
owned U.S. sites. The ultimate cost of site cleanup is difficult to predict given the uncertainties regarding the extent
of the required cleanup, the interpretation of applicable laws and regulations and alternative cleanup methods. See
Item 3, “Legal Proceedings.”
We are not involved in any pending or threatened proceedings that would require curtailment of our operations. We
continually expend funds to ensure that our facilities comply with applicable environmental regulations. While we
believe that we are in material compliance with applicable environmental laws, we cannot accurately predict future
developments and do not necessarily have knowledge of all past occurrences on sites that we currently occupy.
More stringent environmental regulations may be enacted in the future, and we cannot determine the modifications,
if any, in our operations that any such future regulations might require, or the cost of compliance with such
regulations. Moreover, the risk of environmental liability and remediation costs is inherent in the nature of our
business and, therefore, there can be no assurance that material environmental costs, including remediation costs,
will not arise in the future.
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With each acquisition, we attempt to identify potential environmental concerns and to minimize, or obtain
indemnification for, the environmental matters we may be required to address. In addition, we establish reserves for
specifically identified potential environmental liabilities. We believe that the reserves we have established are
adequate. Nevertheless, we often unavoidably inherit certain pre-existing environmental liabilities, generally based
on successor liability doctrines. Although we have never been involved in any environmental matter that has had a
material adverse impact on our overall operations, there can be no assurance that in connection with any past or
future acquisition we will not be obligated to address environmental matters that could have a material adverse
impact on our operations.
Employees
As of December 31, 2006, we employed approximately 27,000 full time employees, of whom approximately 88%
were located outside the United States. Our future success is substantially dependent on our ability to attract and
retain highly qualified technical and administrative personnel. Some of our employees outside the United States are
members of trade unions, and employees at one small U.S. facility are represented by a union. Our relationship with
our employees is generally good. However, no assurance can be given that, if we continue to restructure our
operations in response to changing economic conditions, labor unrest or strikes will not occur.
Company Information and Website
We file annual, quarterly, and current reports, proxy statements, and other documents with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The public may
read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at Station Place, 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference
Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Also, the SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports,
proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with
the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
In addition, our company website can be found on the Internet at www.vishay.com. The website contains
information about us and our operations. Copies of each of our filings with the SEC on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and
Form 8-K, and all amendments to those reports, can be viewed and downloaded free of charge as soon as reasonably
practicable after the reports and amendments are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. To view the
reports, access ir.vishay.com and click on “SEC Filings.”
The following corporate governance related documents are also available on our website:
• Corporate Governance Principles
• Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
• Code of Ethics Applicable to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer or Controller and Financial Managers
• Audit Committee Charter
• Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
• Compensation Committee Charter
• Policy on Director Attendance at Annual Meetings
• Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Policy Regarding Qualification of Directors
• Procedures for Securityholders’ Submissions of Nominating Recommendations
• Securityholder Communications with Directors and Interested Party Communication with Non-
Management Directors
• Whistleblower and Ethics Hotline Procedures.
To view these documents, access ir.vishay.com and click on “Corporate Governance.”
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Any of the above documents can also be obtained in print by any shareholder upon request to our Investor Relations
Department at the following address:
Corporate Investor Relations
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
63 Lancaster Avenue
Malvern, PA 19355-2143
Item 1A.
RISK FACTORS
From time to time, information provided by us, including but not limited to statements in this report, or other
statements made by or on our behalf, may contain “forward-looking” information within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and
contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements
to differ materially from those anticipated. Set forth below are important factors that could cause our results,
performance, or achievements to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements made by us or on
our behalf:
Factors relating to our business generally
Our business is cyclical and the periods of decline in demand that we have experienced in the past may resume and
may become more pronounced.
The electronic component and semiconductor industries are highly cyclical, and experience periods of decline from
time to time. We and others in the electronic and semiconductor component industry have experienced these
conditions in the recent past and cannot predict when we may experience such downturns in the future. A decline in
product demand on a global basis could result in order cancellations and deferrals, lower average selling prices, and
a material and adverse impact on our results of operations. These declines in demand are driven by market
conditions in the end-use markets for our products. Changes in the demand mix, needed technologies and these end-
use markets may adversely affect our ability to match our products, inventory and capacity to meet customer
demand and could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. The prospect of a slowdown in
demand or recessionary trends in the global economy makes it more difficult for us to predict our future sales and
manage our operations, and could adversely impact our results of operations.
We have incurred and may continue to incur restructuring costs and associated asset write-downs.
To remain competitive, particularly when business conditions are difficult, we attempt to reduce our cost structure
through restructuring activities. This includes acquisition-related restructuring, where we attempt to streamline the
operations of companies we acquire and achieve synergies between our acquisitions and our existing businesses. It
also includes restructuring our existing businesses, where we seek to eliminate redundant facilities and staff
positions and move operations, where possible, to jurisdictions with lower labor costs. We recorded restructuring
and severance costs, plus related asset write-downs, in each of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, and we
expect to incur such expenses during 2007.
In the past we have grown through successful integration of acquired businesses, but this may not continue.
Our long-term historical growth in revenues and net earnings has resulted in large part from our strategy of
expansion through acquisitions. We cannot assure you, however, that we will identify or successfully complete
transactions with suitable acquisition candidates in the future. We also cannot assure you that acquisitions that we
have recently completed or will complete in the future will be successful. If an acquired business fails to operate as
anticipated or cannot be successfully integrated with our other businesses, our results of operations, enterprise value,
market value and prospects could all be materially and adversely affected.
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Our debt levels have increased, which could adversely affect the perception in the financial markets of our financial
condition.
Our outstanding debt increased from approximately $141 million at the end of 2000 to approximately $612 million
at the end of 2006, primarily due to our 2001 and 2002 acquisition activity. While our debt levels decreased in
2006, the marketplace could react negatively to our current debt levels which in turn could affect our share price and
also make it more difficult for us to obtain financing in the future.
To remain successful, we must continue to innovate.
Our future operating results are dependent on our ability to continually develop, introduce and market new and
innovative products, to modify existing products, to respond to technological change, and to customize certain
products to meet customer requirements. There are numerous risks inherent in this process, including the risks that
we will be unable to anticipate the direction of technological change or that we will be unable to develop and market
new products and applications in a timely fashion to satisfy customer demands. If this occurs, we could lose
customers and experience adverse effects on our financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to compete effectively with other companies depends, in part, on our ability to maintain the proprietary
nature of our technology.
Protection of intellectual property often involves complex legal and factual issues. We will be able to protect our
proprietary rights from unauthorized use by third parties only to the extent that our proprietary technologies are
covered by valid and enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. We have applied, and will
continue to apply, for patents covering our technologies and products, as we deem appropriate. However, our
applications may not result in issued patents. Also, our existing patents and any future patents may not be
sufficiently broad to prevent others from practicing our technologies or from developing competing products.
Others may independently develop similar or alternative technologies, design around our patented technologies or
may challenge or seek to invalidate our patents.
The electronic components industry, particularly the discrete semiconductor sector, is characterized by litigation
regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. We have on occasion been notified that we may be infringing
patent and other intellectual property rights of others. In addition, customers purchasing components from us have
rights to indemnification under certain circumstances if such components violate the intellectual property rights of
others. Further, we have observed that in the current electronic component and semiconductor industries’ business
environment, companies have become more aggressive in asserting and defending patent claims against competitors.
We will continue to vigorously defend our intellectual property rights, and may become party to disputes regarding
patent licensing and cross patent licensing. Although licenses are generally offered in such situations and we have
successfully resolved these situations in the past, there can be no assurance that we will not be subject to future
litigation alleging intellectual property rights infringement, or that we will be able to obtain licenses on acceptable
terms. An unfavorable outcome regarding one of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business
and operating results.
We have begun to invest in start-ups but our investments may not prove successful.
We believe that investment in new technologies that are related to our core businesses is important to position us for
the future. Accordingly, we have begun a program of investing in technology start-up enterprises, in which we may
acquire a controlling or non-controlling interest but whose technology would be available to be commercialized by
us. There are numerous risks in investments of this nature including the limited operating history of such start-up
entities, their need for capital, and their limited or absence of production experience, as well as the risk that their
technologies may prove ineffective or fail to gain acceptance in the marketplace. There can be no assurance,
therefore, that our investments in start-up enterprises will prove successful.
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Future acquisitions could require us to issue additional indebtedness or equity.
If we were to undertake a substantial acquisition for cash, the acquisition would likely need to be financed in part
through bank borrowings or the issuance of public or private debt. This acquisition financing would likely decrease
our ratio of earnings to fixed charges and adversely affect other leverage criteria. Under our existing credit facility,
we are required to obtain the lenders’ consent for certain additional debt financing and to comply with other
covenants including the application of specific financial ratios. We are also restricted from paying cash dividends on
our capital stock. We cannot assure you that the necessary acquisition financing would be available to us on
acceptable terms if and when required. If we were to undertake an acquisition for equity, the acquisition may have a
dilutive effect on the interests of the holders of our common stock.
Our reluctance to issue substantial additional shares in order not to dilute the interests of our existing shareholders
could impede growth.
In the past, Vishay has grown through numerous acquisitions financed alternatively through cash on hand, the
incurrence of indebtedness, and the issuance of equity, directly or indirectly by refinancing acquisition debt. At this
time we believe that we are financially positioned to make acquisitions, even acquisitions of substantial size, without
the issuance of additional equity, on the strength of our healthy cash flow and largely unleveraged balance sheet.
However, we may in the future be presented with attractive investment or strategic opportunities that, because of
their size and the financial condition of Vishay at the time, would require the issuance of substantial additional
amounts of our common stock. If such opportunities were to arise, our Board of Directors would need to consider
the potentially dilutive effect on the interests and voting power of our existing shareholders. In particular, our Board
of Directors believes that it is in our best interest to ensure the continued vision and influence of our founder, Dr.
Felix Zandman, over our corporate affairs. Dr. Zandman currently has effective voting control over Vishay through
our Class B common stock, by direct ownership, a family trust, and a voting trust agreement, such that he has
approximately 46% of our outstanding voting power. The reluctance to issue additional shares could impede our
future growth.
Our results are sensitive to raw material availability, quality, and cost.
Many of our products require the use of raw materials that are produced in only a limited number of regions around
the world or are available from only a limited number of suppliers. Our results of operations may be materially and
adversely affected if we have difficulty obtaining these raw materials, the quality of available raw materials
deteriorates, or there are significant price increases for these raw materials. For example, the prices for tantalum and
palladium, two raw materials that we use in our capacitors, are subject to fluctuation. For periods in which the prices
of these raw materials are rising, we may be unable to pass on the increased cost to our customers which would
result in decreased margins for the products in which they are used. For periods in which the prices are declining, we
may be required to write down our inventory carrying cost of these raw materials, since we record our inventory at
the lower of cost or market. Depending on the extent of the difference between market price and our carrying cost,
this write-down could have a material adverse effect on our net earnings. We recorded substantial write-downs of
tantalum and palladium in the economic downturn from 2001 to 2003, and recorded more modest write-downs in
2004 and 2006.
From time to time there have been short-term market shortages of raw materials. While these shortages have not
historically adversely affected our ability to increase production of products containing tantalum and palladium, they
have historically resulted in higher raw material costs for us. We cannot assure you that any of these market
shortages in the future would not adversely affect our ability to increase production, particularly during periods of
growing demand for our products. Also, to assure availability of raw materials in time of shortage, we may enter
into long-term supply contracts for these materials, which may prove unnecessary and burdensome when the
shortage abates. This was the case with certain recently expired contracts for the supply of tantalum.
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Our backlog is subject to customer cancellation.
Many of the orders that comprise our backlog may be canceled by our customers without penalty. Our customers
may on occasion double and triple order components from multiple sources to ensure timely delivery when backlog
is particularly long. They often cancel orders when business is weak and inventories are excessive, a situation that
we have experienced during periods of economic slowdown. Therefore, we cannot be certain that the amount of our
backlog does not exceed the level of orders that will ultimately be delivered. Our results of operations could be
adversely impacted if customers cancel a material portion of orders in our backlog.
We face intense competition in our business, and we market our products to an increasingly concentrated group of
customers.
Our business is highly competitive worldwide, with low transportation costs and few import barriers. We compete
principally on the bases of product quality and reliability, availability, customer service, technological innovation,
timely delivery, and price. The electronic component industry has become increasingly concentrated and globalized
in recent years and our major competitors, some of which are larger than us, have significant financial resources and
technological capabilities.
Our customers have become increasingly concentrated in recent years, and as a result, their buying power has
increased and they have had greater ability to negotiate favorable pricing. This trend has adversely affected our
average selling prices, particularly for commodity components.
We may not have adequate facilities to satisfy future increases in demand for our products.
Our business is cyclical and in periods of a rising economy, we may experience intense demand for our products.
During such periods, we may have difficulty expanding our manufacturing to satisfy demand. Factors which could
limit such expansion include delays in procurement of manufacturing equipment, shortages of skilled personnel, and
physical constraints on expansion at our facilities. If we are unable to meet our customers’ requirements and our
competitors sufficiently expand production, we could lose customers and/or market share. These losses could have
an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Also, capacity that we add during upturns in
the business cycle may result in excess capacity during periods when demand for our products recede, resulting in
inefficient use of capital which could also adversely affect us.
Future changes in our environmental liability and compliance obligations may harm our ability to operate or
increase costs.
Our manufacturing operations, products and/or product packaging are subject to environmental laws and regulations
governing air emissions, wastewater discharges, the handling, disposal and remediation of hazardous substances,
wastes and certain chemicals used or generated in our manufacturing processes, employee health and safety labeling
or other notifications with respect to the content or other aspects of our processes, products or packaging, restrictions
on the use of certain materials in or on design aspects of our products or product packaging, and responsibility for
disposal of products or product packaging. We establish reserves for specifically identified potential environmental
liabilities which we believe are adequate. Nevertheless, we often unavoidably inherit certain pre-existing
environmental liabilities, generally based on successor liability doctrines. Although we have never been involved in
any environmental matter that has had a material adverse impact on our overall operations, there can be no assurance
that in connection with any past or future acquisition we will not be obligated to address environmental matters that
could have a material adverse impact on our operations. In addition, more stringent environmental regulations may
be enacted in the future, and we cannot presently determine the modifications, if any, in our operations that any such
future regulations might require, or the cost of compliance with these regulations. In order to resolve liabilities at
various sites, we have entered into various administrative orders and consent decrees, some of which may be, under
certain conditions, reopened or subject to renegotiation.
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Our products may experience a reduction in product classification levels under various military specifications.
We have qualified certain of our products under various military specifications approved and monitored by the
United States Defense Electronic Supply Center, and under certain European military specifications. These products
are assigned certain classification levels. In order to maintain the classification level of a product, we must
continuously perform tests on the product and the results of these tests must be reported to governmental agencies. If
any of our products fails to meet the requirements of the applicable classification level, that product’s classification
may be reduced to a lower level. A decrease in the classification level for any of our products with a military
application could have an adverse impact on the net sales and earnings attributable to that product.
Our future success is substantially dependent on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical,
managerial, marketing, finance, and administrative personnel.
Rapid changes in technologies, frequent new product introductions, and declining average selling prices over
product life cycles require us to attract and retain highly qualified personnel to develop technological innovations
and bring them to market on a timely basis. Our complex operations also require us to attract and retain highly
qualified administrative personnel in functions such as legal, tax, accounting, financial reporting, auditing, and
treasury. The market for personnel with such qualifications is highly competitive. While we have employment
agreements with five of our executives, we have not entered into employment agreements with all of our key
personnel.
The loss of the services of or the failure to effectively recruit qualified personnel could have a material adverse
effect on our business.
Factors relating to Vishay’s operations outside the United States
We obtain substantial benefits by operating in Israel, but these benefits may not continue.
We have increased our operations in Israel over the past several years. The low tax rates in Israel applicable to
earnings of our operations in that country, compared to the rates in the United States, have had the general effect of
increasing our net earnings, although this was not the case during 2002, 2003, and 2004 due to losses on purchase
commitments. Also, we have benefited from employment incentive grants made by the Israeli government. There
can also be no assurance that in the future the Israeli government will continue to offer new grant and tax incentive
programs applicable to us or that, if it does, such programs will provide the same level of benefits we have
historically received or that we will continue to be eligible to take advantage of them. Any significant increase in the
Israeli tax rates or reduction or elimination of the Israeli grant programs that have benefited us could have an
adverse impact on our results of operations.
We attempt to improve profitability by operating in countries in which labor costs are low, but the shift of
operations to these regions may entail considerable expense.
Our strategy is aimed at achieving significant production cost savings through the transfer and expansion of
manufacturing operations to and in countries with lower production costs, such as the Czech Republic, India, Israel,
Malaysia, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and the Philippines. During this process, we may experience
under-utilization of certain plants and factories in high-labor-cost regions and capacity constraints in plants and
factories located in low-labor-cost regions. This under-utilization may result initially in production inefficiencies
and higher costs. These costs include those associated with compensation in connection with work force reductions
and plant closings in the higher-labor-cost regions, and start-up expenses, manufacturing and construction delays,
and increased depreciation costs in connection with the initiation or expansion of production in lower-labor-cost
regions. In addition, as we implement transfers of certain of our operations we may experience strikes or other
types of labor unrest as a result of lay-offs or termination of our employees in high-labor-cost countries.
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We are subject to the risks of political, economic, and military instability in countries outside the United States in
which we operate.
We have operations outside the United States, and approximately 74% of our revenues during 2006 were derived
from sales to customers outside the United States. Some of the countries in which we operate have in the past
experienced and may continue to experience political, economic, and military instability or unrest. These conditions
could have an adverse impact on our ability to operate in these regions and, depending on the extent and severity of
these conditions, could materially and adversely affect our overall financial condition and operating results. We
have never experienced any material interruption in our Israeli operations in our 36 years of operations there, in spite
of several Middle East crises, including wars. However, we might be adversely affected if events were to occur in
the Middle East that interfered with our operations in Israel.
General Economic and Business Factors
In addition to the factors relating specifically to our business, a variety of other factors relating to general conditions
could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in any of our
forward-looking statements. These factors include:
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overall economic and business conditions;
competitive factors in the industries in which we conduct our business;
changes in governmental regulation;
changes in tax requirements, including tax rate changes, new tax laws, and revised tax law interpretations;
changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations of those principles by governmental
agencies and self-regulatory groups;
interest rate fluctuations, foreign currency rate fluctuations, and other capital market conditions; and
economic and political conditions in international markets, including governmental changes and restrictions
on the ability to transfer capital across borders.
Our common stock, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, has in the past experienced, and may continue to
experience, significant fluctuations in price and volume. We believe that the financial performance and activities of
other publicly traded companies in the electronic component and semiconductor industries could cause the price of
our common stock to fluctuate substantially without regard to our operating performance.
We operate in a continually changing business environment, and new factors emerge from time to time. Other
unknown and unpredictable factors also could have a material adverse effect on our future results, performance, or
financial condition.
Item 1B.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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Item 2.
PROPERTIES
Our business has approximately 62 manufacturing locations. Our manufacturing facilities include owned and leased
locations. Some locations include both owned and leased facilities in the same location. The list of manufacturing
facilities below excludes manufacturing facilities that are presently idle due to our restructuring activities. See Note
4 to our consolidated financial statements for further information related to our restructuring efforts, as well as
additional information in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations – Cost Management.”
The principal locations of our owned manufacturing facilities, along with available space including administrative
offices, are as follows:
Owned Locations
Business Segment
Approx. Available
Space (Square Feet)
United States
Santa Clara, CA
Columbus, NE
Wendell, NC
Monroe, CT
Malvern, PA
Yankton, SD
Warwick, RI
Bennington, VT
Grafton, WI
Niagara Falls, NY
Semiconductors
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Non-U.S.
Israel (5 locations)
People’s Republic of China (3 locations)
Czech Republic (4 locations)
Belgium (2 locations)
Republic of China (Taiwan) (3 locations)
Germany (3 locations)
Portugal
India
Netherlands
France (2 locations)
Austria
Philippines
Hungary
Malaysia
Mexico
Japan
Semiconductors and Passive Components
Semiconductors and Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Semiconductors and Passive Components
Semiconductors and Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Semiconductors
Passive Components
Passive Components
Semiconductors
Passive Components
Passive Components
220,000
158,000
106,000
91,000
79,000
58,000
55,000
54,000
49,000
38,000
1,008,000
569,000
490,000
484,000
405,000
339,000
301,000
296,000
286,000
259,000
153,000
149,000
116,000
114,000
57,000
45,000
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The principal locations of our leased manufacturing facilities, along with available space including administrative
offices, are as follows:
Leased Locations
Business Segment
United States
City of Industry and Ontario, CA
Monroe, CT
Westbury, NY
Yankton, SD
Passive Components
Passive Components
Semiconductors
Passive Components
Non-U.S.
People’s Republic of China (5 locations)
Mexico (3 locations)
Czech Republic
Austria
Brazil
Germany (2 locations)
Israel (3 locations)
Sweden
Netherlands
France
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Costa Rica
Semiconductors and Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Semiconductors
Semiconductors and Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Passive Components
Semiconductors
Passive Components
Approx. Available
Space (Square Feet)
123,000
26,000
20,000
18,000
1,086,000
192,000
135,000
120,000
97,000
74,000
53,000
40,000
27,000
11,000
3,000
3,000
In the opinion of management, our properties and equipment generally are in good operating condition and are
adequate for our present needs. We do not anticipate difficulty in renewing existing leases as they expire or in
finding alternative facilities.
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Item 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time we are involved in routine litigation incidental to our business. Management believes that such
matters, either individually or in the aggregate, should not have a material adverse effect on our business or financial
condition.
Intellectual Property Matters
We are engaged in discussions with various parties regarding patent licensing and cross patent licensing issues. In
addition, we have observed that in the current electronic component and semiconductor industry business
environment, companies have become more aggressive in asserting and defending patent claims against competitors.
We will continue to vigorously defend our intellectual property rights, and we may become party to disputes
regarding patent licensing and cross patent licensing. An unfavorable outcome regarding one of these intellectual
property matters could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
When we believe other companies are misappropriating our intellectual property rights, we vigorously enforce those
rights through legal action, and we intend to continue to do so. During the past few years, we settled several suits
which we had initiated to enforce our intellectual property rights. We are receiving royalties on sales of these
companies’ products which use our technology. We presently have other pending legal actions that we have
initiated against companies which we believe are misappropriating our intellectual property rights.
Siliconix Shareholder Matters
Proctor Litigation
In January 2005, an amended class action complaint was filed in the Superior Court of California on behalf of all
non-Vishay stockholders of Siliconix against Vishay, Ernst & Young LLP (the independent registered public
accounting firm that audits the Company’s financial statements), Dr. Felix Zandman, Chairman and Chief Technical
and Business Development Officer of Vishay, and, as a nominal defendant, Siliconix. The suit purported to
state various derivative and class claims against the defendants including the purported taking by Vishay of
Siliconix sales subsidiaries and the profits of those subsidiaries; the purported taking by Vishay of Siliconix’s SAP
software system without compensation to Siliconix; the alleged use by Vishay of Siliconix’s assets as security
for Vishay loans without compensation to Siliconix; the purported misappropriation by Vishay of Siliconix’s
identity; the alleged taking by Vishay of Siliconix testing equipment; the alleged use by Vishay of Siliconix to
save Vishay certain credits made available by an Israeli business development agency; the alleged misuse by Vishay
improper
of Siliconix’s patents
identification of Dr. Zandman as a co-inventor on certain Siliconix patents. The action sought injunctive relief and
unspecified damages.
to help Vishay acquire General Semiconductor; and the allegedly
In May 2005, Vishay successfully completed a tender offer to acquire all shares of Siliconix that were not already
owned by Vishay. Following the announcement of Vishay’s intent to make this tender offer, several purported
class-action complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery. These actions were consolidated into a single
class action. A settlement agreement was reached with the plaintiffs in that case, who effectively represented all
non-Vishay shareholders of Siliconix. The settlement agreement was approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery
in October 2005.
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The Proctor plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in the Superior Court of California in November 2005. Vishay
demurred to the complaint, primarily on the grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing because of the nature of their
claims and because they were no longer Siliconix shareholders. On March 7, 2006, the Superior Court of California
rejected Vishay’s demurer motion and required Vishay to answer the complaint. On May 25, 2006, Vishay filed its
answer to the complaint, denying the allegations of the amended complaint and asserting various defenses. On June
13, 2006, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an anti-suit injunction based on the settlement agreement that was
reached in connection with the tender offer litigation filed by the Siliconix minority shareholders in Delaware. The
injunction prevents the Proctor litigation from continuing. On July 10, 2006, a purported former shareholder filed a
notice of appeal of the injunction order with the Supreme Court of Delaware. On January 24, 2007, the Supreme
Court of Delaware dismissed this appeal. As a result, the permanent injunction issued by the Delaware Court of
Chancery stands against the Proctor plaintiffs.
Environmental Matters
Vishay is involved in environmental remediation programs at various sites currently or formerly owned by Vishay
and its subsidiaries, in addition to involvement as a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) at three Superfund
sites. Certain obligations as a PRP have arisen in connection with business acquisitions. The remediation programs
are on-going at three currently operating U.S. facilities, nine currently operating non-U.S. facilities, and six formerly
owned U.S. sites.
The ultimate cost of site cleanup is difficult to predict given the uncertainties regarding the extent of the required
cleanup, the interpretation of applicable laws and regulations, and alternative cleanup methods. As of December 31,
2006, we concluded that our best estimate of remediation cost is $36.0 million, of which $29.8 million is included in
other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet, and $6.2 million is included in accrued expenses on
the consolidated balance sheet. Of the $36.0 million accrual, approximately $19.5 million is due to liabilities
assumed in the acquisition of General Semiconductor; approximately $7.7 million is due to liabilities assumed in the
acquisition of BCcomponents; and approximately $8.8 million is accrued for other miscellaneous environmental
liabilities. In view of our financial position and provisions for environmental matters of $36.0 million, we have
concluded that any potential payment of such estimated amounts will not have a material adverse effect on our
consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
Item 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
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Item 4A.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our executive officers as of February 27, 2007:
Name
Dr. Felix Zandman*
Dr. Gerald Paul*
Marc Zandman*
Richard N. Grubb
Ziv Shoshani*
Age
78
58
45
60
41
Positions Held
Chairman of the Board, Chief Technical and
Business Development Officer
Chief Executive Officer, President, and
Director
Vice-Chairman of the Board, Chief
Administration Officer, and President-
Vishay Israel Ltd.
Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice
President, and Director
* Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Dr. Felix Zandman, a founder of the Company, has been Chairman of the Board since 1989, and has been a Director
of the Company since its inception in 1962. Dr. Zandman became Chief Technical and Business Development
Officer on January 1, 2005. Dr. Zandman was Chief Executive Officer of the Company from its inception in 1962
through December 31, 2004, when Dr. Gerald Paul was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Zandman had been
President of the Company from its inception through March 1998.
Dr. Gerald Paul was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2005. Dr. Paul has served as a Director
of the Company since 1993, and has been President of the Company since March 1998. Dr. Paul also was Chief
Operating Officer from 1996 to 2006. Dr. Paul previously was an Executive Vice President of the Company from
1996 to 1998, and President of Vishay Electronic Components, Europe from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Paul has been
Managing Director of Vishay Electronic GmbH, a subsidiary of the Company, since 1991. Dr. Paul has been
employed by Vishay and a predecessor company since 1978.
Marc Zandman was appointed Chief Administration Officer as of January 1, 2007. Mr. Zandman has been Vice-
Chairman of the Board since 2003, a Director of the Company since 2001, and President of Vishay Israel Ltd. since
1998. Mr. Zandman was Group Vice President of Vishay Measurements Group from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Zandman
has served in various other capacities with the Company since 1984. He is the son of Dr. Felix Zandman, the
Company’s Chairman and Chief Technical and Business Development Officer.
Richard N. Grubb has been Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 1994, and
has been an Executive Vice President of the Company since 1996. Mr. Grubb has been associated with the Company
in various capacities since 1975, and was a Director from 1994 to 2003.
Ziv Shoshani was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2007. During 2006, he
was Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Shoshani has been Executive Vice President of the Company since 2000
with various areas of responsibility. Mr. Shoshani has been employed by the Company since 1995. He is the
nephew of Dr. Felix Zandman, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Technical and Business Development Officer.
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PART II
Item 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VSH. The following table sets forth
the high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange composite tape
for the indicated fiscal quarters. We do not currently pay cash dividends on our capital stock. Our policy is to retain
earnings to support the growth of our business and we do not intend to change this policy at the present time. In
addition, we are restricted from paying cash dividends under the terms of our revolving credit agreement. See Note 6
to our consolidated financial statements. Holders of record of our common stock totaled approximately 1,400 at
February 23, 2007.
quarter
Fourth
Third quarter
Second quarter
First quarter
2006
High
$ 14.63
$ 16.14
$ 17.46
$ 16.64
Low
$ 12.61
$ 12.79
$ 13.97
$ 13.39
Fourth quarter
Third quarter
Second quarter
First quarter
2005
High
$ 14.08
$ 14.25
$ 13.21
$ 15.15
Lo
w
$ 10.77
$ 11.47
$ 10.50
$ 11.96
At February 23, 2007, we had outstanding 14,358,361 shares of Class B common stock, par value $.10 per share,
each of which entitles the holder to ten votes. The Class B common stock generally is not transferable except in
certain very limited instances, and there is no market for those shares. The Class B common stock is convertible, at
the option of the holder, into common stock on a share for share basis. Substantially all of the Class B common
stock is owned by Dr. Felix Zandman, our Chairman and Chief Technical and Business Development Officer; a
family trust controlled by Dr. Zandman and Mrs. Ruta Zandman, a director; the estate of Mrs. Luella B. Slaner, a
former director; the children of Mrs. Slaner; and trusts for the benefit of the grandchildren of Mrs. Slaner, either
directly or beneficially. Directly, through the family trust, and as voting trustee under a voting trust agreement, Dr.
Zandman has sole or shared voting power over substantially all of the outstanding Class B common stock.
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Stock Performance Graph
The line graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on Vishay’s common stock over a 5-year
period with the returns on the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Stock Index (of which Vishay is a component), the
Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, and a peer group of companies selected by our management. The peer group is
made up of six publicly-held manufacturers of semiconductors, resistors, capacitors, and other electronic
components.* Management believes that the product offerings of the companies contained in the peer group are
more similar to our product offerings than those of the companies contained in any published industry index. The
return of each peer issuer has been weighted according to the respective issuer’s stock market capitalization. The
line graph assumes that $100 had been invested at December 31, 2001 and assumes that all dividends were
reinvested.
Year Ending December 31,
Company Name/Index
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
S&P 500 Index
S&P MidCap 400 Index
Peer Group*
Base Period
2001
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
57.33
77.90
85.49
39.29
117.44
100.25
115.94
86.77
77.03
111.15
135.05
64.64
70.56
116.61
152.00
61.69
69.44
135.03
167.69
71.49
____________
*
AVX Corporation, EPCOS AG, Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., International Rectifier
Corporation, KEMET Corporation, and ON Semiconductor Corporation.
Comparison of Cumulative Five Year Total Return
$200
$150
$100
$50
$0
Dec01
Dec02
Dec03
Dec04
Dec05
Dec06
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
S&P 500 INDEX
S&P MIDCAP 400 INDEX
PEER GROUP
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Item 6.
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial information as of and for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, and 2002. This table should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
Statement of Operations Data:
Net revenues
Interest expense
Earnings (loss) before income tax provision
(benefit) and minority interest
Income tax provision (benefit)
Minority interest
Net earnings (loss)
As of and for the years ended December 31,
2006 (1)
2005 (2)
2004 (3)
2003 (4)
2002 (5)
$ 2,581,477 $ 2,296,521 $ 2,414,654 $ 2,170,597 $ 1,822,813
29,503
32,215 33,590 34,252 39,226
191,550 77,772 70,017 46,426 (100,045)
50,836 11,737 13,729 11,528 (16,900)
978 3,761 11,592 8,056
9,469
139,736 62,274 44,696 26,842 (92,614)
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted
$ 0.76 $ 0.35 $ 0.27 $ 0.17 $ (0.58)
$ 0.73 $ 0.34 $ 0.27 $ 0.17 $ (0.58)
159,413
184,400 177,606 163,701 159,631
159,413
210,316 189,321 165,938 160,443
Balance Sheet Data:
Total assets
Long-term debt
Working capital
Stockholders’ equity
$ 4,691,896 $ 4,527,591 $ 4,638,590 $ 4,566,360 $ 4,315,159
706,316
608,434 751,553 752,145 836,606
897,456
1,192,833 1,136,466 1,168,383 1,049,892
2,358,787
3,080,813 2,855,852 2,773,335 2,514,034
_________________________________________________________________
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Includes the results of Phoenix do Brasil from July 31, 2006. Also includes net charges of $71,532,000 for restructuring and severance
costs, asset write-downs, inventory write-downs and write-offs, losses on adjustments to purchase commitments, a loss on extinguishment
of debt, charges to increase environmental liabilities assumed from the 2001 General Semiconductor acquisition, and charges to resolve past
quality claims. These items and their related tax consequences had a negative $0.26 effect on earnings per share. These items are more fully
described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Includes the results of SI Technologies from April 28, 2005, of Alpha Electronics K.K. from November 30, 2005, and reflects the
acquisition of the minority interest in Siliconix in May 2005 and the assets of CyOptics Israel in October 2005. Also includes net charges of
$51,550,000 for restructuring and severance costs, asset write-downs, and write-offs of purchased in-process research and development.
These charges were partially offset by a gain on a sale of land and gains on adjustments to purchase commitments. In addition, tax expense
includes an $8,977,000 benefit, primarily due to favorable foreign tax rulings. These items and their related tax consequences had a
negative $0.17 effect on earnings per share. These items are more fully described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Includes the results of RFWaves from August 31, 2004 and Vishay MIC Technology from September 29, 2004. Also includes net charges
of $89,959,000 for restructuring and severance costs, asset write-downs, inventory write-downs, losses on purchase commitments, and a
write-off of purchased in-process research and development, partially offset by a gain on favorable settlement on a note receivable. These
items and their related tax consequences, net of a favorable tax settlement, had a negative $0.32 effect on earnings per share. These items
are more fully described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
Includes the results of BCcomponents, acquired in December 2002. Also includes net charges of $23,947,000 for restructuring and
severance costs, asset write-downs, inventory write-downs, losses on purchase commitments, and a loss on extinguishment of debt, partially
offset by a gain on insurance proceeds. These items and their tax related consequences had a negative $0.11 effect on earnings per share.
Includes the results of the Infineon Malaysia optoelectronic infrared components business from January 1, 2002, of Sensortronics from
January 31, 2002, of Tedea-Huntleigh from July 1, 2002, of BLH/Nobel from August 1, 2002, and of Celtron from October 1, 2002. Also
includes charges for restructuring and severance costs, asset write-downs, inventory write-downs, losses on purchase commitments and
other charges of $169,900,000. These items and their tax related consequences had a negative $0.85 effect on earnings per share.
Management believes that stating the impact on net earnings of items such as restructuring and severance, asset write-downs, inventory write-
downs and write-offs, gains or losses on purchase commitments, losses on early extinguishment of debt, gains on insurance proceeds, charges for
in-process research and development, special tax items, and other items is meaningful to investors because it provides insight with respect to
intrinsic operating results of the Company.
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Item 7.
Overview
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is an international manufacturer and supplier of discrete semiconductors and passive
electronic components, including power MOSFETs, power conversion and motor control integrated circuits,
transistors, diodes, optoelectronic components, resistors, capacitors, inductors, strain gages, load cells, force
measurement sensors, displacement sensors, and photoelastic sensors. Semiconductors and electronic components
manufactured by Vishay are used in virtually all types of electronic products, including those in the computer,
telecommunications, military/aerospace, instrument, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics industries.
Vishay operates in two segments, Semiconductors (formerly referred to as our “Active Components” segment) and
Passive Components. Semiconductors segment products include transistors, diodes, rectifiers, certain types of
integrated circuits, and optoelectronic products. Our Semiconductors segment includes our Siliconix subsidiary, of
which we completed the acquisition of the 19.6% interest that we did not already own during the second quarter of
2005. Passive Components segment products include resistors, capacitors, and inductors. We include in this
segment our Measurements Group, which manufactures and markets strain gages, load cells, transducers,
instruments, and weighing systems whose core components are resistors that are sensitive to various types of
mechanical stress. While the passive components business had historically predominated at Vishay, following
several acquisitions of semiconductor businesses, revenues from our Semiconductors and Passive Components
segments were essentially split evenly from 2003 through 2006.
Consolidated net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $2.581 billion, compared to net revenues of
$2.297 billion for the year ended December 31, 2005. Net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2006 were
$139.7 million or $0.73 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $62.3 million or $0.34 per diluted share for
the year ended December 31, 2005.
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2006 were impacted by restructuring and severance costs of $40.2
million, related asset write-downs of $6.7 million, write-downs and write-offs of tantalum inventories totaling $9.6
million, losses resulting from adjustments to previously existing purchase commitments of $5.7 million, a loss on
early extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million, an adjustment to increase the estimated cost of environmental
remediation obligations associated with the 2001 General Semiconductor acquisition of $3.6 million, and charges
totaling $2.9 million to settle past product quality issues. These items and their tax related consequences had a
negative $0.26 effect on earnings per share.
Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2005 were impacted by restructuring and severance costs of $29.8
million, asset write-downs of $11.4 million, write-offs of purchased in-process research and development of $9.7
million, and Siliconix transaction-related expenses of $3.8 million. These items were partially offset by a gain on
adjustment of existing purchase commitments of $1.0 million and a gain on sale of land of $2.1 million. In addition,
tax expense includes a $9.0 million benefit, primarily due to favorable foreign tax rulings. These items and their tax
related consequences had a negative $0.17 effect on earnings per share.
The business environment for electronic components was relatively friendly during 2006. Revenues for 2006 were
the highest in our history, and full year net earnings represent the second best year ever. Our cost reduction efforts
continue to yield margin improvements that are expected to continue into 2007. Furthermore, we have increased our
manufacturing capacities for higher margin products for further growth.
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Financial Metrics
We utilize several financial measures and metrics to evaluate the performance and assess the future direction of our
business. These key financial measures and metrics include sales, gross profit margin, end-of-period backlog, and
the book-to-bill ratio. We also monitor changes in inventory turnover and average selling prices (“ASP”).
Gross profit margin is computed as gross profit as a percentage of sales. Gross profit is generally net revenues less
costs of products sold, but also deducts certain other period costs, particularly losses on purchase commitments and
inventory write-downs. Losses on purchase commitments and inventory write-downs have the impact of reducing
gross profit margin in the period of the charge, but result in improved gross profit margins in subsequent periods by
reducing costs of products sold as inventory is used. Gross profit margin is clearly a function of net revenues, but
also reflects our cost cutting programs and our ability to contain fixed costs.
End-of-period backlog is one indicator of future sales. We include in our backlog only open orders that have been
released by the customer for shipment in the next twelve months. If demand falls below customers’ forecasts, or if
customers do not control their inventory effectively, they may cancel or reschedule the shipments that are included
in our backlog, in many instances without the payment of any penalty. Therefore, the backlog is not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for future periods.
Another important indicator of demand in our industry is the book-to-bill ratio, which is the ratio of the amount of
product ordered during a period as compared with the product that we ship during that period. A book-to-bill ratio
that is greater than one indicates that our backlog is building and that we are likely to see increasing revenues in
future periods. Conversely, a book-to-bill ratio that is less than one is an indicator of declining demand and may
foretell declining sales.
We focus on our inventory turnover as a measure of how well we are managing our inventory. We define inventory
turnover for a financial reporting period as our costs of products sold for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last
day of the reporting period divided by our average inventory (computed using each quarter-end balance) for this
same period. The inventory balance used for computation of this ratio includes tantalum inventories in excess of
one year supply, which are classified as other assets in the consolidated balance sheet. See Note 14 to our
consolidated financial statements. A higher level of inventory turnover reflects more efficient use of our capital.
Pricing in our industry can be volatile. We analyze trends and changes in average selling prices to evaluate likely
future pricing. The erosion of average selling prices of established products is typical of the industry. However, we
attempt to offset this deterioration with ongoing cost reduction activities and new product introductions, as newer
products typically yield larger gross margins.
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The quarter-to-quarter trends in these financial metrics can also be an important indicator of the likely direction of
our business. The following table shows net revenues, gross profit margin, the end-of-period backlog, the book-to-
bill ratio, the inventory turnover, and changes in ASP for our business as a whole during the five quarters beginning
with the fourth quarter of 2005 and through the fourth quarter of 2006 (dollars in thousands):
4th Quarter
2005
1st Quarter
2006
2nd Quarter
2006
3rd Quarter
2006
4th Quarter
2006
Net revenues
$ 593,690 $ 631,086 $ 660,523 $ 654,381 $ 635,487
Gross profit margin *
24.1%
24.8%
27.2%
25.6%
24.4%
End-of-period backlog
$ 511,300 $ 600,000 $ 653,700 $ 609,500 $ 582,500
Book-to-bill ratio
1.04
1.14
1.07
Inventory turnover
3.22
3.31 3.35
0.92
3.28
Change in ASP vs. prior quarter
-1.7%
-0.2%
-1.3%
-0.1%
0.94
3.21
0.9%
________
* Gross profit margin includes the impact of inventory write-downs and write-offs, gain (loss) on purchase
commitments, and charges to settle past quality issues.
See “Financial Metrics by Segment” below for net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin broken out
by segment.
We continued to experience favorable economic conditions during the fourth quarter of 2006. All of our end-use
markets appeared to be very strong. As projected, the lower order level from distribution in the third quarter of 2006
led to a decrease in sales during the fourth quarter of 2006. For the third and fourth quarters of 2006, the overall
book-to-bill ratio was below one, after several consecutive quarters of maintaining a ratio in excess of one. We
believe the slow-down of orders is due to distribution customers managing their inventories. The order-rate from
distribution customers stabilized in the fourth quarter, as the book-to-bill ratio for distribution customers increased
to 0.95 from 0.81 during the third quarter of 2006. Sales and orders from original equipment manufacturers declined
slightly in the fourth quarter, with a book-to-bill ratio for original equipment manufacturers of 0.94, compared to
rations in excess of one for several consecutive quarters. We expect sales for the first quarter of 2007 to be
essentially flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2006.
Throughout 2006, we experienced very little pressure on pricing, particularly in our Semiconductor segment product
lines, which benefited from selective price increases. Average selling prices increased in the fourth quarter of 2006.
We believe pricing will be stable to moderately lower in 2007.
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Financial Metrics by Segment
The following table shows net revenues, book-to-bill ratio, and gross profit margin broken out by segment for the
five quarters beginning with the fourth quarter of 2005 through the fourth quarter of 2006 (dollars in thousands):
Semiconductors
Net revenues
4th Quarter
2005
1st Quarter
2006
2nd Quarter
2006
3rd Quarter
2006
4th Quarter
2006
$ 304,640 $ 304,926 $ 324,302 $ 338,755 $ 323,449
Book-to-bill ratio
1.04
1.21
1.15
0.87 0.89
Gross profit margin (1)
Passive Components
Net revenues
25.5%
27.4%
27.8%
26.6%
24.1%
$ 289,050 $ 326,160 $ 336,221 $ 315,626 $ 312,038
Book-to-bill ratio
1.04
1.07
0.99
0.98 1.00
Gross profit margin (2)
22.5%
22.4%
26.7%
24.5%
24.7%
________
(1) Gross profit margin for the Semiconductors segment includes the impact of charges to settle past quality issues.
(2) Gross profit margin for the Passive Components segment includes the impact of inventory write-downs and
write-offs, gain (loss) on purchase commitments, and charges to settle past quality issues.
Capacity Utilization
Capacity utilization is a reflection of product demand and of available capacities.
Capacity load in the Passive Components segment has improved significantly in recent years, as we implemented
our restructuring efforts and increased sales. Our resistor lines presently operate at an average of approximately
80% to 90% of capacity, with some specialty lines operating at or near full capacity. Our capacitor lines presently
operate at between 75% and 90% of capacity.
We continue to operate near full capacity in most of our front-end Semiconductors segment facilities. We have
made significant investments in expanding capacity in our Semiconductor segment facilities, which will ramp up in
future quarters. We expect to add another 20% volume increase in our Siliconix division products in 2007, mainly
for high-cell-density products, which will have a positive impact on product mix. Our Siliconix division also
maintains long-term foundry agreements with subcontractors to ensure access to external front-end capacity.
Furthermore, we expect to experience cost reduction in 2007 due to the use of larger wafers at some of our
Semiconductors segment facilities.
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Acquisition Activity
As part of our growth strategy, we seek to expand through acquisition of other manufacturers of electronic
components that have established positions in major markets, reputations for product quality and reliability, and
product lines with which we have substantial marketing and technical expertise. This includes exploring
opportunities to acquire smaller targets to gain market share, effectively penetrate different geographic markets,
enhance new product development, round out our product lines, or grow our high margin niche market businesses.
Also as part of this growth strategy, we seek to explore opportunities with privately held developers of electronic
components, whether through acquisition, investment in non-controlling interests, or strategic alliances.
On November 8, 2006, we signed agreements to purchase the Power Control Systems (“PCS”) business of
International Rectifier Corporation for $289.7 million (subject to adjustment for cash and net working capital at
closing) in cash. PCS business products include discrete planar MOSFETs, discrete diodes and rectifiers, discrete
thyristors, and automotive modules and assemblies. This transaction is expected to close by April 1, 2007.
During 2006, we completed one strategic acquisition. During 2005, we completed three strategic acquisitions and
also acquired the 19.6% interest in Siliconix that we did not already own. We also divested a non-core business
acquired in one of these transactions. During 2004, we completed two strategic acquisitions.
2006 Activities
Effective July 31, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Phoenix do Brasil Ltda., a manufacturer
of resistors, for approximately $17.5 million. The acquisition of Phoenix do Brasil provides Vishay with increased
market presence in South America.
2005 Activities
On April 28, 2005, we completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of SI Technologies, Inc., a
designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high-performance industrial sensors and controls, weighing and automotive
systems, and related products. The purchase price was $17.7 million in cash, plus the assumption of $10.7 million
of SI Technologies debt, of which we caused $8.7 million to be repaid subsequent to closing. The remaining
outstanding amounts on the short-term revolving credit facility of SI Technologies’ European subsidiary were repaid
during the third quarter of 2005.
On October 11, 2005, we sold AeroGo, Inc., SI Technologies’ subsidiary engaged in the design, manufacture, and
marketing of industrial automation products, for approximately $4.9 million. No gain or loss was recognized on the
sale of AeroGo.
In the fourth quarter of 2005, we completed two niche acquisitions. On October 24, 2005, we acquired the assets of
CyOptics Israel, Ltd., which will initially be utilized primarily as a research and development facility. On
November 30, 2005, we acquired Alpha Electronics K.K., a Japanese manufacturer of foil resistors. The purchase
price for these two acquisitions was approximately $11 million, plus assumption of approximately $8 million of
debt.
Minority Interest in Siliconix
On May 12, 2005, we completed an offer to exchange shares of Vishay common stock for shares of Siliconix stock
that we did not already own. Each Siliconix share tendered was exchanged for 3.075 shares of Vishay common
stock, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares of Vishay. Prior to the exchange offer, Vishay owned
approximately 80.4% of the common stock of Siliconix. Following the completion of the exchange offer, Vishay’s
ownership increased to approximately 95.5% of the common stock of Siliconix, which was above the threshold
necessary to effect a merger without a vote of stockholders.
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On May 16, 2005, Vishay effected a merger of a subsidiary of Vishay with and into Siliconix, as a result of which
Siliconix became a wholly owned subsidiary of Vishay. In the merger, each share of Siliconix stock, other than
those owned by Vishay and its subsidiaries, was converted into 3.075 shares of Vishay common stock, subject to the
right of Siliconix’s remaining stockholders to seek appraisal under Delaware law. Cash was paid in lieu of fractional
shares of Vishay.
As a controlled majority-owned subsidiary, the results of operations of Siliconix were included in our consolidated
financial statements prior to the acquisition of the minority interest, and the outside stockholders’ interests were
shown as “minority interest” on the consolidated statements of operations and the consolidated balance sheets. The
acquisition of the minority interest in Siliconix contributed approximately $15.8 million and $10.3 million
incrementally to our earnings for 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Following the announcement of our intention to make the tender offer for the remaining shares of Siliconix that we
did not already own, several purported class-action complaints were filed against Vishay, Siliconix, and the
Siliconix directors, alleging, among other things, that the intended offer was unfair and a breach of fiduciary duty,
and seeking, among other things, to enjoin the transaction.
Both Vishay and Siliconix incurred expenses associated with the defense of the stockholder litigation described
above and the subsequent settlement. Additionally, Siliconix incurred expenses related to the exchange offer,
including costs of the special committee of independent Siliconix directors appointed to evaluate the offer and the
costs of the special committee’s financial and legal advisors. These costs do not represent Vishay’s direct costs of
the acquisition, and accordingly are not included in the purchase price. These costs, aggregating $3.8 million, are
included in a separate line item in the consolidated statement of operations.
Purchased in-process research and development represents the value assigned in a business combination to research
and development projects of the acquired business that were commenced, but not completed, at the date of
acquisition, for which technological feasibility has not been established, and which have no alternative future use in
research and development activities or otherwise. Amounts assigned to purchased in-process research and
development meeting the above criteria must be charged to expense at the date of consummation of the business
combination. A charge of $9.2 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2005, equal to approximately 19.6% of
the value of Siliconix in-process research and development at the time of the acquisition of the minority interest. A
charge of $0.5 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005 related to purchased in-process research and
development associated with the Alpha Electronics K.K. transaction.
2004 Activities
On August 31, 2004, we acquired substantially all of the assets of RFWaves, Ltd., a fab-less integrated circuit design
house located in Israel. On September 29, 2004, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Aeroflex Pearl River
Inc. (renamed Vishay MIC Technology, Inc.), the former thin film interconnect subsidiary of Aeroflex,
Incorporated. The total purchase price of these acquisitions was approximately $12.7 million, which included cash
payments of $11.8 million plus stock options with an aggregate fair value of approximately $0.9 million.
A charge of $1.5 million was recorded in the third quarter of 2004 in conjunction with purchased in-process research
and development related to the RFWaves acquisition.
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Cost Management
We place a strong emphasis on reducing our costs. Since 2001, we have been implementing aggressive cost
reduction programs to enhance our competitiveness, particularly in light of the erosion of average selling prices of
established products that is typical of the industry.
One way we reduce costs is by moving production to the extent possible from high-labor-cost markets, such as the
United States and Western Europe, to lower-labor-cost markets, such as the Czech Republic, Israel, India, Malaysia,
Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, and the Philippines. The percentage of our total headcount in lower-labor-
cost countries is a measure of the extent to which we are successful in implementing this program. This percentage
was 74.2% at the end of 2006, 72.8% at the end of 2005, 71.8% at the end of 2004, and 57% when this program
began in 2001. Our long-term target is to have between 75% and 80% of our headcount in lower-labor-cost
countries.
These production transfers and other long-term cost cutting measures require us to initially incur significant
severance and other exit costs and to record losses on excess buildings and equipment. We anticipate that we will
realize the benefits of our restructuring through lower labor costs and other operating expenses in future periods.
Between 2001 and 2006, we recorded $207.5 million of restructuring and severance costs and recorded related asset
write-downs of $77.6 million in order to reduce our cost structure going forward. We have realized, and expect to
continue to realize, annual net cost savings associated with these restructuring activities.
Restructuring and severance costs, as presented on the consolidated statement of operations, are separate from plant
closure, employee termination and similar integration costs we incur in connection with our acquisition activities.
These plant closure and employee termination costs subsequent to acquisitions are also integral to our cost reduction
program. These amounts, which were not significant in 2006, 2005, and 2004, are included in the costs of our
acquisitions and do not affect earnings or losses on our statement of operations.
During 2005 and the first quarter of 2006, we completed a broad-based fixed cost reduction program which will save
Vishay approximately $50 million per year. In April 2005, we began evaluating additional restructuring initiatives
to improve the results of underperforming divisions, which we expect will eventually generate additional annual cost
savings of $50 million, of which approximately $20 million began to be realized in 2006, an additional $20 million
will begin to be realized in 2007, and an additional $10 million will begin to be realized in 2008. Our cost savings
initiatives are expected to include a combination of production transfers, plant closures, and overhead streamlining.
Our restructuring activities for 2006 included consolidating certain locations in Germany, Hungary, the United
States, Japan and Brazil; shifting production for a portion of our film capacitor product lines from Belgium to India
and the People’s Republic of China; shifting production for a portion of our aluminum capacitor product lines from
the Netherlands to Austria and/or sub-contractors; completing a second phase of transferring our tantalum molded
capacitor finishing operation from Israel to the People’s Republic of China; and closing the wafer fabrication facility
in Freiburg, Germany after transferring production to other Vishay facilities.
We believe that 2007 will represent the final phase of the major restructuring efforts that have been on-going since
2001. We expect our restructuring costs for 2007 to be less than the costs incurred in 2006. Our restructuring plans
for 2007 include moving certain back-end semiconductor production from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the
People’s Republic of China; completing the shift of production for a portion of product lines from Belgium to India
and the People’s Republic of China; completing the shift of production for a portion of our aluminum capacitor
product lines from the Netherlands to Austria and/or sub-contractors; and other miscellaneous projects.
While streamlining and reducing fixed overhead, we are exercising caution so that we will not negatively impact our
customer service or our ability to further develop products and processes. Our cost management plans also include
expansion of certain critical capacities, which we hope will reduce average materials and processing costs.
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Israeli Government Incentives
We have substantial manufacturing operations in Israel, where we benefit from the government’s employment and
tax incentive programs. These benefits take the form of government grants and reduced tax rates that are lower than
those in the United States.
Israeli government grants are awarded to specific projects. These grants are intended to promote employment in
Israel’s industrial sector and are conditioned on the recipient maintaining certain prescribed employment levels.
Grants are paid when the related projects are approved by the Israeli government and become operational. Israeli
government grants, recorded as a reduction in the costs of products sold, were $6.0 million, $6.9 million, and $8.9
million, in 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. At December 31, 2006, our consolidated balance sheet reflected $5.7
million in deferred grant income.
Under the terms of the Israeli government’s incentive programs, once a project is approved, the recipient is eligible
to receive the benefits of the related grants for the life of the project, so long as the recipient continues to meet preset
eligibility standards. None of our approved projects has ever been cancelled or modified, and we have already
received approval for a majority of the projects contemplated by our capital expenditure program. Over the past few
years, the Israeli government has scaled back or discontinued some of its incentive programs. There can be no
assurance that we will maintain our eligibility for existing projects or that in the future the Israeli government will
continue to offer new incentive programs applicable to us or that, if it does, such programs will provide the same
level of benefits we have historically received or that we will continue to be eligible to take advantage of them.
Because we have received approvals for most projects currently contemplated, we do not anticipate that cutbacks in
the incentive programs for new projects would have an adverse impact on our earnings and operations for at least
several years.
Write-Downs of Inventory and Purchase Commitments
Tantalum
We are a major consumer of the world’s annual production of tantalum. Tantalum, a metal purchased in powder or
wire form, is the principal material used in the manufacture of tantalum capacitors. There are currently three major
suppliers that process tantalum ore into capacitor grade tantalum powder.
We were obligated under two contracts entered into in 2000 with Cabot Corporation to make purchases of tantalum
through 2006. As of December 31, 2006, we have fulfilled all obligations under the Cabot contracts and are no
longer required to purchase tantalum from Cabot at these fixed prices.
The Cabot contracts were entered into at a time when market demand for tantalum capacitors was high and tantalum
powder was in short supply. Since that time, as a result of a general downturn in the electronics business, we
experienced a significant decrease in capacitor sales and the price of tantalum decreased significantly. Accordingly,
we wrote down the carrying value of our tantalum inventory on-hand and recognized losses on purchase
commitments.
During the term of the contracts with Cabot, we regularly reviewed our liability for purchase commitments. Our
liability for purchase commitments was estimated based on contractually obligated purchase prices, expected market
prices, and the contractually obligated mix of tantalum-grades to be purchased. The mix of tantalum-grades to be
purchased is within a range specified in the contracts. Changes in expected market prices and in our mix of
tantalum-grade purchases required us to record additional gains or losses on its purchase commitments.
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During the term of the contracts, we recorded the following charges related to our tantalum contracts (in thousands):
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Loss (Gain)
on Purchase
Commitments
Write-downs
of inventory
on-hand
$
106,000
11,392
16,213
(963)
5,687
$
25,700
5,406
-
-
9,602
The loss on purchase commitments recorded during 2006 was due to a decline in market prices for tantalum, as well
as changes in the mix of tantalum-grade purchases. Of the total amount recorded, approximately $2.8 million was
attributable to the decline in market value, while another $2.9 million was attributable to changes in the mix of
tantalum-grade purchases.
The net gain on purchase commitments recorded during 2005 was attributable to a conditional price reduction
included in one of our contracts with Cabot, which offset changes in the mix of tantalum-grade purchases. The
conditions necessary to receive price reductions in 2006 were met during the fourth quarter of 2005, and
accordingly, the estimates of our liability for these purchase commitments were adjusted to reflect the fact that we
would receive these conditional price reductions for the remainder of the contract. The amount of this adjustment
was approximately $7 million. This adjustment, net of approximately $6 million of costs associated with differences
between the actual and anticipated mix of tantalum-grades purchased during 2005, resulted in the net gain included
in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The loss on purchase commitments recorded in 2004 was primarily attributable to changes in the mix of tantalum-
grade purchases. The losses on purchase commitments recorded in 2003 and 2002 were primarily attributable to
declines in market value.
Write-downs of inventory on-hand were generally for raw materials. The write-down of inventory on-hand for 2006
includes $1.4 million of finished goods from certain discontinued tantalum capacitor product lines.
While our purchase commitments have been completely satisfied, we will continue to evaluate if write-downs of the
value of inventory on-hand are necessary. See “Critical Accounting Policies” below.
Palladium
Palladium is a precious metal used in the production of multi-layer ceramic capacitors that we purchase under short-
term contracts. We recorded in costs of products sold write-downs of palladium inventories to then-current market
value of $0.4 million and a loss on purchase commitments of $0.4 million during the year ended December 31,
2004. No write-downs or losses on purchase commitments were recorded during the years ended December 31,
2006 and 2005.
Foreign Currency
In 2006, we realized approximately 74% of our revenues from customers outside the United States. Any third party
sales not using the U.S. dollar as the functional currency must be reported in the local currency and be translated at
the weighted average exchange rate. This translation has an impact on the net sales line of the consolidated
statements of operations and also on the expense lines of the consolidated statements of operations. We generally do
not purchase foreign currency exchange contracts or other derivative instruments to hedge our exposure to foreign
currency fluctuations, although we do maintain cash balances in foreign currencies to act as a natural hedge of
certain net exposures. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, we had no outstanding foreign currency forward
exchange contracts.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. We identify
here a number of policies that entail significant judgments or estimates.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue on product sales during the period when the sales process is complete. This generally occurs
when products are shipped to the customer in accordance with terms of an agreement of sale, title and risk of loss
have been transferred, collectibility is reasonably assured, and pricing is fixed or determinable. For a small
percentage of sales where title and risk of loss passes at point of delivery, we recognize revenue upon delivery to the
customer, assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition are met. We historically have had agreements with
distributors that provided limited rights of product return. We have modified these arrangements to allow
distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which we term a “scrap allowance.” Consistent with industry
practice, we also have a “stock, ship and debit” program whereby we consider, and grant at our discretion, requests
by distributors for credits on previously purchased products that remain in distributors’ inventory, to enable the
distributors to offer more competitive pricing. In addition, we have contractual arrangements whereby we provide
distributors with protection against price reductions that we initiate after sale of product to the distributor and prior
to resale by the distributor.
We record end of period accruals for each of the programs based upon our estimate of future credits under the
programs that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period. We calculate reductions of
revenue attributable to each of the programs during any period by computing the change in the accruals from the
prior period and adding the credits actually given to distributors during the period under the programs. These
procedures require the exercise of significant judgments, but we believe they enable us to estimate reasonably future
credits under the programs.
Recording and monitoring of these accruals takes place at our subsidiaries and divisions, with input from sales and
marketing personnel and review, assessment and, if necessary, adjustment by corporate management. While our
subsidiaries and divisions utilize different methodologies based on their individual experiences, all of the
methodologies take into account certain elements that management considers relevant, such as sales to distributors
during the relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions,
recent and historical activity under the relevant programs, changes in program policies, and open requests for
credits. In our judgment, the different methodologies provide us with equally reliable estimates upon which to base
our accruals. We do not track the credits that we record against specific products sold from distributor inventories,
so as to directly compare revenue reduction for credits recorded during any period with credits ultimately awarded in
respect of products sold during that period. Nevertheless, we believe that we have an adequate basis to assess the
reasonableness and reliability of our estimates.
We recognize royalty revenue in accordance with agreed upon terms when performance obligations are satisfied, the
amount is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. We earn royalties at the point of sale of
products which incorporate licensed intellectual property. The amount of royalties recognized is determined based
on our licensees’ periodic reporting to us and judgments and estimates by Vishay management that we believe are
reasonable. However, it is possible that actual results may differ from our estimates.
Accounts Receivable
Our receivables represent a significant portion of our current assets. We are required to estimate the collectibility of
our receivables and to establish allowances for the amount of receivables that will prove uncollectible. We base
these allowances on our historical collection experience, the length of time our receivables are outstanding, the
financial circumstances of individual customers, and general business and economic conditions.
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Inventories
We value our inventories at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method and
market based upon net realizable value. The valuation of our inventories requires our management to make market
estimates. For instance, in the case of tantalum, we estimate market value by obtaining current quotations from
available sources of supply. For work in process goods, we are required to estimate the cost to completion of the
products and the prices at which we will be able to sell the products. For finished goods, we must assess the prices
at which we believe the inventory can be sold. Over the past few years, as further described below, we have
recorded write-downs of our tantalum and palladium inventories to then-current market value. Inventories are also
adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based upon estimates of future demand,
technology developments and market conditions.
Write-Downs of Inventories and Purchase Commitments
In recent years, we took charges against contractual commitments to purchase tantalum powder and wire through
2006 and wrote-down our existing inventory of tantalum ore, powder, and wire to then-present market value. We
did this because the current market prices of tantalum are substantially below the prices at which we were
committed to purchase tantalum under long-term contracts and the prices at which we were carrying our tantalum
raw materials inventory. These actions involved significant judgments on our part, including decisions of whether
to take these charges and write-downs, their timing and their amount.
We made the decision to take the charges and write-downs after our management concluded that the substantial fall-
off in the demand for tantalum capacitors, first experienced in 2001, was likely to continue for the foreseeable
future. Combining this assessment with the worldwide over-capacity in tantalum production, we could not foresee
when tantalum prices might recover from their currently depressed levels. Although we believe that both the
charges and write-downs as well as their timing were appropriate under the circumstances, our visibility for future
demand and pricing is limited and the judgments made by our management necessarily involved subjective
assessments.
Losses on purchase commitments and the related liability that was recorded on our consolidated balance sheet was
estimated based on our contractually obligated purchase prices, expected market prices, and the contractually
obligated mix of tantalum-grades to be purchased. The mix of tantalum-grades to be purchased is within a range
specified by the contracts. There is no established market on which tantalum raw materials are regularly traded and
quoted. We based our determination of current market price on quotations from two suppliers of these materials.
We cannot say that the prices at which we could currently enter into contracts for the purchase of tantalum would be
the same as these quoted prices. Had we made other assumptions on current and future prices for tantalum, the
amount of the inventory write-downs and the losses on our purchase commitments would have been different. As of
December 31, 2006, we have fulfilled all obligations under the Cabot contracts and are no longer required to
purchase tantalum from Cabot at these fixed prices.
While our purchase commitments have been completely satisfied, we will continue to evaluate if write-downs of the
value of inventory on hand are necessary. The uncertainty over further write-downs is exacerbated by the fact that
we have large quantities of tantalum on hand.
During the past six years, our minimum purchase commitments under the contracts with Cabot have exceeded our
production requirements for tantalum capacitors. Based on usage currently expected in 2007, our inventory on hand
represent over 2 years of usage. Tantalum powder and wire have an indefinite shelf life; therefore, we believe that
we will eventually utilize all of the material in our inventory or purchased under the contracts. However, if the
downward pricing trend were to resume, we could be required to record additional write-downs of the carrying value
of inventory on hand.
If tantalum prices were to recover in the future, we would not reverse the write-downs that we have taken on our raw
materials inventory, so that our cost of materials will continue to reflect these write-downs regardless of future price
increases in tantalum. This could have the effect of increasing the earnings that we realize in future periods.
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Based upon similar considerations, we recorded write-downs of our palladium inventory to market value and
recorded a loss on purchase commitments for palladium in 2004.
Estimates of Restructuring and Severance Costs and Purchase-Related Restructuring Costs
In 2006, 2005, and 2004, we recorded restructuring and severance costs of approximately $40.2 million, $29.8
million, and $47.3 million, respectively. Our restructuring activities related to existing business were designed to
reduce both our fixed and variable costs. Acquisition-related restructuring costs, which were not significant in 2006,
2005, or 2004, are included in the allocation of the cost of the acquired business and generally add to goodwill.
Other restructuring costs are expensed during the period in which we determine that we will incur those costs, and
all of the requirements for accrual are met.
Because these costs are recorded based upon estimates, our actual expenditures for the restructuring activities may
differ from the initially recorded costs. If this happens, we will have to adjust our estimates in future periods. In the
case of acquisition-related restructuring costs, if our initial estimate is too high, this would generally require a
change in value of the goodwill appearing on our balance sheet, but would not affect our earnings. Once our
allocation of purchase price of a respective acquisition is finalized, if our initial estimate of purchase-related
restructuring costs is too low, we would be required to record additional expenses in future periods.
In the case of other restructuring costs, we could be required either to record additional expenses in future periods, if
our initial estimates were too low, or to reverse part of the charges that we recorded initially, if our initial estimates
were too high.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of businesses acquired over the fair value of the related net assets at the
date of acquisition. Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually. These tests will be performed more
frequently if there are triggering events. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets, prescribes a two-step method for determining goodwill impairment. In the first step, we
determine the fair value of the reporting unit using a comparable companies market multiple approach. The
comparable companies utilized in our evaluation are the members of our peer group included in the presentation of
our stock performance in our annual proxy statement. If the net book value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair
value, we would then perform the second step of the impairment test, which requires allocation of the reporting
unit’s fair value to all of its assets and liabilities in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, with any residual
fair value being allocated to goodwill. An impairment charge will be recognized only when the implied fair value of
a reporting unit’s goodwill is less than its carrying amount. We noted no impairment in our annual assessment of
goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, or 2004.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We assess the impairment of our long-lived assets, other than goodwill and tradenames, including property and
equipment, and identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization, whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider important, which could trigger an
impairment review, include significant changes in the manner of our use of the asset, changes in historical or
projected operating performance, and significant negative economic trends.
During the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, we recorded asset write-downs of $6.7 million, $11.4
million, and $27.3 million, respectively. Asset write-downs included amounts to reduce the carrying value of
certain buildings which had been vacated as part of our restructuring activities, based on expected future selling
prices. Asset write-downs also included charges to write down certain equipment to salvage value after we
determined that it would not be used at other Vishay locations subsequent to the completion of our restructuring
plans.
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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans involves numerous assumptions and
estimates. The discount rate at which obligations could effectively be settled and the expected long-term rate of
return on plan assets are two critical assumptions in measuring the cost and benefit obligations of our pension and
other postretirement benefit plans. Other important assumptions include the anticipated rate of future increases in
compensation levels, estimated mortality, and for postretirement medical plans, increases or trends in health care
costs. Management reviews these assumptions at least annually. We use independent actuaries to assist us in
preparing these calculations and determining these assumptions. These assumptions are updated periodically to
reflect the actual experience and expectations on a plan specific basis as appropriate.
Our defined benefit plans are concentrated in the United States, Germany, and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Plans in these countries comprise approximately 92% of our retirement obligations at December 31, 2006. In the
U.S., we utilize published long-term high quality bond indices to determine the discount rate at the measurement
date. In Germany and the Republic of China (Taiwan), we utilize published long-term government bond rates to
determine the discount rate at the measurement date. We utilize bond yields at various maturity dates to reflect the
timing of expected future benefit payments. We believe the discount rates selected are the rates at which these
obligations could effectively be settled.
Within the U.S., we establish strategic asset allocation percentage targets and appropriate benchmarks for significant
asset classes with the aim of achieving a prudent balance between return and risk. Many of our non-U.S. plans are
unfunded based on local laws and customs. For those non-U.S. plans that do maintain investments, their asset
holdings are primarily cash and fixed income securities, based on local laws and customs. We set the expected
long-term rate of return based on the expected long-term average rates of return to be achieved by the underlying
investment portfolios. In establishing this rate, we consider historical and expected returns for the asset classes in
which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment advisors, and current economic and
capital market conditions. The expected return on plan assets is incorporated into the computation of pension
expense. The difference between this expected return and the actual return on plan assets is deferred. The net
deferral of past asset losses (gains) affects the calculated value of plan assets and, ultimately, future pension expense
(income).
We believe that the current assumptions used to estimate plan obligations and annual expense are appropriate in the
current economic environment. However, if economic conditions change, we may be inclined to change some of
our assumptions, and the resulting change could have a material impact on the consolidated statements of operations
and on the consolidated balance sheet.
Income Taxes
Significant judgment is required in determining our effective tax rate and in evaluating our tax positions. We
establish accruals for certain tax contingencies when, despite the belief that our tax return positions are fully
supported, we believe that certain positions will be challenged and that our positions may not be fully sustained.
The tax contingency accruals are adjusted in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of tax
audits, case law, and emerging legislation. These accruals are based on management’s best estimate of potential tax
exposures. When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse before such matters are audited and finally
resolved. Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the
year of resolution. Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue could increase the effective tax rate and may
require the use of cash in the year of resolution. During 2004 and 2005, several matters were favorably resolved as a
result of the completion of examinations and the retroactive approval of our application for tax incentives in certain
jurisdictions. During 2006, certain matters were resolved unfavorably, which required us to make tax payments.
We have recorded deferred tax assets representing future tax benefits, but may not be able to realize these future tax
benefits in certain jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining the expected future realizability of
these deferred tax assets. We periodically evaluate the realizability of our deferred tax assets by assessing our
valuation allowance and by adjusting the amount of such allowance, if necessary. The factors used to assess the
likelihood of realization include our forecast of future taxable income and available tax planning strategies that
could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets.
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Results of Operations
Statement of operations captions as a percentage of sales and the effective tax rates were as follows:
Costs of products sold
Gross profit
Selling, general & administrative expenses
Operating income
Earnings before taxes & minority interest
Net earnings
Effective tax rate
Net Revenues
Net revenues were as follows (dollars in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
74.2%
25.5%
15.6%
8.1%
7.4%
5.4%
26.5%
77.1%
23.0%
16.4%
4.2%
3.4%
2.7%
15.1%
76.3%
23.0%
16.0%
3.9%
2.9%
1.9%
19.6%
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Net revenues
Change versus prior year
Percentage change versus prior year
$
$
2,581,477
284,956
12.4%
$
$
2,296,521
(118,133)
-4.9%
$
2,414,654
Changes in net revenues were attributable to the following:
Change attributable to:
Increase (decrease) in volume
Decrease in average selling prices
Foreign currency effects
Other
Net change
2006 vs. 2005
2005 vs. 2004
14.8%
-1.9%
0.0%
-0.5%
12.4%
-0.6%
-4.5%
0.1%
0.1%
-4.9%
Sales to each of our end-use markets during 2006 improved versus 2005. The industrial market continued to be
strong worldwide, following a good year in 2005. Sales for end-uses in the automotive sector have been solid on a
global basis, with strength in Europe offsetting weak results in the U.S., where major customers are restructuring
their operations. We continue to see strong results in the consumer sector (primarily impacting Asia) driven by
end-use demand for MP3 players, LCD television sets, and gaming equipment. We also saw excellent results in the
telecommunications market, and a continued upturn for laptop computers.
Sales to each of our end-use markets during 2005 were less than sales in 2004, although market conditions in many
end-use market segments improved in 2005 as compared to the second half of 2004. For example, the industrial
market continued to be strong worldwide. The automotive market continued to be strong in Europe and Japan,
although results for U.S. automotive customers were disappointing. Growth in the laptop and PC market, driven by
technical progress, resulted in improvements in the second quarter of 2005, ahead of a substantial seasonal upturn
noticed in the third quarter of 2005. In the telecommunications sector, the worldwide move to 3G mobile phones
increased sales of our products for end-uses in the sector during 2005, principally in the first and third quarters.
During 2005, sales of products for use in consumer products were relatively strong in the U.S., and improved in
Asia, although they remained weak in Europe.
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We deduct, from the sales that we record to distributors, allowances for future credits that we expect to provide for
returns, scrapped product, and price adjustments under various programs made available to the distributors. We
make deductions corresponding to particular sales in the period in which the sales are made, although the
corresponding credits may not be issued until future periods. We estimate the deductions based on sales levels to
distributors, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and
historical activity under the relevant programs, changes in program policies, and open requests for credits. We
recorded deductions from gross sales under our distributor incentive programs of $59.0 million, $51.8 million, and
$51.4 million, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively, or, as a percentage of gross
sales 2.2%, 2.2%, and 2.1%, respectively. Actual credits issued under the programs for the years ended December
31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 were approximately $68.4 million, $53.8 million, and $55.9 million. Increases and
decreases in these incentives are largely attributable to the then-current business climate.
As a result of a concentrated effort to defend our intellectual property and generate additional licensing income, we
began receiving royalties in the fourth quarter of 2004. We expect royalty revenues to increase and we continue to
seek to expand our royalty streams. Royalty revenues, included in net revenues on the consolidated statements of
operations, were $7.6 million, $4.9 million, and $1.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and
2004, respectively.
Gross Profit and Margins
Costs of products sold as a percentage of net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006 was 74.2%, as
compared to 77.1% for the year ended December 31, 2005. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the year
ended December 31, 2006 was 25.5%, as compared to 23.0% for the year ended December 31, 2005. The
improvement in gross profit margins for the 2006 periods reflect increased sales volumes and the impact of our cost
reduction programs, partially offset by lower average selling prices and higher precious metals costs. Gross profit
margins for the 2006 reflect losses on tantalum purchase commitments of $5.7 million, inventory write-downs and
write-offs of $9.6 million, and charges to resolve past quality issues of $2.9 million. Gross profit margins for 2005
reflect adjustments to our tantalum purchase commitment liability representing a gain of $1.0 million.
Costs of products sold as a percentage of net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 was 77.1%, as
compared to 76.3% for the year ended December 31, 2004. Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the year
ended December 31, 2005 was 23.0%, the same as the prior year. Gross profit margins for 2005 reflect lower
average selling prices, partially offset by the impact of our cost reduction programs. Gross profit margins for 2005
also reflect adjustments to our tantalum purchase commitment liability representing a gain of $1.0 million, compared
to losses on tantalum purchase commitments of $16.2 million and losses on palladium purchase commitments of
$0.4 million during 2004.
See “Israeli Government Incentives” regarding Israeli government grants, which are recorded as a reduction to costs
of products sold.
Segments
Analysis of revenues and gross profit margins for our Semiconductors and Passive Components segments is
provided below.
Semiconductors
The Semiconductors segment benefited from the economic upswing in 2006, lower than typical average selling price
declines, our recent capacity expansion in this segment, and the introduction of new technologies and products.
Although orders slowed during the second half of 2006, we expect revenue growth in future quarters as we continue
to expand capacities and drive technology.
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Net revenues of the Semiconductors segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Net revenues
Change versus prior year
Percentage change versus prior year
$
$
1,291,432
148,940
13.0%
$
$
1,142,492
(61,602)
-5.1%
$
1,204,094
Changes in Semiconductors segment net revenues were attributable to the following:
Change attributable to:
Increase in volume
Decrease in average selling prices
Foreign currency effects
Other
Net change
2006 vs. 2005
2005 vs. 2004
18.1%
-3.5%
-0.2%
-1.4%
13.0%
0.9%
-6.1%
0.1%
0.0%
-5.1%
Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the Semiconductors segment was as follows:
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Gross margin percentage
26.3%
24.4%
26.8%
Changes in gross margin are largely driven by increases and decreases in net revenues, but also reflect our
continuing cost cutting efforts. Additionally, gross profit margins of the Semiconductors segment for 2006 reflect
charges to resolve past quality issues of $1.1 million.
Passive Components
Our Passive Components segment enjoyed a year of strong recovery, with a significant increase in sales volume and
solid improvement in gross margins. Our acquisitions of two small niche companies, Phoenix do Brasil in July 2006
and Alpha Electronics in December 2005, also had small impacts on the overall improvement. The profitability for
this segment is expected to improve as a result of our ongoing optimization and cost reduction efforts.
Net revenues of the Passive Components segment were as follows (dollars in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Net revenues
Change versus prior year
Percentage change versus prior year
$
$
1,290,045
136,016
11.8%
$
$
1,154,029
(56,531)
-4.7%
$
1,210,560
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Changes in Passive Components segment net revenues were attributable to the following:
Change attributable to:
Increase (decrease) in volume
Decrease in average selling prices
Foreign currency effects
Other
Net change
2006 vs. 2005
2005 vs. 2004
11.8%
-0.1%
0.2%
-0.1%
11.8%
-2.2%
-2.8%
0.1%
0.2%
-4.7%
Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues for the Passive Components segment was as follows:
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Gross margin percentage
24.8%
21.5%
19.2%
Changes in gross margin are largely driven by increases and decreases in net revenues, but also reflect our
continuing cost cutting efforts. Several significant cost reduction programs have been initiated in all Passive
Components product lines, including combining facilities and shifting production to lower cost regions. The impact
of these cost savings plans has been partially offset by the underutilization of capacity in commodity products.
Additionally, several items impact the comparability of gross margins of the Passive Components segment, as
summarized in the table below (in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Loss (gain) on purchase commitments
Write-downs of tantalum and palladium inventories
Settlement of past quality issues
$
5,687
9,602
1,785
$
(963)
-
-
$
16,613
400
-
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were 15.6% of net revenues for 2006 as compared to
16.4% of net revenues for the prior year, partially due to an increased revenue base. Our cost reduction initiatives
referred to above also target SG&A costs and are reflected in this improvement. SG&A expenses for 2006 include
$3.6 million of adjustments to increase the estimated cost of environmental remediation obligations associated with
the 2001 General Semiconductor acquisition.
SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2005 were 16.4% of net revenues as compared to 16.0% of net
revenues for the prior year. The increase in this percentage is largely attributable to a decrease in product sales, as
SG&A expenses for 2005 have decreased by $9.4 million versus 2004.
Restructuring and Severance Costs and Related Asset Write-Downs
Our restructuring activities have been designed to reduce both fixed and variable costs. These activities include the
closing of facilities and the termination of employees. Because costs are recorded based upon estimates, actual
expenditures for the restructuring activities may differ from the initially recorded costs. If the initial estimates are
too low or too high, we could be required either to record additional expenses in future periods or to reverse
previously recorded expenses. We anticipate that we will realize the benefits of our restructuring through lower
labor costs and other operating expenses in future periods. We expect to continue to restructure our operations and
incur restructuring and severance costs as explained in “Cost Management” above and in Note 4 to our consolidated
financial statements.
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We continued our restructuring activities during 2006, recording restructuring and severance costs of $40.2 million,
and recording related asset write-downs of $6.7 million. We are presently implementing cost savings initiatives to
generate an additional $50 million in annual cost savings by 2008. Approximately $20 million of these annual
savings were realized in 2006.
Other Income (Expense)
2006 Compared to 2005
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2006 decreased by $1.4 million versus 2005. This decrease is
primarily related to the repayment of our Liquid Yield Option™ Notes (“LYONs”) in June 2006 and the impact of
lower amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility during the year ended December 31, 2006, partially
offset by debt assumed in the acquisition of Alpha Electronics in the fourth quarter of 2005 and increases in the
variable rate paid on the exchangeable notes due 2102.
On June 4, 2006, the holders of our LYONs had the option to require us to repurchase the notes for their accreted
value on that date. All LYONs holders exercised their option. As a result of this repurchase, we recorded a loss on
early extinguishment of debt to write-off unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.9 million associated with the
LYONs. This non-cash write-off is reported in a separate line item in the consolidated statement of operations for
the year ended December 31, 2006. The early extinguishment of the LYONs is expected to result in annual interest
savings of approximately $4.1 million.
The following tables analyze the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statement of operations (in
thousands):
Foreign exchange (loss) gain
Interest income
Dividend income
Gain (loss) on disposal of property
and equipment
Other
Incentive from Chinese government
Years ended December 31,
2006
2005
Change
$ (6,490)
22,401
261
$ 731
13,880
342
$
(7,221)
8,521
(81)
972
1,247
-
$
18,391
(202)
(53)
703
$
15,401
1,174
1,300
(703)
2,990
$
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2005 Compared to 2004
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 decreased by $0.7 million as compared to the prior year.
This decrease is primarily attributable to the repurchase of $102.1 million of our LYONs during the second quarter
of 2004, partially offset by an increase in the interest rate on our variable rate exchangeable notes.
The following table analyzes the components of the line “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations (in
thousands):
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Change
$ 731
13,880
342
$ (2,310)
8,702
490
$
3,041
5,178
(148)
(202)
(53)
703
-
$
15,401
(1,697)
38
2,377
3,100
$
10,700
1,495
(91)
(1,674)
(3,100)
4,701
$
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
Interest income
Dividend income
Loss on disposal of property
and equipment
Other
Incentive from Chinese government
Favorable settlement of note receivable
Minority Interest
Minority interest in earnings decreased $2.8 million for year ended December 31, 2006 as compared to the year
ended December 31, 2005, due to the acquisition of the minority interest in Siliconix during the second quarter of
2005.
Minority interest in earnings decreased $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the prior
year, primarily due to the acquisition of the minority interest in Siliconix during the second quarter of 2005.
Siliconix earnings for the year-to-date period through the May 12, 2005 acquisition date were lower than for the
comparable prior year period.
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate, based on earnings before income taxes and minority interest, for the year ended December 31,
2006 was 26.5%, as compared to 15.1% for the year ended December 31, 2005, and 19.6% for the year ended
December 31, 2004.
We operate in an international environment with significant operations in various locations outside the U.S.
Accordingly, the consolidated income tax rate is a composite rate reflecting our earnings and the applicable tax rates
in the various locations where we operate. Part of our strategy is to achieve cost savings through the transfer and
expansion of manufacturing operations to countries where we can take advantage of lower labor costs and available
tax and other government-sponsored incentives. Accordingly, our effective tax rate is generally less than the U.S.
statutory tax rate. Changes in the effective tax rate are largely attributable to changes in the mix of pretax income
among our various taxing jurisdictions.
Income tax expense for 2005 was impacted by benefits totaling $9.0 million, primarily due to favorable foreign tax
rulings. The effective tax rates for 2005 reflect this net benefit, partially offset by the non-deductibility of certain
items, including the write-off of in-process research and development and Siliconix transaction-related expenses.
Income tax expense for 2005 was also impacted by the favorable completion of an audit of our consolidated U.S. tax
returns for the years 2000 through 2002, and related carryback years, offset by the tax impact of repatriating $130
million of earnings that had previously been expected to be reinvested outside of the United States indefinitely. The
repatriation allowed us to utilize a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards in the United States. The net tax
expense of these items was immaterial.
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The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2004 reflects the favorable settlement of a tax audit in
Germany.
The effective tax rates for 2006, 2005, and 2004 reflect the fact that we could not recognize for accounting purposes
the tax benefit of losses incurred in certain jurisdictions, although these losses are available to offset future taxable
income. Under applicable accounting principles, we may not recognize deferred tax assets for loss carryforwards in
jurisdictions where there is a recent history of cumulative losses, where there is no taxable income in the carryback
period, where there is insufficient evidence of future earnings to overcome the loss history and where there is no
other positive evidence, such as the likely reversal of taxable temporary differences, that would result in the
utilization of loss carryforwards for tax purposes.
Additional information about income taxes is included in Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
Furthermore, as described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements, Vishay will adopt FASB Interpretation
No. 48 (“FIN 48”) effective January 1, 2007. The adoption of FIN 48 could impact our effective tax rate in future
periods.
Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents were $671.6 million as of December 31, 2006, as compared to $622.6 million as of
December 31, 2005. We had an additional $9.9 million invested in highly-liquid short-term investments as of
December 31, 2005. Approximately $643.0 million (96%) of our cash balance at December 31, 2006 was held by
our non-U.S. subsidiaries. At the present time, we expect the cash and profits generated by foreign subsidiaries will
continue to be reinvested indefinitely. The relatively low U.S. cash balance is a result of the payment of $138
million to repurchase our LYONs on June 4, 2006.
On November 8, 2006, we agreed to acquire the Power Control Systems (“PCS”) business of International Rectifier
Corporation for $289.7 million in cash. This acquisition is expected to close by April 1, 2007. The acquisition cost
will be funded with cash on-hand.
Our financial condition as of December 31, 2006 continued to be strong, with a current ratio (current assets to
current liabilities) of 3.2 to 1, compared to 3.4 to 1 at December 31, 2005. The decrease in this ratio is primarily due
to increases in other accrued expenses, mainly driven by an increase in the amounts accrued for our restructuring
programs at December 31, 2006 compared to the prior year. Our ratio of debt to stockholders’ equity was 0.20 to 1
at December 31, 2006, compared to 0.26 to 1 at December 31, 2005. This decrease was primarily due to the
repurchase of our LYONs on June 4, 2006.
Cash flows provided by operations were $349.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006, as compared to cash
flows provided by operations of $202.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2005. This improvement is
attributable in part to increased earnings. Vishay has generated cash flows from operations in excess of $200
million in each of the past 5 years, and cash flows from operations in excess of $100 million in each of the past
twelve years. The expiration of our long-term contacts to purchase tantalum is expected to have a favorable impact
on cash flows from operations aggregating to approximately $100 million over the next three years, as we utilize our
accumulated tantalum raw material.
Cash paid for property and equipment for year ended December 31, 2006 was $183.3 million, as compared to
$136.7 million in the comparable prior year period. Our capital expenditures are projected to be approximately
$180 million in 2007, principally to expand capacity in the Semiconductors businesses. Purchase of business, net of
cash acquired, of $15.0 million for year ended December 31, 2006 represents the cash paid to acquire Phoenix do
Brasil Ltda. and its related sales affiliates. Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired, of $26.4 million for the year
ended December 31, 2005 represents the cash paid to acquire SI Technologies and cash paid for direct acquisition
costs related to the purchase of the minority interest of Siliconix.
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In 2006, our debt levels decreased by $141 million, principally due to the repurchase of our LYONs. The holders of
our LYONs had the option to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their LYONs on June 4, 2006 at their
accreted value of $639.76 per $1,000 principal amount at maturity. All LYONs holders exercised their option. The
purchase price was paid in cash from cash on-hand. The early extinguishment of the LYONs is expected to reduce
annual interest expense by approximately $4.1 million.
We maintain a secured revolving credit facility, which expires in May 2007. We are presently negotiating an
extension of this facility agreement. At December 31, 2005, the maximum commitment under the revolving credit
facility was $400 million. In light of our current liquidity, we unilaterally reduced the amount available under the
revolving credit facility by half, to $200 million, effective March 16, 2006. The option to unilaterally reduce the
amount of the commitment was included in the original revolving credit facility agreement.
Interest on the revolving credit facility is payable at prime or other variable interest rate options. We are required to
pay facility commitment fees. The reduction in the commitment amount is expected to reduce facility commitment
fees by approximately $1 million over the remaining term of the agreement.
The revolving credit facility restricts us from paying cash dividends and requires us to comply with other covenants,
including the maintenance of specific financial ratios. We were in compliance with all covenants at December 31,
2006. Pursuant to the amended and restated credit facility agreement, we must maintain a tangible net worth of $850
million plus 50% of net income (without offset for losses) and 75% of net proceeds of equity offerings since July 1,
2003. Our tangible net worth at December 31, 2006, as calculated pursuant to the terms of the credit facility, was
$1,425 million, which is $429 million more than the minimum required under the related credit facility covenant.
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are secured by pledges of stock in certain significant subsidiaries and
certain guarantees by significant subsidiaries. The subsidiaries would be required to perform under the guarantees in
the event that Vishay failed to make principal or interest payments under the revolving credit facility. Certain of our
subsidiaries are also permitted to borrow under the revolving credit facility. Any borrowings of these subsidiaries
under the credit facility are guaranteed by Vishay and other subsidiaries.
While the timing and location of scheduled payments for certain liabilities may require us to draw on our revolving
credit facilities from time to time, for the next twelve months, management expects that cash on-hand and cash
flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our normal operating requirements, to fund our acquisition and
integration of PCS, to meet our obligations under our restructuring programs, and to fund our research and
development and capital expenditure plans. Other acquisition activity may require additional borrowing under our
revolving credit facilities or may otherwise require us to incur additional debt.
Contractual Commitments
As of December 31, 2006 we had contractual obligations as follows (in thousands):
Long-term debt
Interest payments on long-term debt
Capital and operating leases
Expected pension and
postretirement plan funding
Estimated costs to complete
construction in progress
Acquisition of PCS Business
Purchase commitments - Tower
Purchase commitments - other
Total contractual cash obligations
Payments due by period
Total
Less than
1 year
1-3
years
4-5
years
After 5
years
$ 612,162 $ 3,728 $ 1,922 $ 313 $ 606,199
47,562 722,397
47,618
841,770
29,619 58,841
35,383
150,766
24,193
26,923
346,139
27,748
61,404
67,228 189,759
20,300
289,700
185,000
82,000
$ 2,527,837 $ 461,592 $ 239,327 $ 202,722 $ 1,624,196
20,300
289,700
22,000
47,000
58,000
35,000
58,000 47,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Pursuant to the terms of the convertible subordinated notes due 2023, the holders of these notes will have the right to
“put” these notes to us on August 1, 2008, August 1, 2010, August 1, 2013 and August 1, 2018 at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes ($500 million). The commitments set forth in the table are based
on the stated maturity dates and do not assume acceleration of payment pursuant to the respective options of the
holders.
Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt are based on the stated maturity dates of each agreement, one
of which bears a maturity date of 2102. Various factors could have a material effect on the amount of future
interest payments. These factors include the facts that substantially all of our debt instruments are convertible into
common stock, that the holders of our convertible subordinated notes due 2023 have an option to “put” these notes
to us on specified dates, and that interest commitments for our variable-rate exchangeable notes due 2102 are based
on the rate prevailing at December 31, 2006. Commitments for interest payments on long-term debt also include
commitment fees under our revolving credit facility, which expires in May 2007.
We maintain long-term foundry agreements with subcontractors to ensure access to external front-end capacity for
our semiconductor products. Our Siliconix division has an agreement with Tower Semiconductor, pursuant to
which we will place orders valued at approximately $200 million for the purchase of semiconductor wafers to be
manufactured in Tower’s Fab 1 facility over a seven to ten year period. The agreement specifies minimum
quantities per month and a fixed quantity for the term of the agreement. We must pay for any short-fall in minimum
order quantities specified under the agreement. Acceleration of wafer delivery generally relieves obligations in the
later years of the agreement. The commitments set forth above represent the minimum monthly quantities per year.
We expect our orders to approximate this delivery schedule.
In 2004, our Siliconix division entered a five-year foundry agreement for semiconductor manufacturing with a
subcontractor in Japan. The agreement calls for Siliconix to provide a rolling twelve month forecast of estimated
requirements. The first six months of this forecast are fixed as to quantity, and the subsequent six months are
guaranteed not to be less than a quantity stated in the agreement. Thereafter, the monthly quantity may vary based
on market demand. Under the agreement Siliconix must guarantee that its business with this subcontractor
represents a minimum percentage of wafer requirements and is required to use its best efforts not to reduce the
average monthly demand rate below a specified threshold (“best efforts threshold”). The purchase commitments in
the table above represent the minimum commitments for year one (based on the fixed quantities for months one
through six and the minimum average quantities for months seven through twelve), and the expected minimum
commitment based on the best efforts threshold for the remainder of the agreement. Our actual purchases in future
periods are expected to be greater than these minimum commitments.
Generally accepted accounting principles require that management evaluate if purchase commitments are at prices in
excess of current market price. The purchase commitments for silicon wafers entered by Siliconix are for the
manufacture of proprietary products using Siliconix-owned technology licensed to these subcontractors by Siliconix,
and accordingly, management can only estimate the “market price” of the wafers which are the subject of these
commitments. Management believes that these commitments are at prices which are not in excess of estimated
current market prices.
For a further discussion of our pending acquisition, long-term debt, pensions and other postretirement benefits,
leases, and purchase commitments, see Notes 2, 6, 11, 13, and 14 to our consolidated financial statements.
Inflation
Normally, inflation does not have a significant impact on our operations as our products are not generally sold on
long-term contracts. Consequently, we can adjust our selling prices, to the extent permitted by competition, to reflect
cost increases caused by inflation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
As more fully described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements, several new accounting pronouncements
became effective in 2006 or will become effective in future periods. The adoption of these new standards is not
expected to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
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Item 7A.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market Risk Disclosure
Our cash flows and earnings are subject to fluctuations resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates
and interest rates. We manage our exposure to these market risks through internally established policies and
procedures and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. Our policies do not
allow speculation in derivative instruments for profit or execution of derivative instrument contracts for which there
are no underlying exposures. We do not use financial instruments for trading purposes and we are not a party to any
leveraged derivatives. We monitor our underlying market risk exposures on an ongoing basis and believe that we
can modify or adapt our hedging strategies as needed.
We are exposed to changes in interest rates on our floating rate revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2006 and
2005, there were no amounts outstanding under this facility. On a selective basis, we have in the past entered into
interest rate swap or cap agreements to reduce the potential negative impact that increases in interest rates could
have on our outstanding variable rate debt. As of December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 we did not have any
outstanding interest rate swap or cap agreements. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements for
components of our long-term debt.
Commodity Price Risk
Many of our products require the use of raw materials that are produced in only a limited number of regions around
the world or are available from only a limited number of suppliers. Our results of operations may be materially and
adversely affected if we have difficulty obtaining these raw materials, the quality of available raw materials
deteriorates, or there are significant price increases for these raw materials. For example, the prices for tantalum and
palladium, two raw materials that we use in our capacitors, are subject to fluctuation. For periods in which the prices
of these raw materials are rising, we may be unable to pass on the increased cost to our customers which would
result in decreased margins for the products in which they are used. For periods in which the prices are declining, we
may be required to write down our inventory carrying cost of these raw materials, since we record our inventory at
the lower of cost or market. Depending on the extent of the difference between market price and our carrying cost,
this write-down could have a material adverse effect on our net earnings. We recorded substantial write-downs of
tantalum and palladium in the economic downturn from 2001 to 2003, and recorded more modest write-downs in
2004 and 2006.
Foreign Exchange Risk
We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risks. Our significant foreign subsidiaries are located in Germany,
France, Israel and Asia. In most locations, we have introduced a “netting” policy where subsidiaries pay all
intercompany balances within thirty days. As of December 31, 2006, we did not have any outstanding foreign
currency forward exchange contracts.
In the normal course of business, our financial position is routinely subjected to a variety of risks, including market
risks associated with interest rate movements, currency rate movements on non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and
liabilities and collectibility of accounts receivable.
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Item 8.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements required by this Item are included herein, commencing on page F-1 of this report.
Item 9.
None.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
Item 9A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the
Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-
15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on that
evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of
the period covered by this annual report.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting,
as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the
participation of our management, including our CEO and CFO, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of
our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 based on the framework set forth in Internal
Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting
was effective as of December 31, 2006.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has audited our consolidated financial
statements as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2006, and has expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements, as stated in their report
which is included herein on page F-2. Ernst & Young LLP has also issued an attestation report on management’s
assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, as stated in their report which is included herein on page
F-3.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2006
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
Certifications
The certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We have also
filed with the New York Stock Exchange the most recent Annual Certification as required by Section 303A.12(a) of
the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
Item 9B.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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Item 10.
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
PART III
We have a code of ethics applicable to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting
Officer or Controller, and financial managers. The text of this code has been posted on our website. To view the
code, go to our website at ir.vishay.com and click on Corporate Governance. You can obtain a printed copy of this
code, free of charge, by contacting us at the following address:
Corporate Investor Relations
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
63 Lancaster Avenue
Malvern, PA 19355-2143
It is the intention of the Company to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding any
amendment to, or any waiver from, a provision of this code by posting such information on our website, at the
aforementioned address and location.
Certain information required under this Item with respect to our Executive Officers is set forth in Part I, Item 4A
hereof under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”
Other information required under this Item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement, which will be filed
within 120 days of December 31, 2006, our most recent fiscal year end, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information required under this Item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement, which will be filed within
120 days of December 31, 2006, our most recent fiscal year end, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Information required under this Item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement, which will be filed within
120 days of December 31, 2006, our most recent fiscal year end, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Information required under this Item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement, which will be filed within
120 days of December 31, 2006, our most recent fiscal year end, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Information required under this Item will be contained in our definitive proxy statement, which will be filed within
120 days of December 31, 2006, our most recent fiscal year end, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 15.
EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
PART IV
(a) Documents Filed as Part of Form 10-K
1.
Financial Statements
The Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 are filed herewith. See Index
to the Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this report.
2.
Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the
Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and
therefore have been omitted.
3.
Exhibits
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
Master Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding
capital stock of International Rectifier Canada Limited, International Rectifier Electronic Motion
Systems Ltd., IR Germany Holdings GmbH, International Rectifier (India) Limited, International
Rectifier Corporation Italiana S.p.A. and Xi’an IR Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. and certain of the
assets of International Rectifier Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and among Vishay Intertechnology,
Inc., International Rectifier Corporation, and International Rectifier Southeast Asia Pte, Ltd. with
respect to certain assets of International Rectifier’s Power Control Systems Business.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on
Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding capital
stock of International Rectifier Electronic Motion Systems Ltd. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.3 to International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November
14, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding capital
stock of International Rectifier Canada Limited. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to
International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding capital
stock of IR Germany Holdings GmbH. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to International
Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding capital
stock of International Rectifier (India) Limited. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to
International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
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2.7
2.8
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding capital
stock of International Rectifier Corporation Italiana S.p.A. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
2.3 to International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2006, by and between Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and International Rectifier Corporation with respect to all outstanding capital
stock of Xi’an IR Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.8 to
International Rectifier Corporation’s current report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2006.
Composite Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
dated August 3, 1995; Certificate of Amendment of Composite Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation dated May 22, 1997; Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and
Restated Certificate of
Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated July 29, 2003.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to our Registration Statement on
Form S-3, File No. 333-102507, filed on October 3, 2003.
Incorporation dated November 2, 2001; and Certificate of
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2005.
Warrant Agreement between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust
Co., dated December 13, 2002. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our current report on
Form 8-K dated December 23, 2002.
Note Instrument, dated as of December 13, 2002. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our
current report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 2002.
Indenture, dated as of August 6, 2003, by and between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and Wachovia
Bank, National Association. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-110259) filed on November 5, 2003.
Vishay Intertechnology Section 162(m) Cash Bonus Plan. Incorporated by reference to Annex B
to our Proxy Statement, dated April 7, 2004, for our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Vishay Intertechnology Senior Executive Phantom Stock Plan. Incorporated by reference to
Annex C to our Proxy Statement, dated April 7, 2004, for our 2004 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
Second Amended and Restated Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Long Term Revolving Credit
Agreement and Consent, made as of July 31, 2003, by and among Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.,
the Permitted Borrowers (as defined), the Lenders signatory thereto and Comerica Bank, as Co-
lead Arranger, Co-Book Running Manager and Administrative agent, et al. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2003.
Consent and First Amendment to Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Second Amended and Restated
Long Term Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2004. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to our current report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2004.
Consent and Second Amendment to Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Second Amended and Restated
Long Term Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2004.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 1997 Stock Option Program. Incorporated by reference to our Proxy
Statement, dated April 16, 1998, for our 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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10.7
10.8
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Program. Incorporated by reference to our Proxy
Statement, dated April 16, 1998, for our 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
General Semiconductor, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan as amended
on February 7, 2001. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to General Semiconductor’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
10.9 Money Purchase Plan Agreement of Measurements Group, Inc. Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(a)(6) to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-7 (No. 2-69970).
10.10 Securities Investment and Registration Rights Agreement by and among Vishay Intertechnology,
Inc. and the Original Holders (as defined), dated as of December 13, 2002. Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our current report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 2002.
10.11 Note Purchase Agreement between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and Subscribers (as defined),
dated as of December 13, 2002. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our current report on
Form 8-K dated December 23, 2002.
10.12 Put and Call Agreement between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and the Initial Holders (as defined),
dated as of December 13, 2002. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our current report on
Form 8-K dated December 23, 2002.
10.13 Employment agreement, between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and Dr. Felix Zandman.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended October 2, 2004.
10.14 Employment agreement, between Vishay Israel Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc.) and Marc Zandman. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 2, 2004.
10.15 Employment agreement, between Vishay Europe GmbH (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.) and Dr. Gerald Paul. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 2, 2004.
10.16 Employment agreement, between Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and Richard N. Grubb.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended October 2, 2004.
10.17 Employment agreement, between Vishay Israel Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc.) and Ziv Shoshani. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to our
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 2, 2004.
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
Certification pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Chief Executive Officer.
Certification pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Chief Financial Officer.
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Chief Executive Officer.
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Chief Financial Officer.
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Pursuant to the requirement of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIGNATURES
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
/s/ Dr. Gerald Paul
Dr. Gerald Paul
President and Chief Executive Officer
February 27, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.
Signature
Title
Date
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ Dr. Gerald Paul
Dr. Gerald Paul
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer:
/s/ Richard N. Grubb
Richard N. Grubb
Board of Directors:
/s/ Dr. Felix Zandman
Dr. Felix Zandman
/s/ Marc Zandman
Marc Zandman
/s/ Philippe Gazeau
Philippe Gazeau
/s/ Zvi Grinfas
Zvi Grinfas
/s/ Eli Hurvitz
Eli Hurvitz
/s/ Abraham Ludomirski
Abraham Ludomirski
President, Chief Executive Officer,
and Director
February 27, 2007
Executive Vice President, Treasurer,
and Chief Financial Officer
February 27, 2007
Chairman of the Board of Directors
February 27, 2007
Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Directors
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
Director
Director
Director
Director
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/s/ Wayne M. Rogers
Wayne M. Rogers
/s/ Ziv Shoshani
Ziv Shoshani
/s/ Mark I. Solomon
Mark I. Solomon
/s/ Thomas C. Wertheimer
Thomas C. Wertheimer
/s/ Ruta Zandman
Ruta Zandman
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
February 27, 2007
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm .................................................................................... F-2
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets..................................................................................................................................... F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations..................................................................................................................... F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.................................................................................................................... F-7
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity..................................................................................................... F-8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................................................................................ F-10
F-1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
on the Consolidated Financial Statements
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. as of December 31,
2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, in 2006 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. changed its
method of accounting for defined benefit pension and postretirement plans in accordance with guidance provided in
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and
Other Postretirement Plans—An Amendment of FASB No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States), the effectiveness of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control–Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 27, 2007 expressed an
unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2007
F-2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.:
We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting, that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.’s management is
responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion
on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control
over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control
over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of
internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, management’s assessment that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. maintained effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion,
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the
consolidated balance sheets of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006
of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. and our report dated February 27, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2007
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
F-3
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share amounts)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
December 31,
2006
December 31,
2005
$
671,586
$
622,577
-
9,925
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful
accounts of $7,017 and $9,643, respectively
351,656
350,850
Inventories:
Finished goods
Work in process
Raw materials
Deferred income taxes
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total current assets
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land
Buildings and improvements
Machinery and equipment
Construction in progress
Allowance for depreciation
163,576
194,734
178,543
38,368
128,784
1,727,247
94,803
441,659
1,818,660
85,288
(1,316,045)
1,124,365
149,709
181,125
157,036
39,115
96,295
1,606,632
92,650
406,798
1,684,736
67,229
(1,160,821)
1,090,592
Goodwill
1,463,992
1,434,901
Other intangible assets, net
168,263
174,220
Other assets
Total assets
208,029
4,691,896
$
221,246
4,527,591
$
Continues on following page.
F-4
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Notes payable to banks
Trade accounts payable
Payroll and related expenses
Other accrued expenses
Income taxes
Current portion of long-term debt
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt less current portion
Deferred income taxes
Deferred grant income
Other liabilities
Accrued pension and other postretirement costs
Minority interest
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share:
authorized - 1,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share:
authorized - 300,000,000 shares; 170,104,812 and 169,461,961
shares outstanding after deducting 274,173 shares in
treasury
Class B convertible common stock, par value $0.10 per share:
authorized - 40,000,000 shares; 14,358,361 and 14,679,440
shares outstanding after deducting 279,453 shares in
treasury
Capital in excess of par value
Retained earnings
Unearned compensation
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
See accompanying notes.
December 31,
2006
December 31,
2005
$
526
145,919
132,922
203,986
47,333
3,728
534,414
$
3,473
142,709
118,814
173,982
29,655
1,533
470,166
608,434
15,923
5,732
155,963
285,823
4,794
751,553
27,091
11,896
149,938
256,986
4,109
17,010
16,946
1,436
2,229,972
796,902
-
35,493
3,080,813
4,691,896
$
1,468
2,225,966
657,166
(95)
(45,599)
2,855,852
4,527,591
$
F-5
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except for per share)
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Net revenues
Costs of products sold
Loss (gain) on purchase commitments
Gross profit
$
2,581,477
1,916,658
5,687
659,132
$
2,296,521
1,769,978
(963)
527,506
$
2,414,654
1,842,080
16,613
555,961
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
Siliconix transaction-related expenses
Purchased in-process research and development
Restructuring and severance costs
Asset write-downs
Operating income
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
Other
Earnings before taxes and minority interest
Income tax provision
Minority interest
Net earnings
403,999
-
-
40,220
6,685
208,228
(32,215)
(2,854)
18,391
(16,678)
191,550
50,836
978
376,912
3,751
9,694
29,772
11,416
95,961
(33,590)
-
15,401
(18,189)
77,772
11,737
3,761
386,346
-
1,500
47,250
27,296
93,569
(34,252)
-
10,700
(23,552)
70,017
13,729
11,592
$
139,736
$
62,274
$
44,696
Basic earnings per share
$
0.76
$
0.35
$
0.27
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.73
$
0.34
$
0.27
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
184,400
210,316
177,606
189,321
163,701
165,938
See accompanying notes.
F-6
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net earnings
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment
Minority interest in net earnings of consolidated subsidiaries
Purchased in-process research and development
Accretion of interest on convertible debentures
Write-downs of tantalum and palladium inventories
Inventory write-offs for obsolescence
Changes in purchase commitment liability
Pensions and other postretirement benefits
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
Asset write-downs
Deferred grant income
Deferred income taxes
Prepayment to Tower Semiconductor
Other
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of businesses acquired:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Investing activities
Capital expenditures
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
Proceeds from sale of AeroGo
Redemption (purchase) of short-term investments
Purchase of software license
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Proceeds from long-term borrowings, net of issuance costs
Principal payments on long-term debt and capital leases
Net (payments) borrowings on revolving credit lines
Net changes in short-term borrowings
Stock issuance costs
Proceeds from stock options exercised
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
See accompanying notes.
F-7
Years ended December 31,
2006
2005
2004
$
139,736
$
62,274
$
44,696
196,963
188,900
(972)
978
-
1,700
9,602
27,773
(19,741)
27,978
2,854
6,685
(6,041)
9,249
-
2,334
18,662
(66,922)
(34,955)
(3,496)
37,079
349,466
202
3,761
9,694
3,997
-
25,826
(45,241)
26,399
-
11,416
(6,914)
(2,173)
-
(31,079)
(13,454)
(28,238)
41,509
13,072
(57,077)
202,874
(183,298)
(136,714)
9,053
750
9,925
-
(14,989)
(178,559)
75
(152,973)
(46)
(2,948)
-
3,327
(152,565)
30,667
49,009
622,577
14,379
1,751
(9,925)
-
(26,371)
(156,880)
-
(8,905)
(11,000)
(2,434)
-
401
(21,938)
(34,179)
(10,123)
632,700
202,580
1,697
11,592
1,500
5,138
400
32,226
(24,890)
23,394
-
27,296
(8,936)
51
(20,000)
(22,289)
30,526
(35,292)
17,328
(30,280)
(23,653)
233,084
(158,627)
10,446
-
-
(4,500)
(24,892)
(177,573)
87
(3,351)
11,000
(13,700)
(163)
9,185
3,058
18,591
77,160
555,540
$
671,586
$
622,577
$
632,700
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(In thousands, except share amounts)
Balance at December 31, 2003
Net earnings
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Minimum pension liability adjustment
Class B
Convertible
Common
Stock
Capital in
Excess of
Par Value
Common
Stock
Accumulated
Other
Total
Retained
Earnings
Unearned
Compensation
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Stockholders'
Equity
$ 14,467 $ 1,538 $ 1,918,785 $ 550,196 $ (306) $ 29,354 $ 2,514,034
- - - 44,696 - - 44,696
- - - - - 85,549 85,549
- - - - - 20,150 20,150
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
- - - - - (1,321) (1,321)
Comprehensive income
Stock issued (2,000 shares)
Stock issued for LYONs repurchase (5,534,905 shares),
net of issuance costs
Fair value of phantom stock unit grants
Stock options exercised (515,204 shares)
Tax effects relating to stock plan
Options issued – RFWaves acquisition
- - 31 - (31) - -
149,074
553 - 98,843 - - - 99,396
- - 561 - - - 561
52 - 9,033 - - - 9,085
- - 100 - - - 100
- - 900 - - - 900
Conversions from Class B to common (702,856 shares)
70 (70) - - - - -
Amortization of unearned compensation
Balance at December 31, 2004
Net earnings
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Minimum pension liability adjustment
- - - - 185 - 185
$ 15,142 $ 1,468 $ 2,028,253 $ 594,892 $ (152) $ 133,732 $ 2,773,335
- - - 62,274 - - 62,274
- - - - - (104,262) (104,262)
- - - - - (75,319) (75,319)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
- - - - - 250 250
Comprehensive loss
Stock issued (4,978 shares)
- - 59 - (59) - -
(117,057)
Stock issued for Siliconix acquisition (17,985,476 shares)
1,799 - 196,761 - - - 198,560
Fair value of phantom stock unit grants
Stock options exercised (48,931 shares)
Tax effects relating to stock plan
Cancellation of shares (982 shares)
Amortization of unearned compensation
Balance at December 31, 2005
Continues on following page.
- - 497 - - - 497
5 - 273 - - - 278
- - 123 - - - 123
- - - - - - -
- - - - 116 - 116
$ 16,946 $ 1,468 $ 2,225,966 $ 657,166 $ (95) $ (45,599) $ 2,855,852
F-8
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(In thousands, except share amounts)
Balance at December 31, 2005
Net earnings
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Minimum pension liability adjustment
Class B
Convertible
Common
Stock
Capital in
Excess of
Par Value
Common
Stock
Accumulated
Other
Total
Retained
Earnings
Unearned
Compensation
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Stockholders'
Equity
$ 16,946 $ 1,468 $ 2,225,966 $ 657,166 $ (95) $ (45,599) $ 2,855,852
- - - 139,736 - - 139,736
- - - - - 89,310 89,310
- - - - - 10,683 10,683
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities
- - - - - 92 92
Comprehensive loss
239,821
Phantom and restricted stock issuances (18,727 shares)
2 - (2) - - - -
Fair value of phantom stock unit grants
Stock options exercised (303,045 shares)
Adjustment to initially apply SFAS No. 123-R
Stock compensation expense
Tax effects relating to stock plan
Conversions from Class B to common (321,079 shares)
Adjustment to initially apply SFAS No. 158, net of tax
Balance at December 31, 2006
See accompanying notes.
- - 348 - - - 348
30 - 2,827 - - - 2,857
- - (95) - 95 - -
- - 458 - - - 458
- - 470 - - - 470
32 (32) - - - - -
- - - - - (18,993) (18,993)
$ 17,010 $ 1,436 $ 2,229,972 $ 796,902 $ - $ 35,493 $ 3,080,813
F-9
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (“Vishay” or the “Company”) is an international manufacturer and supplier of
semiconductors and passive electronic components, including power MOSFETs, power conversion and motor control
integrated circuits, transistors, diodes, optoelectronic components, resistors, capacitors, inductors, strain gages, load
cells, force measurement sensors, displacement sensors, and photoelastic sensors. Electronic components manufactured
by the Company are used in virtually all types of electronic products, including those in the industrial, computer,
automotive, consumer electronics products, telecommunications, military/aerospace, and medical industries.
Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vishay and all of its subsidiaries in which a controlling
financial interest is maintained. For those consolidated subsidiaries in which the Company’s ownership is less than 100
percent, the outside stockholders’ interests are shown as Minority Interest in the accompanying consolidated balance
sheets. Investments in affiliates over which the Company has significant influence but not a controlling interest are
carried on the equity basis. Investments in affiliates over which the Company does not have significant influence are
accounted for by the cost method. All significant intercompany transactions, accounts, and profits are eliminated.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue on product sales during the period when the sales process is complete. This generally
occurs when products are shipped to the customer in accordance with terms of an agreement of sale, title and risk of loss
have been transferred, collectibility is reasonably assured, and pricing is fixed or determinable. For a small percentage
of sales where title and risk of loss passes at point of delivery, the Company recognizes revenue upon delivery to the
customer, assuming all other criteria for revenue recognition are met. The Company historically has had agreements
with distributors that provided limited rights of product return. The Company has modified these arrangements to allow
distributors a limited credit for unsaleable products, which it terms a “scrap allowance.” Consistent with industry
practice, the Company also has a “stock, ship and debit” program whereby it considers requests by distributors for
credits on previously purchased products that remain in distributors’ inventory, to enable the distributors to offer more
competitive pricing. In addition, the Company has contractual arrangements whereby it provides distributors with
protection against price reductions initiated by the Company after product is sold by the Company to the distributor and
prior to resale by the distributor.
The Company records a reduction of revenue during each period, and records a related accrued expense for the period,
based upon its estimate of product returns, scrap allowances, “stock, ship and debit” credits, and price protection credits
that will be attributable to sales recorded through the end of the period. The Company makes these estimates based
upon sales levels to its distributors during the period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market
conditions, and historical experience under the programs. While the Company utilizes a number of different
methodologies to estimate the accruals, all of the methodologies take into account sales levels to distributors during the
relevant period, inventory levels at the distributors, current and projected market trends and conditions, recent and
historical activity under the relevant programs, changes in program policies and open requests for credits. These
procedures require the exercise of significant judgments. The Company believes that it has a reasonable basis to
estimate future credits under the programs.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Royalty revenues, included in net revenues on the consolidated statements of operations, were $7,595,000, $4,916,000,
and $1,078,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. The Company records royalty
revenue in accordance with agreed upon terms when performance obligations are satisfied, the amount is fixed or
determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured. Vishay earns royalties at the point of sale of products which
incorporate licensed intellectual property. Accordingly, the amount of royalties recognized is determined based on
periodic reporting to Vishay by its licensees, and based on judgments and estimates by Vishay management, which
management considers reasonable.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs are included in costs of products sold.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The amount charged to expense for research and
development (exclusive of purchased in-process research and development) aggregated $52,077,000, $48,634,000, and
$51,008,000, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. The Company spends additional
amounts for the development of machinery and equipment for new processes and for cost reduction measures.
Grants
Government grants received by certain subsidiaries, primarily in Israel, are recognized as income in accordance with the
purpose of the specific contract and in the period in which the related expense is incurred. Grants recognized as a
reduction of costs of products sold were $6,041,000, $6,914,000, and $8,936,000 for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Grants receivable of $1,652,000 and $3,336,000 are included in other current assets
at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Deferred grant income was $5,732,000 and $11,896,000 at December 31,
2006 and 2005, respectively. The grants are subject to certain conditions, including maintaining specified levels of
employment for periods up to ten years. Noncompliance with such conditions could result in the repayment of grants.
However, management expects that the Company will comply with all terms and conditions of the grants.
Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach of accounting for income taxes.
Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision for income taxes represents income taxes paid or payable
for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the
financial and tax bases of the Company’s assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws
when changes are enacted. Valuation allowances have been established for deferred tax assets which the Company
believes do not meet the “more likely than not” criteria established by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This criterion requires a level of judgment regarding future taxable
income, which may be revised due to changes in market conditions, tax laws or other factors. If the Company’s
assumptions and estimates change in the future, valuation allowances established may be increased resulting in
increased tax expense. Conversely, if the Company is ultimately able to utilize all or a portion of the deferred tax assets
for which a valuation allowance has been established, then the related portion of the valuation allowance can be released
resulting in decreased tax expense.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Investments
Cash and cash equivalents includes demand deposits and highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or
less when purchased. Highly liquid investments with maturities greater than three months are classified as short-term
investments.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its
customers to make required payments. The allowance is determined through an analysis of the aging of accounts
receivable and assessments of risk that are based on historical trends and an evaluation of the impact of current and
projected economic conditions. The Company evaluates the past-due status of its trade receivables based on contractual
terms of sale. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of
their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. Bad debt expense was $1,550,000, $1,929,000,
and $3,444,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined by the first-in, first-out method, or market. Inventories are
adjusted for estimated obsolescence and written down to net realizable value based upon estimates of future demand,
technology developments, and market conditions.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is carried at cost and is depreciated principally by the straight-line method based upon the
estimated useful lives of the assets. Machinery and equipment are being depreciated over useful lives of seven to ten
years. Buildings and building improvements are being depreciated over useful lives of twenty to forty years.
Construction in progress is not depreciated until the assets are placed in service. The estimated cost to complete
construction in progress at December 31, 2006 was approximately $20.3 million. Depreciation of capital lease assets is
included in total depreciation expense. Depreciation expense was $181,552,000, $174,439,000, and $191,132,000 for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized but rather are tested for impairment at least annually.
These tests are performed more frequently if there are triggering events. The Company has assigned an indefinite useful
life to most of its tradenames.
Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Patents and acquired technology are
being amortized over useful lives of seven to twenty-five years. Capitalized software is being amortized over periods of
three to ten years, primarily included in costs of products sold on the consolidated statements of operations. Customer
relationships are being amortized over useful lives of ten to fifteen years. Noncompete agreements are being amortized
over periods of ten years. The Company continually evaluates the reasonableness of the useful lives of these assets.
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, prescribes a two-step method for determining goodwill
impairment. In the first step, the Company determines the fair value of the reporting unit using a comparable companies
market multiple approach. If the net book value of the reporting unit were to exceed the fair value, the Company would
then perform the second step of the impairment test, which requires allocation of the reporting unit’s fair value to all of
its assets and liabilities in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, with any residual fair value being allocated to
goodwill. An impairment charge will be recognized only when the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill is
less than its carrying amount.
The Company’s required annual impairment test is completed as of the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter of each year.
It was determined that no impairment existed based on the annual impairment tests for 2006, 2005, and 2004.
The fair value of the tradenames is measured as the discounted cash flow savings realized from owning such tradenames
and not having to pay a royalty for their use. The annual impairment test of tradenames is completed as of the first day
of the fourth fiscal quarter of each year. It was determined that no impairment existed based on the annual impairment
tests for 2006, 2005, and 2004.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company evaluates impairment of its long-lived assets, other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets,
in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The carrying
value of long-lived assets held-and-used, other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, is evaluated when
events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-
lived asset is considered impaired when the total projected undiscounted cash flows from such asset are separately
identifiable and are less than the carrying value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the
carrying value exceeds the fair market value of the long-lived asset. Fair market value is determined primarily using the
projected cash flows from the asset discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Losses on long-lived
assets held-for-sale, other than goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, are determined in a similar manner,
except that fair market values are reduced for disposal costs.
Available-for-Sale Securities
Other assets includes investments in marketable securities which are classified as available-for-sale. These assets are
held in trust related to the Company’s non-qualified pension and deferred compensation plans. See Note 11. These
assets are reported at fair value, based on quoted market prices as of the end of the reporting period. Unrealized gains
and losses are reported, net of their related tax consequences, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income in stockholders’ equity until sold. At the time of sale, any gains (losses) calculated by the specific identification
method are recognized as a reduction (increase) to benefits expense, within selling, general, and administrative
expenses.
Financial Instruments
The Company uses financial instruments in the normal course of its business, including from time to time, derivative
financial instruments. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no outstanding derivative instruments.
The Company reports derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheet at their fair values. The accounting for
changes in fair value depends upon the purpose of the derivative instrument and whether it is designated and qualifies
for hedge accounting. For instruments designated as hedges, the effective portion of gains or losses is reported in other
comprehensive income (loss) and the ineffective portion, if any, is reported in net earnings (loss). Changes in the fair
values of derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges are recorded in current period earnings.
The Company has in the past used interest rate swap agreements to modify variable rate obligations to fixed rate
obligations, thereby reducing exposure to market rate fluctuations. The Company has also in the past used financial
instruments such as forward exchange contracts to hedge a portion, but not all, of its firm commitments denominated in
foreign currencies. The purpose of the Company’s foreign currency management is to minimize the effect of exchange
rate changes on actual cash flows from foreign currency denominated transactions.
Other financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, and notes
payable. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate
their fair values.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements for most of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency as the
functional currency. Foreign assets and liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets have been translated at the rate of
exchange as of the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate for the year.
Translation adjustments do not impact the results of operations and are reported as a separate component of
stockholders’ equity. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the results of operations.
For those foreign subsidiaries where the U.S. dollar is the functional currency, all foreign currency financial statement
amounts are remeasured into U.S. dollars. Exchange gains and losses arising from remeasurement of foreign currency-
denominated monetary assets and liabilities are included in the results of operations.
Stock-Based Compensation
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123-R, Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123-R requires
compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the consolidated financial
statements (with limited exceptions). The application of SFAS No. 123-R did not have a material impact on the
Company’s net earnings, basic and diluted earnings per share, financial position, or cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2006.
Pursuant to SFAS No. 123-R, the amount of compensation cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the
equity or liability instruments issued. Compensation cost is recognized over the period that an employee provides
service in exchange for the award. Vishay is applying the modified prospective transition method to account for its
employee stock options. Under the modified prospective transition method, the fair value of new and previously
granted but unvested equity awards is recognized as compensation expense in the statement of operations, and prior
period results are not restated.
As a result of the application of SFAS No. 123-R, for the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded pretax
compensation expense (within selling, general, and administrative expenses) associated with employee stock options
that had not vested as of the date of adoption of $383,000. The adoption of SFAS No. 123-R did not affect the stock-
based compensation associated with the Company’s phantom stock units, which were already based on the market price
of the stock at the date of grant. The Company recorded pretax compensation expense of $348,000 equal to the fair
value of phantom stock units granted in 2006. The adoption of SFAS No. 123-R also did not affect the stock-based
compensation associated with the Company’s restricted stock grants, which were already based on the market price of
the stock at the date of grant and recognized over the service period. The Company recorded pretax compensation
expense of $75,000 during 2006 related to amortization of restricted stock that had not vested as of the date of adoption.
The adoption of SFAS No. 123-R did, however, impact the balance sheet presentation of restricted stock grants. The
unearned compensation presented in equity at December 31, 2005 was reclassified to paid-in capital in excess of par
value concurrent with the adoption of SFAS No. 123-R.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
SFAS No. 123-R replaces SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting
Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, which the Company previously applied. Under the intrinsic value method
described by APB No. 25, no stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options had been recognized in the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations because the exercise price of the Company’s stock options granted to
employees equaled the fair market value of the underlying stock at the date of grant. Had the Company accounted for
stock-based compensation plans using the fair value based accounting method described by SFAS No. 123-R for the
periods prior to 2006, the Company’s pro forma net earnings and net earnings per share would have approximated the
following (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Net income, as reported
Add: Total stock-based employee compensation
expense included in reported net income, net of related
tax effects
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation
expense determined under fair value-based method for
all awards, net of related tax effects
Pro forma net income
Earnings per share:
Basic, as reported
Basic, pro forma
Diluted, as reported
Diluted, pro forma
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
$ 62,274
$ 44,696
323
365
(788)
$ 61,809
(1,385)
$ 43,676
$ 0.35
$ 0.35
$ 0.27
$ 0.27
$ 0.34
$ 0.34
$ 0.27
$ 0.26
The weighted average fair value of the options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model,
with the assumptions presented below. Options granted in 2006, 2005, and 2004 had a weighted average fair value of
$6.74, $5.30, and $7.11, respectively, and an exercise price equal to the market value.
Expected dividend yield
Risk-free interest rate
Expected volatility
Expected life (in years)
2006
Grants
0.0%
5.1%
54.3%
4.5
2005
Grants
0.0%
4.2%
56.1%
4.5
2004
Grants
0.0%
3.4%
59.1%
4.5
As described in Note 2, the Company granted 120,000 options as part of an acquisition made in 2004. These option
grants are not considered stock-based compensation.
See also Note 12.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Commitments and Contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies, including environmental remediation costs, arising from claims, assessments,
litigation, fines, penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the
amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated. The costs for a specific environmental
remediation site are discounted if the aggregate amount of the obligation and the amount and timing of the cash
payments for that site are fixed or reliably determinable based upon information derived from the remediation plan for
that site. Accrued liabilities for environmental matters recorded at December 31, 2006 and 2005 do not include claims
against third parties.
New Accounting Pronouncements
Pronouncements Adopted in 2006
In November 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs—an
amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4, which amends and clarifies existing accounting literature regarding abnormal
amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs, and wasted material (spoilage). Vishay adopted this standard
effective January 1, 2006. The provisions of this statement are to be applied prospectively. The adoption of this
standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
As described above and in Note 12, Vishay adopted SFAS No. 123-R, Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. This statement replaces
APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial
Statements, and changes the requirements of the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. This
statement also provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of error corrections. Vishay adopted this standard
effective January 1, 2006. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial
position, results of operations, or liquidity.
In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a consensus on Issue No. 05-5, Accounting for Early Retirement
or Postemployment Programs with Specific Features (such as Terms Specified in Altersteilzeit Early Retirement
Arrangements). Altersteilzeit (“ATZ”) in Germany is an early retirement program designed to create an incentive for
employees, within a certain age group, to leave their employers before the legal retirement age. Although established by
law, the actual arrangement between employers and employees is negotiated. The Task Force reached a consensus that
the additional compensation under an ATZ arrangement should be accounted for as a postemployment benefit under
SFAS No. 112, Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits. An entity should recognize the additional
compensation over the period from the point at which the employee signs the ATZ contract until the end of the active
service period. Vishay adopted this standard effective January 1, 2006. The adoption of this standard did not have a
material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
As described in Note 11, Vishay adopted SFAS No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other
Postretirement Plans, effective December 31, 2006.
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Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Pronouncements Yet to be Adopted
In July 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48
clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements in accordance with SFAS
No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures, and transition. FIN 48 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and Vishay will adopt FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007.
The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of FIN 48 will be reported as an adjustment to the opening balance of
retained earnings upon adoption. Based on a preliminary evaluation of this new interpretation, the Company expects
that the cumulative adjustment to retained earnings will be immaterial. This evaluation is subject to revision as
management completes its analysis.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value,
provides guidance for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures. This statement does not require any new
fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2007, and Vishay will adopt
SFAS No. 157 on January 1, 2008. We have not yet determined the impact on our financial statements, if any, that will
result from the adoption of SFAS No. 157.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation.
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Note 2 - Acquisitions
As part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to expand through the acquisition of other manufacturers of electronic
components that have established positions in major markets, reputations for product quality and reliability, and product
lines with which the Company has substantial marketing and technical expertise.
In pricing an acquisition, the Company focuses primarily on the target’s revenues and customer base, the strategic fit of
the target’s product line with the Company’s existing product offerings, opportunities for cost cutting and integration
with the Company’s existing operations and production, and other post-acquisition synergies, rather than on the target’s
assets, such as its property, equipment and inventory. As a result, the fair value of the acquired assets may correspond
to a relatively smaller portion of the acquisition price, with the Company recording a substantial amount of goodwill
related to the acquisition.
Also as part of its growth strategy, the Company seeks to explore opportunities with privately held developers of
electronic components, whether through acquisition, investment in non-controlling interests, or strategic alliances.
Year ended December 31, 2006
Effective July 31, 2006, the Company acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Phoenix do Brasil Ltda., a
manufacturer of resistors, and its related sales affiliates, for approximately $17.5 million. For financial reporting
purposes, the results of operations for this business have been included in the Passive Components segment from July
31, 2006. The inclusion of this business did not have a material impact on consolidated results for the third fiscal
quarter of 2006. After allocating the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on an
evaluation of their fair values, the Company recorded goodwill of $5.5 million related to this acquisition. A portion of
the goodwill associated with this transaction is deductible for income tax purposes. The Company will test the goodwill
for impairment at least annually in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. This preliminary
allocation is pending finalization of appraisals for property and equipment and intangible assets; adjustment of liabilities
recorded subsequent to the finalization of an exit plan that management began to formulate prior to the acquisition date;
and the related deferred tax effects of any adjustments. There can be no assurance that the estimated amounts represent
the final purchase allocation.
Had this acquisition occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented in these consolidated financial statements, the
pro forma statements of operations would not be materially different than the consolidated statements of operations
presented.
Year ended December 31, 2005
SI Technologies, Inc.
On April 28, 2005, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of SI Technologies,
Inc., a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of high-performance industrial sensors and controls, weighing and
automotive systems, and related products. The purchase price was $17,660,000 in cash, plus the assumption of
$10,693,000 of SI Technologies debt, of which Vishay caused $8,665,000 to be repaid subsequent to closing. The
remaining outstanding amounts on the short-term revolving credit facility of SI Technologies’ European subsidiary
were repaid during the third quarter of 2005.
On October 11, 2005, Vishay sold AeroGo, Inc., SI Technologies’ subsidiary engaged in the design, manufacture, and
marketing of industrial automation products, for $4,888,000. The purchase price consisted of $1,000,000 of cash and
promissory notes. No gain or loss was recognized on the sale of AeroGo.
The results of operations of SI Technologies are included in the results of the Passive Components segment from April
28, 2005. After allocating the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on an evaluation of
their fair values, the Company recorded goodwill of $11,811,000 related to this acquisition. The goodwill associated
with this acquisition is not deductible for income tax purposes. The Company will perform an impairment test for the
goodwill, which has been allocated to the Measurements Group reporting unit, at least annually in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
F-18
Note 2 – Acquisitions (continued)
Acquisition of Minority Interest in Siliconix
Background
On May 12, 2005, Vishay completed an exchange offer for shares of Siliconix incorporated (“Siliconix”) common stock
that Vishay did not already own. Each Siliconix share tendered was exchanged for 3.075 shares of Vishay common
stock, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares of Vishay. Prior to the exchange offer, Vishay owned approximately
80.4% of the common stock of Siliconix. Following the completion of the exchange offer, Vishay’s ownership
increased to approximately 95.5% of the common stock of Siliconix, which was above the threshold necessary to effect
a merger without a vote of stockholders.
On May 16, 2005, Vishay effected a merger of a subsidiary of Vishay with and into Siliconix, as a result of which
Siliconix became a wholly owned subsidiary of Vishay. In the merger, each share of Siliconix stock, other than those
owned by Vishay and its subsidiaries, was converted into the right to receive 3.075 shares of Vishay common stock,
subject to the right of Siliconix’s remaining stockholders to seek appraisal under Delaware law. The exercise period for
filing a petition asserting appraisal rights under Delaware law expired on September 14, 2005. Although several holders
notified the Company of their desire to exercise their appraisal rights, these holders either subsequently withdrew or
otherwise did not validly assert those rights before the expiration date.
As a controlled majority-owned subsidiary, the results of operations of Siliconix were included in the consolidated
financial statements of Vishay prior to the acquisition of the minority interest, and the outside stockholders’ interests
were shown as “minority interest” on the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated balance sheets. The
results of operations of Siliconix will continue to be reported in the results of the Semiconductors segment.
Related Litigation
Following the announcement of Vishay’s intention to make the tender offer for the remaining shares of Siliconix that
Vishay did not already own, several purported class-action complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery
against Vishay, Siliconix, and the Siliconix directors, alleging, among other things, that the intended offer was unfair
and a breach of fiduciary duty, and seeking, among other things, to enjoin the transaction. These actions were
consolidated into a single class action, and the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on April 18, 2005 further alleging
that defendants failed to disclose or misrepresented material information relating to the tender offer. On April 28, 2005,
the parties to the Delaware consolidated action executed a memorandum of understanding providing for the settlement
of all claims relating to the tender offer. The settlement agreement reached with the plaintiffs was approved by the
court on October 25, 2005.
A single stockholder class action also was filed in California state court challenging the tender offer. On April 26,
2005, the California Superior Court granted Vishay’s motion to stay the purported class action filed in California
challenging the offer. The California action was formally dismissed in April 2006.
Siliconix Transaction-Related Expenses
Both Vishay and Siliconix incurred expenses associated with the defense of the stockholder litigation described above
and the settlement of the Delaware action. Additionally, Siliconix incurred expenses related to the exchange offer,
including costs of the special committee of independent Siliconix directors appointed to evaluate the offer and the costs
of the special committee’s financial and legal advisors. These costs do not represent Vishay’s direct costs of the
acquisition, and accordingly are not included in the purchase price. These costs, aggregating to $3,751,000, are
included in a separate line item in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December
31, 2005.
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Note 2 – Acquisitions (continued)
Allocation of Purchase Price
The total purchase price for the acquisition of the minority interest in Siliconix was $199,224,000, including direct
acquisition costs incurred by Vishay. Vishay valued the common stock issued in the transaction at $11.04 per share, the
average closing price of its common stock for the period beginning three days immediately prior to the date the 3.075
exchange ratio was announced (April 21, 2005) and ending the three trading days immediately thereafter. The
aggregate fair value was determined by multiplying the total number of shares of Vishay common stock issued in the
exchange offer and subsequent merger (17,985,476 shares) by $11.04 per share. Cash was paid in lieu of fractional
shares of Vishay.
The acquisition of the Siliconix minority interest has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, the cost to acquire the Siliconix minority
interest in excess of its carrying value has been allocated on a pro rata basis, as follows, to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed based on their fair values, with the excess being allocated to goodwill (in thousands):
Property and equipment
Completed technology
Tradenames
Customer relationships
Other intangible assets
Purchased in-process research and development
Deferred taxes
Pro rata allocation of fair value
in excess of carrying value
Total purchase price
Less minority interest recorded at May 12, 2005
Net purchase price
$
1,502
14,290
20,359
16,052
1,762
9,201
(4,077)
$
59,089
$
$
199,224
97,012
102,212
Goodwill
$
43,123
The tradenames will not be subject to amortization, but will be tested at least annually for impairment. The completed
technology will be amortized over a weighted average useful life of 15 years. The customer relationships will be
amortized over a ten year useful life. The other intangible assets were amortized over one year.
Purchased in-process research and development represents the value assigned in a business combination to research and
development projects of the acquired business that were commenced, but not completed, at the date of acquisition, for
which technological feasibility has not been established, and which have no alternative future use in research and
development activities or otherwise. Amounts assigned to purchased in-process research and development meeting the
above criteria must be charged to expense at the date of consummation of the business combination. A charge of
$9,201,000 was recorded in the second quarter of 2005, equal to approximately 19.6% of the value of Siliconix in-
process research and development at the time of the acquisition of the minority interest.
The goodwill associated with this transaction is not deductible for income tax purposes. The Company will perform an
impairment test for the goodwill, which has been allocated to the Semiconductors reporting unit, at least annually in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Factors that contributed to a purchase price resulting in
the recognition of a significant amount of goodwill included the value perceived by Vishay of full control over the
Siliconix business and the desire to quickly resolve legal challenges to the tender offer.
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Note 2 – Acquisitions (continued)
Other niche acquisitions
In the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company completed two niche acquisitions. On October 24, 2005, the Company
acquired the assets of CyOptics Israel, Ltd. These assets were integrated into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vishay in
Israel and are intended to be used primarily for research and development purposes. On November 30, 2005, the
Company acquired Alpha Electronics K.K., a Japanese manufacturer of foil resistors. The results of operations of
Alpha Electronics K.K. are included in the results of the Passive Components segment from November 30, 2005. The
purchase price for these two acquisitions was approximately $11 million, plus assumption of debt of approximately $8
million. After allocating the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on an evaluation of
their fair values, the Company recorded goodwill of $2.6 million. The goodwill associated with these transactions is not
deductible for income tax purposes. The Company will test the goodwill for impairment at least annually in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The inclusion of these entities did not have a material impact on
consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2005.
A charge of $493,000 was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005 related to the value of the acquired in-process research
and development.
Concurrent with the acquisition of Alpha Electronics K.K., the Company entered into noncompete agreements with
several directors, employees, and former employees of Alpha Electronics K.K. These noncompete agreements have
terms of ten years. The noncompete agreements are valued at approximately $5.5 million and are being amortized over
the ten year term of the agreements.
Year ended December 31, 2004
During 2004, the Company made two acquisitions. On August 31, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of the
assets of RFWaves, Ltd., a fab-less integrated circuit design house located in Israel. On September 29, 2004, the
Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Aeroflex Pearl River Inc. (renamed Vishay MIC Technology, Inc.),
the former thin film interconnect subsidiary of Aeroflex, Incorporated. The total purchase price of these acquisitions
was approximately $12,700,000, which included cash payments of $11,800,000 plus 120,000 stock options with an
aggregate fair value of approximately $900,000. The stock options were valued using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used included an exercise price of $12.75 (market price on date of grant), an
expected dividend yield of 0.0%, a risk-free interest rate of 3.76%, an expected volatility of 54.3%, and expected life of
7.0 years.
A charge of $1,500,000 was recorded in the third quarter of 2004 related to the value of the acquired in-process research
and development associated with the RFWaves acquisition.
For financial reporting purposes, the results of operations for RFWaves have been included in the Semiconductors
segment from August 31, 2004. The results of operations for Vishay MIC Technology have been included in the
Passive Components segment from September 29, 2004. The inclusion of these entities did not have a material impact
on consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2004. After allocating the purchase price to the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed based on an evaluation of their fair values, the Company recorded goodwill of $10.1 million
related to these acquisitions.
Had these acquisitions occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented in these consolidated financial statements,
the pro forma statements of operations would not be materially different than the consolidated statements of operations
presented.
F-21
Note 2 – Acquisitions (continued)
Pro Forma Results
The unaudited pro forma results would have been as follows, assuming the 2005 acquisitions had occurred at the
beginning of each period presented (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Pro forma net revenues
Pro forma net earnings
Pro forma earnings per share - basic
Pro forma earnings per share - diluted
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
$ 2,319,685
$ 61,862
$ 0.34
$ 0.33
$ 2,465,256
$ 49,900
$ 0.27
$ 0.27
The pro forma information reflects adjustments to depreciation based on the fair value of property and equipment
acquired, adjustments to amortization based on the fair value of intangible assets, elimination of the minority interest in
net earnings related to Siliconix, and tax related effects.
The unaudited pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been attained had the
acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods presented.
Pending Acquisition
On November 8, 2006, Vishay entered definitive agreements to acquire the Power Control Systems (“PCS”) business of
International Rectifier Corporation for $289.7 million in cash. The purchase price is subject to adjustment for cash and
net working capital as of the closing date. PCS business products include certain discrete planar MOSFETs, discrete
diodes and rectifiers, discrete thyristors, and automotive modules and assemblies. This transaction broadens Vishay’s
product lines and will provide Vishay with a new platform to integrate our passive components into certain acquired
modules, creating a new product line through the synergy of passive and semiconductor components.
Vishay will acquire all of the outstanding stock of six International Rectifier subsidiaries engaged in the conduct the
PCS business. Vishay will also acquire certain assets of International Rectifier used in connection with the PCS
business, principally intellectual property, inventory and equipment.
The agreement provides that, for a period of seven years after the closing, International Rectifier and its affiliates will
not engage in the PCS business anywhere in the world, subject to certain specified product exceptions.
At the closing of the transaction, Vishay and International Rectifier will enter into four license agreements. Pursuant to
these agreements, International Rectifier will license to Vishay certain of its patents and technology related to the PCS
business on a non-exclusive, perpetual and royalty-free basis; International Rectifier will license to Vishay certain of its
trademarks for specified periods of up to two years after closing; and Vishay will license back to International Rectifier
patents and technology relating to the PCS business purchased by Vishay in the transaction, on a non-exclusive,
perpetual and royalty-free basis. International Rectifier’s use of the license back is subject to the non-
competition arrangements described above.
Vishay and International Rectifier also entered into a transition services agreement, and, at closing, will enter into a
transition products services agreement relating to the provision by International Rectifier to Vishay of certain wafer and
packaging services; an insulated gate bipolar transistor (“IGBT”) auto die supply agreement relating to the provision of
certain die and other products by International Rectifier to Vishay; and a transition buyback agreement relating to the
provision of certain die products by Vishay to International Rectifier.
Vishay and International Rectifier have mutually agreed to a closing by April 1, 2007. The agreements are subject to
customary closing conditions.
F-22
Note 3 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 were as
follows (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2004
Goodwill acquired during the year
Purchase price allocation adjustments
Currency translation adjustments
Balance at December 31, 2005
Goodwill acquired during the year
Purchase price allocation adjustments
Currency translation adjustments
Balance at December 31, 2006
Semiconductors
$
852,544
43,123
(22,115)
(8,983)
864,569
-
-
6,019
$ 870,588
Passive
Components
Total
$
582,577
13,332
(1,746)
(23,831)
570,332
5,506
1,074
16,492
$ 593,404
1,435,121
$
56,455
(23,861)
(32,814)
1,434,901
5,506
1,074
22,511
$ 1,463,992
Passive Components segment goodwill is allocated to the Other Passives and Measurements Group reporting units for
SFAS No. 142 evaluation purposes. Goodwill allocated to the Other Passives reporting unit at December 31, 2006 and
2005 was $543,762,000 and $522,814,000, respectively. Goodwill allocated to the Measurements Group reporting unit
at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $49,642,000 and $47,518,000, respectively.
Purchase price allocation adjustments recorded in 2005 are attributable to reversals of deferred tax related items and
accruals for certain tax contingencies established in purchase accounting. Purchase price allocation adjustments
recorded in 2006 are attributable to the finalization of the purchase accounting for 2005 acquisitions and to reversals of
deferred tax related items and accruals for certain tax contingencies established in purchase accounting.
F-23
Note 3 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (continued)
Other intangible assets were as follows (in thousands):
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
(Definite Lived):
Patents and acquired technology
Capitalized software
Customer relationships
Other
Accumulated amortization:
Patents and acquired technology
Capitalized software
Customer relationships
Other
Net Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization
(Indefinite Lived):
Tradenames
December 31,
2006
2005
$ 94,687
40,269
23,146
7,617
165,719
$ 91,230
38,611
19,906
9,045
158,792
(42,781)
(30,201)
(3,377)
(947)
(77,306)
88,413
(32,299)
(27,546)
(1,019)
(1,164)
(62,028)
96,764
79,850
$ 168,263
77,456
$ 174,220
Other definite lived intangible assets are comprised of noncompete agreements, acquired backlog, and certain
tradenames. Amortization expense (excluding capitalized software) was $12,920,000, $11,954,000, and $9,052,000, for
the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
Estimated annual amortization expense for each of the next five years is as follows (in thousands):
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
$
12,270
12,270
11,127
11,127
9,079
F-24
Note 4 – Restructuring and Severance Costs and Related Asset Write-Downs
Restructuring and severance costs reflect the cost reduction programs currently being implemented by the Company.
These include the closing of facilities and the termination of employees. Restructuring and severance costs include
one-time exit costs recognized pursuant to SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal
Activities, severance benefits pursuant to an on-going benefit arrangement recognized pursuant to SFAS No. 112,
Employers’ Accounting for Postemployment Benefits , and related pension curtailment and settlement charges
recognized pursuant to SFAS No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit
Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits . Severance costs also include executive severance and charges for the fair
value of stock options of certain former employees which were modified such that they did not expire at termination.
Restructuring costs are expensed during the period in which the Company determines it will incur those costs and all
requirements of accrual are met. Because these costs are recorded based upon estimates, actual expenditures for the
restructuring activities may differ from the initially recorded costs. If the initial estimates are too low or too high, the
Company could be required either to record additional expenses in future periods or to reverse part of the previously
recorded charges. Asset write-downs are principally related to buildings and equipment that will not be used
subsequent to the completion of restructuring plans presently being implemented, and cannot be sold for amounts in
excess of carrying value.
Year ended December 31, 2006
The Company recorded restructuring and severance costs of $40,220,000 during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Restructuring of European and Asian operations included $34,136,000 of employee termination costs related to 813
technical, production, administrative, and support employees located in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, the
United Kingdom, Portugal, Hungary, the Philippines, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan, India, Malaysia, and the
People’s Republic of China. Another $927,000 of severance costs relates to termination costs of 98 technical,
production, administrative, and support employees in the United States. Included in employee termination costs is a
pension settlement charge of $562,000 related to 52 employees in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The Company also
incurred $5,157,000 of other exit costs during the year ended December 31, 2006, principally to consolidate operations
in Germany, Brazil, Japan, the United States and Hungary. The restructuring and severance costs were incurred as part
of the continuing cost reduction programs currently being implemented by the Company. The Company also recorded
asset write-downs and write-offs of $6,685,000 related to these restructuring programs during the year ended December
31, 2006. These asset write-downs and write-offs are principally for equipment that will not be utilized due to
restructuring programs. Asset write-downs also included amounts to reduce the carrying value of certain buildings
which had been vacated as part of restructuring activities, based on expected future selling prices. These buildings,
which have a carrying value of $5,163,000, have been reclassified to “other assets” as assets held-for-sale.
The following table summarizes activity to date related to restructuring programs initiated in 2006 (in thousands, except
for number of employees):
Severance
Costs
Other
Exit Costs
Total
Employees
to be
Terminated
Restructuring and severance costs
Utilized
Foreign currency translation
Balance at December 31, 2006
$ 35,063
(11,230)
707
$ 24,540
$ 5,157
(1,858)
121
$ 3,420
$ 40,220
(13,088)
828
$ 27,960
911
(488)
-
423
Most of the accrued restructuring liability, currently shown in other accrued expenses, is expected to be paid by
December 31, 2007. The payment terms related to these restructuring programs varies, usually based on local customs
and laws. Most severance amounts are paid in a lump sum at termination, while some payments are structured to be
paid in installments.
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Note 4 – Restructuring and Severance Costs and Related Asset Write-Downs (continued)
Year ended December 31, 2005
The Company recorded restructuring and severance costs of $29,772,000 during the year ended December 31, 2005.
Restructuring of European and Asian operations included $24,825,000 of employee termination costs covering 906
technical, production, administrative, and support employees located in the Republic of China (Taiwan), Germany,
France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Austria, the Czech Republic, the People’s Republic of
China, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Hungary. Included in employee termination costs is a pension settlement charge
of $3,255,000 related to 194 employees in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The remaining $3,910,000 of severance
costs relates to termination costs of 159 technical, production, administrative, and support employees and three
executives in the United States. The Company also incurred $1,037,000 of other exit costs. These costs were incurred
as part of the continuing cost reduction programs currently being implemented by the Company.
The Company also recorded asset write-downs of $11,416,000 related to these restructuring programs. Asset write-
downs included amounts to reduce the carrying value of certain buildings which had been vacated as part of
restructuring activities, based on expected future selling prices. These buildings, which have a carrying value of
$9,500,000, were reclassified to “other assets” as assets held-for-sale at December 31, 2005. Additionally, these
charges included the write-down to salvage value of certain equipment which the Company has determined will not be
used at other Vishay locations subsequent to the execution of its restructuring plans.
At December 31, 2005, approximately $10.5 million of costs were accrued related to these programs, most of which
was paid in 2006. At December 31, 2006, approximately $1.8 million of these costs remain accrued related to these
programs.
Year ended December 31, 2004
The following table summarizes restructuring programs initiated during the year ended December 31, 2004
(in thousands, except for number of employees):
Severance
Costs
Other
Employees
Asset
Exit Costs Write-downs Terminated
Colmar, France facility closure
Other European and Asian programs
U.S. programs
Total
$ 24,236
17,932
912
$ 43,080
$ 1,981
500
1,689
$ 4,170
$ 2,513
17,119
7,664
$ 27,296
292
467
105
864
During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company decided to close its Colmar, France small-signal diode
assembly facility and transfer all production to lower-labor-cost regions. The Colmar facility was acquired as part of
Vishay’s acquisition of General Semiconductor, Inc. in November 2001. Substantially all equipment from the Colmar
facility has been transferred to other Vishay locations, and remaining equipment that was not anticipated to be
transferred was written off in 2004. The building was sold in 2006.
The employees terminated under the U.S. and other European and Asian restructuring programs were employed in
technical, production, administrative or support functions at locations in the United States, Germany, France, Austria,
the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Israel, Republic of China (Taiwan), and
Japan.
Asset write-downs included amounts to reduce the carrying value of certain buildings which had been vacated as part of
restructuring activities, based on expected future selling prices. Additionally, these charges included the write-down to
salvage value of certain equipment which the Company has determined will not be used at other Vishay locations
subsequent to the execution of its restructuring plans.
At December 31, 2005, approximately $2.7 million of these costs were accrued, substantially all of which was paid as of
December 31, 2006.
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Note 5 – Income Taxes
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and minority interest consists of the following components (in thousands):
Domestic
Foreign
Years ended December 31,
2005
2006
2004
$ (782)
192,332
191,550
$
$ (26,505)
104,277
77,772
$
$ (3,507)
73,524
70,017
$
Significant components of income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
Current:
Federal
State and local
Foreign
Deferred:
Federal
State and local
Foreign
Total income tax expense
Years ended December 31,
2005
2006
2004
$ 1,304
971
39,312
41,587
$ 1,089
578
12,243
13,910
$ 39
1,097
12,542
13,678
1,517
811
6,921
9,249
$ 50,836
(6,415)
(2,833)
7,075
(2,173)
$ 11,737
(2,472)
(1,991)
4,514
51
$ 13,729
F-27
Note 5 – Income Taxes (continued)
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and
liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts for income tax purposes. Significant components of the
Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
Deferred tax assets:
Pension and other retiree obligations
Inventories
Net operating loss carryforwards
Tax credit carryforwards
Other accruals and reserves
Total gross deferred tax assets
Less valuation allowance
Deferred tax liabilities:
Tax over book depreciation
Tax deductible goodwill
Intangible assets other than goodwill
Other - net
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
December 31,
2006
2005
$ 67,003
14,842
179,612
21,956
55,946
339,359
(173,224)
166,135
$ 55,615
19,547
181,490
20,648
32,495
309,795
(145,021)
164,774
41,684
26,502
24,713
13,528
106,427
50,368
23,303
25,202
14,641
113,514
Net deferred tax assets
$ 59,708
$ 51,260
The Company makes significant judgments regarding the realizability of its deferred tax assets (principally net
operating losses). In accordance with SFAS No. 109, the carrying value of the net deferred tax asset is based on the
Company’s assessment that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize these assets after consideration of all
available positive and negative evidence.
A reconciliation of income tax expense at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to actual income tax provision is as
follows (in thousands):
Years ended December 31,
2005
2006
2004
Tax at statutory rate
State income taxes, net of U.S. federal
tax benefit
Effect of foreign operations
Settlement of tax audits
Dividend repatriation
Purchased research and development
Effect of statutory rate change on deferred taxes
Other
Total income tax expense
$ 67,042
$ 27,220
$ 24,506
1,125
(19,139)
1,756
-
-
-
52
$ 50,836
(1,466)
(15,940)
(39,211)
37,338
2,024
-
1,772
$ 11,737
(598)
(1,446)
(10,550)
-
525
2,455
(1,163)
$ 13,729
F-28
Note 5 – Income Taxes (continued)
At December 31, 2006, the Company had the following significant net operating loss carryforwards for tax purposes
(in thousands):
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Israel
Netherlands
United States
$ 13,126
164,292
37,884
39,417
190,785
93,838
100,713
Expires
No expiration
No expiration
No expiration
No expiration
No expiration
No expiration
2023 – 2024
Approximately $159,516,000 of the carryforwards in Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands resulted from the
Company’s acquisition of BCcomponents in 2002. Valuation allowances of $49,899,000 and $45,238,000, as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, have been recorded through goodwill for these acquired net operating
losses. If tax benefits are recognized in the future for utilization of these acquired net operating losses, the benefits of
such loss utilization will be recorded as a reduction to goodwill. In 2006 and 2005, tax benefits recognized through
reductions of the valuation allowance recorded through goodwill were $249,000 and $1,746,000, respectively.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had the following significant tax credit carryforwards available (in thousands):
Federal Alternative Minimum Tax
California Investment Credit
California Research Credit
$ 14,371
2,965
4,210
Expires
No expiration
2007 – 2010
No expiration
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Note 5 – Income Taxes (continued)
At December 31, 2006, no provision has been made for U.S. federal and state income taxes on approximately
$1,173,130,000 of foreign earnings, which the Company continues to expect to be reinvested outside of the United
States indefinitely. Upon distribution of those earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be
subject to U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits), state income taxes, incremental foreign
income taxes, and withholding taxes payable to the various foreign countries. Determination of the amount of
unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability is not practicable because of the complexities associated with its
hypothetical calculation.
In October 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (“AJCA”) created a temporary incentive for U.S.
multinational corporations to repatriate accumulated income abroad by providing an 85% dividends received deduction
for certain dividends from controlled foreign corporations. Due to the availability of net operating loss carryforwards in
the U.S., the Company did not take advantage of the provisions of the AJCA for any repatriation of accumulated
income. While it has been the Company’s historical practice to permanently reinvest all foreign earnings outside the
United States, in 2005 the Company repatriated approximately $130 million from our foreign subsidiaries. Repatriation
of these earnings resulted in an increase in deferred tax expense but did not result in the payment of any taxes.
Income taxes paid, net of amounts refunded, were $42,175,000, $13,646,000, and $3,780,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
Significant judgment is required in evaluating the Company’s tax positions. The Company establishes accruals for
certain tax contingencies when, despite the belief that the Company’s tax return positions are fully supported, the
Company believes that certain positions will be challenged and that those positions may not be fully sustained. The tax
contingency accruals are adjusted in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of tax audits, case
law, and emerging legislation. These accruals are based on management’s best estimate of potential tax exposures.
When particular matters arise, a number of years may elapse before such matters are audited and finally resolved.
Favorable resolution of such matters could be recognized as a reduction to our effective tax rate in the year of
resolution. Unfavorable resolution of any particular issue could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use
of cash in the year of resolution. During 2004 and 2005, several matters were favorably resolved as a result of the
completion of examinations and the retroactive approval of the Company’s application for tax incentives in certain
jurisdictions. During 2006, certain matters were resolved unfavorably, which required the Company to make tax
payments. As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s tax returns in several jurisdictions are under examination.
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Note 6 – Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
Convertible subordinated notes, due 2023
Liquid Yield OptionTM Notes, due 2021
Exchangeable unsecured notes, due 2102
Revolving credit facility
Other debt
Less current portion
Convertible subordinated notes, due 2023
December 31,
2006
2005
$ 500,000
-
105,000
-
7,162
612,162
3,728
$ 608,434
$ 500,000
136,210
105,000
-
11,876
753,086
1,533
$ 751,553
In 2003, the Company sold $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3-5/8% convertible subordinated notes due
2023. The notes pay interest semiannually.
Holders may convert the notes into Vishay common stock prior to the close of business on August 1, 2023 if (1) the sale
price of Vishay common stock reaches 130% of the conversion price for a specified period; (2) the trading price of the
notes falls below 98% of the average last reported sales price of Vishay common stock multiplied by the conversion rate
for a specified period; (3) the notes have been called for redemption; (4) the credit ratings assigned to the notes are
lowered by two or more levels from their initial ratings; or (5) specified corporate transactions occur. None of these
conditions had occurred as of December 31, 2006. The conversion price of $21.28 is equivalent to a conversion rate of
46.9925 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes (an aggregate of 23,496,250 shares).
The notes are subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness and are
effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of its subsidiaries. The notes may be redeemed at the
Company’s option beginning August 1, 2010 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued
and unpaid interest, if any. Holders of the notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or some of their
notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of their principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
on August 1, 2008, August 1, 2010, August 1, 2013, and August 1, 2018. In addition, holders of the notes will have the
right to require the Company to repurchase all or some of their notes upon the occurrence of certain events constituting
a fundamental change. On any required repurchase, the Company may choose to pay the purchase price in cash, shares
of Vishay common stock, or a combination of both.
Liquid Yield Option™ Notes, due 2021
On June 4, 2001, the Company completed a private placement of Liquid Yield Option™ Notes (“LYONs”) due 2021.
Each LYON had a $1,000 face amount and was offered at a price of $551.26 (55.126% of the principal amount at
maturity). The issue price of each LYON represented a yield to maturity of 3.00%, excluding any contingent interest
that would have been payable under certain circumstances.
At any time on or before the maturity date, the LYONs were convertible into Vishay common stock at a rate of 17.6686
shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount at maturity. The holders of the LYONs had the option to require
the Company to purchase all or a portion of their LYONs on various dates at their accreted value on those dates.
Pursuant to the terms of the notes, the Company could choose to pay the purchase price in cash, Vishay common stock,
or a combination of both.
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Note 6 – Long-Term Debt (continued)
The holders of the LYONs had the option to require the Company to purchase all or a portion of their LYONs on
June 4, 2004 at their accreted value of $602.77 per $1,000 principal amount at maturity. The Company elected to pay
the purchase price for the notes on the June 4, 2004 purchase date in shares of common stock. Each holder of LYONs
that exercised the option received 32.6669 shares per $1,000 principal amount at maturity, determined by dividing the
total amount of cash the holder would have been entitled to receive had the purchase price been paid in cash by the
average market price of a share of common stock for the five day trading period ending on the third business day prior
to the purchase date, which was the period from May 25, 2004 to and including June 1, 2004. This average market
price was $18.452.
Holders of $169,435,000 principal amount at maturity ($102,130,000 accreted principal amount) exercised their option
on June 4, 2004. The Company issued 5,534,905 shares of common stock. The transaction resulted in a non-cash
charge to equity of $2,540,000 for the write-off of a portion of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 2001
issuance of the LYONs.
The holders of the remaining LYONs had the option to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their
LYONs on June 4, 2006 at their accreted value of $639.76 per $1,000 principal amount at maturity. All holders of the
LYONs exercised their option to require the Company to repurchase their LYONs. The Company paid $137,910,000 to
the holders of the LYONs on the June 4, 2006 purchase date.
As a result of the early extinguishment of the LYONs, in 2006, the Company recognized a pretax, non-cash write-off of
unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 2001 issuance of the LYONs totaling $2,854,000.
Exchangeable unsecured notes, due 2102
On December 13, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of BCcomponents Holdings B.V. In connection with
this acquisition, $105,000,000 in principal amount of BCcomponents’ mezzanine indebtedness and certain other
securities of BCcomponents were exchanged for $105,000,000 principal amount of floating rate unsecured loan notes of
the Company, due 2102. The notes bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.5% through December 31, 2006 and at LIBOR
thereafter. The interest rate could be further reduced to 50% of LIBOR after December 31, 2010 if the price of the
Company’s common stock trades above a specified target price, as provided in the notes. The notes are subject to a put
and call agreement under which the holders may at any time put the notes to the Company in exchange for 6,176,471
shares of the Company’s common stock in the aggregate, and the Company may call the notes in exchange for cash or
for shares of its common stock after 15 years from the date of issuance.
Revolving credit facility
In 2003, the Company entered into a secured revolving credit facility with a consortium of lenders, which expires in
May 2007. At December 31, 2005, the maximum commitment under the revolving credit facility was $400 million.
In light of its current liquidity, Vishay unilaterally reduced the amount available under the revolving credit facility by
half, to $200 million, effective March 16, 2006. The option to unilaterally reduce the amount of the commitment was
included in the original revolving credit facility agreement.
Interest on the revolving credit facility is payable at prime or other variable interest rate options. The Company is
required to pay facility commitment fees. The reduction in the commitment amount is expected to reduce commitment
fees by approximately $1 million over the remaining term of the agreement. No amounts were outstanding under the
revolving credit facility at December 31, 2006 and 2005. Letters of credit totaling $6,561,000 and $7,302,000 were
issued under the revolving credit facility at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2006,
$193,439,000 was available under the credit facility.
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Note 6 – Long-Term Debt (continued)
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are secured by pledges of stock in certain significant subsidiaries and
certain guarantees by significant subsidiaries. The subsidiaries would be required to perform under the guarantees in the
event that the Company failed to make principal or interest payments under the revolving credit facility. Certain of the
Company’s subsidiaries are permitted to borrow under the revolving credit facility. Any borrowings by these
subsidiaries under the revolving credit facility are guaranteed by Vishay.
The revolving credit facility restricts the Company from paying cash dividends and requires the Company to comply
with other covenants, including the maintenance of specific financial ratios. The Company was in compliance with all
covenants at December 31, 2006.
The Company is presently negotiating an extension of this facility agreement.
Other Borrowings Information
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt, based on the terms stated in the respective agreements, are as follows (in
thousands):
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thereafter
$
3,728
1,284
638
246
67
606,199
As described above, the convertible subordinated notes, due by their terms in 2023, may be put to the Company in 2008
at an aggregate price of $500 million.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had committed and uncommitted short-term credit lines with various U.S. and
foreign banks aggregating approximately $56.7 million, of which approximately $56.1 million was unused. The
weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 was 6.0% and
5.1%, respectively.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had letters of credit totaling approximately $1.3 million in addition to letters of
credit issued under the revolving credit facility.
Interest paid was $29,513,000, $31,950,000, and $26,902,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004,
respectively.
The fair value of the long-term debt at December 31, 2006 is approximately $615,912,000, as compared to its carrying
value of $612,162,000. The fair value of long-term debt was estimated based on trading prices and market prices of
debt with similar terms and features.
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Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity
The Company’s Class B common stock carries ten votes per share while the common stock carries one vote per share.
Class B shares are transferable only to certain permitted transferees while the common stock is freely transferable.
Class B shares are convertible on a one-for-one basis at any time into shares of common stock. Transfers of Class B
shares other than to permitted transferees results in the automatic conversion of the Class B shares into common stock.
The Board of Directors may only declare dividends or other distributions with respect to the common stock or the Class
B common stock if it grants such dividends or distributions in the same amount per share with respect to the other class
of stock. The Company’s revolving credit facility currently prohibits the payment of cash dividends (see Note 6).
Stock dividends or distributions on any class of stock are payable only in shares of stock of that class. Shares of either
common stock or Class B common stock cannot be split, divided, or combined unless the other is also split, divided, or
combined equally.
On August 10, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized the repurchase of up to 5,000,000 shares of its
common stock from time to time in the open market. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had repurchased 248,500
shares. No shares have been repurchased since 2001.
The Company issued 8,823,529 warrants to acquire shares of Vishay common stock as part of the purchase price for the
2002 acquisition of BCcomponents. Of these warrants, 7,000,000 have an exercise price of $20.00 per share, and
1,823,529 have an exercise price of $30.30 per share. These warrants expire in December 2012.
At December 31, 2006, the Company had reserved shares of common stock for future issuance as follows:
Common stock options outstanding
Common stock options available to grant
Employee stock plans
Common stock warrants
Phantom stock outstanding
Phantom stock available to grant
Exchangeable unsecured notes, due 2102
Convertible subordinated notes, due 2023
Conversion of Class B common stock
6,706,000
1,378,000
305,126
8,823,529
75,000
215,000
6,176,471
23,496,250
14,358,361
61,533,737
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Note 8 – Other Income (Expense)
The caption “Other” on the consolidated statements of operations consists of the following (in thousands):
Foreign exchange (loss) gain
Interest income
Dividend income
Gain (loss) on disposal of property
and equipment
Incentive from Chinese government
Favorable settlement of note receivable
Other
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
2006
$ (6,490)
22,401
261
$ 731
13,880
342
$ (2,310)
8,702
490
972
-
-
1,247
18,391
$
(202)
703
-
(53)
15,401
$
(1,697)
2,377
3,100
38
10,700
$
Note 9 – Other Accrued Expenses
Other accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
Restructuring
Sales returns and allowances
Accrued loss on tantalum purchase
commitment - current portion
Goods received, not yet invoiced
Other
December 31,
2006
2005
$ 29,960
32,576
$ 13,545
40,161
-
37,372
104,078
203,986
$
19,741
29,065
71,470
173,982
$
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Note 10 – Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The cumulative balance of each component of other comprehensive income (loss) and the income tax effects allocated
to each component are as follows (in thousands):
Beginning Before-Tax
Balance
Amount
Tax
Effect
Net-of-Tax
Amount
Ending
Balance
December 31, 2004
Minimum pension liability
adjustment
Currency translation adjustment
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities
Reclassification adjustment
for amounts realized
December 31, 2005
Minimum pension liability
adjustment
Currency translation adjustment
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities
December 31, 2006
Minimum pension liability
adjustment
Adjustment to initially apply
SFAS No. 158, net of tax
Currency translation adjustment
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities
$ (31,908)
59,640
$ 33,139
85,549
$ (12,989)
-
$ 20,150
85,549
$ (11,758)
145,189
1,622
574
(201)
373
1,995
-
$ 29,354
(2,606)
$ 116,656
912
$ (12,278)
(1,694)
$ 104,378
(1,694)
$ 133,732
$ (11,758)
145,189
$ (84,006)
(104,262)
$ 8,687
-
$ (75,319)
(104,262)
$ (87,077)
40,927
301
$ 133,732
384
$ (187,884)
(134)
$ 8,553
250
$ (179,331)
551
$ (45,599)
$ (87,077)
$ 8,687
$ 1,996
$ 10,683
$ (76,394)
40,927
89,310
-
89,310
(18,993)
130,237
551
$ (45,599)
141
$ 98,138
(49)
$ 1,947
92
$ 100,085
643
$ 35,493
Other comprehensive income (loss) includes Vishay’s proportionate share of other comprehensive income (loss) of
nonconsolidated subsidiaries accounted for under the equity method.
As described in Note 11, the Company adopted SFAS No. 158 as of December 31, 2006. The adjustment to initially
apply SFAS No. 158 is recorded as an adjustment to the ending balance of accumulated other comprehensive loss and is
not included in other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2006.
At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had valuation allowances of $25,140,000 and $22,829,000, respectively,
against the deferred tax effect of equity adjustments related to pension and other postretirement benefits.
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company maintains various retirement benefit plans. In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 158,
Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (“SFAS No. 158”). SFAS No. 158
amends SFAS No. 87, Employers’ Accounting for Pensions, SFAS No. 88, Employers’ Accounting for Settlements and
Curtailments of Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, SFAS No. 106, Employers’ Accounting
for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, SFAS No. 132-R, Employers’ Disclosures about Pensions and Other
Postretirement Benefits, and other related accounting literature. SFAS No. 158 requires employers to recognize the
funded status of a benefit plan, measured as the difference between plan assets at fair value and the benefit obligation, in
its balance sheet. The recognition of the funded status on the balance sheet requires employers to recognize actuarial
items (such as actuarial gains and losses, prior service costs, and transition obligations) as a component of other
comprehensive income, net of tax. Vishay has adopted SFAS No. 158 effective December 31, 2006.
The following table summarizes amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheets associated with these various
retirement benefit plans (in thousands):
Included in "Other Assets":
U.S. pension plans
Foreign pension plans
Total included in other assets
Accrued pension and other postretirement costs:
U.S. pension plans
Non-U.S. pension plans
U.S. other postretirement plans
Non-U.S. other postretirement plans
Other retirement obligations
Total accrued pension and other postretirement costs
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
U.S. pension plans
Non-U.S. pension plans
U.S. other postretirement plans
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss*
December 31,
2006
2005
$ 749
785
$ 1,534
$ 4,675
263
$ 4,938
$ (35,231)
(210,186)
(19,915)
(8,806)
(11,685)
$ (285,823)
$ (40,329)
(176,069)
(19,910)
(8,009)
(12,669)
$ (256,986)
$ 61,499
51,547
(345)
112,701
$
$ 71,546
32,171
-
103,717
$
* - Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss are presented in this table pretax.
The following table shows the incremental effect of applying SFAS No. 158 on individual line items in the consolidated
balance sheet (in thousands):
Other assets
Total assets
Accrued pension and other postretirement costs
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
Before
Application of
SFAS No. 158
$ 202,005
$ 4,685,872
$ 260,806
54,486
$ 4,685,872
Adjustments
$ 6,024
$ 6,024
$ 25,017
(18,993)
$ 6,024
After
Application of
SFAS No. 158
$ 208,029
$ 4,691,896
$ 285,823
35,493
$ 4,691,896
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The Company maintains several defined benefit pension plans which cover substantially all full-time U.S. employees.
The Company provides pension and similar benefits to employees of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries consistent with local
practices. Pension benefits earned are generally based on years of service and compensation during active employment.
Certain non-U.S. subsidiaries of the Company have defined benefit pension plans.
The Company also maintains pension plans which provide supplemental defined benefits primarily to U.S. employees
whose benefits under the qualified pension plan are limited by the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the
Internal Revenue Code. These non-qualified plans include both contributory and non-contributory plans, and are
considered to be unfunded. The Company maintains a non-qualified trust, referred to as a “rabbi” trust, to fund benefit
payments under one of these plans. Rabbi trust assets are subject to creditor claims under certain conditions and are not
the property of employees. Therefore, they are accounted for as other noncurrent assets. Assets held in trust related to
the non-qualified pension plan at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $12 million and $11 million,
respectively.
In 2004, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Dr. Felix Zandman, its Chairman and then-Chief
Executive Officer. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company will provide an annual retirement benefit equal to 50% of
his average base pay and bonus for the five years preceding his retirement (but not to exceed $1 million annually).
These pension benefits are unfunded and fully vested. The obligations represent prior service costs which will be
amortized over the remaining expected service period.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the benefit obligation, plan assets, and funded status related to U.S. and
non-U.S. pension plans (in thousands):
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost (adjusted for actual
employee contributions)
Interest cost
Plan amendments and initiations
Contributions by participants
Actuarial (gains) losses
Curtailments and settlements
Benefits paid
Currency translation
Benefit obligation at end of year
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning
of year
Actual return on plan assets
Company contributions
Plan participants’ contributions
Benefits paid
Settlements
Currency translation
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
$ 287,656
$ 256,249
$ 251,814
$ 262,766
4,856
15,433
-
1,810
(10,759)
-
(15,687)
-
$ 283,309
5,102
10,270
-
-
(11,534)
(2,049)
(9,875)
22,924
$ 271,087
4,262
15,041
(2,075)
1,723
31,891
-
(15,000)
-
$ 287,656
5,078
10,104
113
-
19,923
(10,678)
(9,621)
(21,436)
$ 256,249
$ 232,747
29,277
680
1,810
(15,687)
-
-
$ 248,827
$ 51,557
2,834
13,612
-
(9,875)
(1,062)
4,619
$ 61,685
$ 231,067
13,978
979
1,723
(15,000)
-
-
$ 232,747
$ 53,959
1,084
13,554
-
(9,621)
(4,640)
(2,779)
$ 51,557
Funded status at end of year
$ (34,482)
$ (209,402)
$ (54,909)
$ (204,692)
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consist of the following (in thousands):
Other assets
Accrued benefit liability
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
$
Non-U.S.
Plans
$
749
(35,231)
61,499
27,017
$
$
785
(210,186)
51,547
(157,854)
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
$
$
4,675
(40,329)
71,546
35,892
$
263
(176,069)
32,171
(143,635)
$
Actuarial items consist of the following (in thousands):
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
Unamortized prior service cost
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
$ 62,537
(1,038)
$ 61,499
Non-U.S.
Plans
$ 51,547
-
$ 51,547
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
$ 90,533
268
$ 90,801
Non-U.S.
Plans
$ 61,037
-
$ 61,037
The following table sets forth additional information regarding the projected and accumulated benefit obligations (in
thousands):
Accumulated benefit obligation, all plans
Plans for which the accumulated benefit
obligation exceeds plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation
Accumulated benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
263,991
Non-U.S.
Plans
254,160
$
$
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
272,975
Non-U.S.
Plans
234,310
$
$
$
277,383
258,066
242,152
$
264,939
251,620
54,930
$
281,378
266,697
226,369
$
251,149
232,688
46,592
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension cost (in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
Annual service cost
Less employee
contributions
Net service cost
Interest cost
Expected return on
plan assets
Amortization of actuarial
losses
Amortization of
prior service cost
Curtailment and settlement
losses (gains)
Net periodic benefit cost
$ 6,666
$ 5,102
$ 6,069
$ 5,078
$ 5,597
$ 4,259
1,810
4,856
15,433
-
5,102
10,270
1,807
4,262
15,041
-
5,078
10,104
1,849
3,748
14,544
-
4,259
9,908
(19,206)
(2,467)
(19,086)
(1,438)
(16,181)
(1,075)
6,990
2,314
3,365
1,417
3,102
1,384
1,305
571
1,305
-
1,014
-
-
$ 9,378
532
$ 16,322
-
3,783
-
$ 4,887 $ 18,944 $ 6,227
-
$ 14,476
See Note 10 for the pretax, tax effect and after tax amounts included in other comprehensive income during the years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004. The estimated net loss and prior service cost for the defined benefit
pensions plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic pension cost during
2007 are $5 million and $3 million, respectively.
The settlement losses for 2006 and 2005 are primarily related to the Company’s restructuring plans in the Republic of
China (Taiwan). See Note 4.
The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine benefit obligations at December 31 of the
respective years:
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
2006
2005
U.S.
Plans
5.75%
4.00%
Non-U.S.
Plans
4.04%
2.77%
U.S.
Plans
5.50%
4.00%
Non-U.S.
Plans
3.76%
2.33%
The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine the net periodic pension costs for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005:
Discount rate
Rate of compensation increase
Expected return on plan assets
Years ended December 31,
2006
2005
U.S.
Plans
5.50%
4.00%
8.50%
Non-U.S.
Plans
3.76%
2.33%
3.53%
U.S.
Plans
6.00%
4.00%
8.50%
Non-U.S.
Plans
4.75%
2.61%
3.67%
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
The plans’ expected return on assets is based on management’s expectations of long-term average rates of return to be
achieved by the underlying investment portfolios. In establishing this assumption, management considers historical and
expected returns for the asset classes in which the plans are invested, advice from pension consultants and investment
advisors, and current economic and capital market conditions.
The investment mix between equity securities and fixed income securities is based upon achieving a desired return,
balancing higher return, more volatile equity securities, and lower return, less volatile fixed income securities. The
Company’s U.S. defined benefit plans are invested in diversified portfolios of public-market equity and fixed income
securities. Investment allocations are made across a range of markets, industry sectors, capitalization sizes, and, in the
case of fixed income securities, maturities and credit quality. The target allocation has historically been approximately
60% invested in equity securities and 40% invested in debt securities, although the investments are more heavily
allocated to equity securities at December 31, 2006 subsequent to favorable market returns. The Company’s non-U.S.
defined benefit plans are largely invested in cash, with a small percentage invested in equity and fixed income
securities, based on local laws and customs. The plans do not invest in securities of Vishay or its subsidiaries.
Plan assets are comprised of:
Equity securities
Fixed income securities
Cash and cash equivalents
Total
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
77%
23%
0%
100%
16%
30%
54%
100%
66%
34%
0%
100%
1%
22%
77%
100%
Estimated future benefit payments are as follows (in thousands):
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012-2016
U.S.
Plans
15,201
$
15,863
16,465
17,787
18,252
102,597
Non-U.S.
Plans
$
10,221
12,045
12,645
13,254
14,259
77,968
The Company is presently evaluating the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and will make contributions
to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans in 2007 according to its provisions. As most of the non-U.S. pension plans are
unfunded, the Company’s anticipated contributions to these plans for 2007 are equal to its estimated benefits payments.
Other Postretirement Benefits
In the U.S., the Company maintains two unfunded non-pension postretirement plans funded as costs are incurred. One
plan is contributory, with employee contributions adjusted for general inflation or inflation in costs under the plan. The
plan was amended in 1993 to cap employer contributions at 1993 levels. The second plan covers all full-time
U.S. General Semiconductor employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement who meet defined age and
service requirements. This plan is the primary provider of medical benefits for retirees up to age 65, after which
Medicare becomes the primary provider. The Company also maintains two unfunded non-pension postretirement plans
at two European subsidiaries.
In 2004, the Company entered into formal employment agreements with six of its executives. These employment
agreements provide medical benefits for these executives and their surviving spouses for life, up to a $15,000 annual
premium value per person. These benefits are fully vested, and accordingly, the obligations represent prior service costs
which will be amortized over the average remaining expected services period for these six executives.
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the benefit obligation, plan assets, and accrued benefit cost related to
U.S. and non-U.S. non-pension defined benefit postretirement plans (in thousands):
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial (gains) losses
Benefits paid
Currency translation
Benefit obligation at end of year
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
$ 21,640
223
1,082
(1,830)
(1,200)
-
$ 19,915
$ 8,009
406
322
439
(1,235)
865
$ 8,806
$ 21,707
280
1,196
(6)
(1,537)
-
$ 21,640
$ 9,162
415
380
351
(1,118)
(1,181)
$ 8,009
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Funded status at end of year
$ (19,915)
$ (8,806)
$ (21,640)
$ (8,009)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet consist of the following (in thousands):
Accrued benefit liability
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Non-U.S.
Plans
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
(19,915)
(345)
(20,260)
$
$
(8,806)
-
(8,806)
$
$
Non-U.S.
Plans
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
(19,910)
-
(19,910)
$
$
(8,009)
-
(8,009)
$
$
Actuarial items consist of the following (in thousands):
Unrecognized net actuarial gain
Unamortized prior service cost
Unrecognized net transition obligation
December 31, 2006
U.S.
Plans
$ (1,771)
271
1,155
$ (345)
Non-U.S.
Plans
$ -
-
-
$ -
December 31, 2005
U.S.
Plans
$ (195)
357
1,568
$ 1,730
Non-U.S.
Plans
$ -
-
-
$ -
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
The following table sets forth the components of net periodic benefit cost (in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
U.S.
Plans
Non-U.S.
Plans
Service cost
Interest cost
Amortization of actuarial
gains
Amortization of
prior service cost
Amortization of
transition obligation
Net periodic benefit cost
$ 223
1,082
$ 406
322
$ 280
1,196
$ 415
410
$ 267
1,281
$ 497
381
(34)
-
(12)
-
-
-
86
-
86
-
72
-
193
$ 1,550
-
$ 728
193
193
-
$ 1,743 $ 825 $ 1,813
-
$ 878
No amounts were recognized in other comprehensive income during 2006, 2005, or 2004 related to other postretirement
benefits. An adjustment to the ending balance of accumulated other comprehensive income was recorded at December
31, 2006 to reflect the initial adoption of SFAS No. 158. The estimated net loss, prior service cost, and transition
obligation for the other postretirement benefit plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss
into net periodic benefit cost during 2007 are not material and approximate the amounts amortized in 2006.
The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine benefit obligations at December 31 of the
respective years:
Discount rate
2006
U.S.
Plans
5.75%
Non-U.S.
Plans
4.00%
2005
U.S.
Plans
5.50%
Non-U.S.
Plans
4.00%
The following weighted average assumptions were used to determine the net periodic pension costs for the years ended
December 31, 2006 and 2005:
Discount rate
Years ended December 31,
2006
U.S.
Plans
5.50%
Non-U.S.
Plans
4.00%
2005
U.S.
Plans
6.00%
Non-U.S.
Plans
4.50%
The impact of a one-percentage-point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on the net periodic benefit cost and
postretirement benefit obligation is not material.
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Note 11 – Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)
Estimated future benefit payments are as follows (in thousands):
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012-2016
U.S.
Plans
1,520
$
1,443
1,390
1,321
1,273
5,392
Non-U.S.
Plans
$
806
867
686
507
575
3,802
As the plans are unfunded, the Company’s anticipated contributions for 2007 are equal to its estimated benefits
payments.
Other Retirement Obligations
The Company participates in various other defined contribution and government-mandated retirement plans based on
local law or custom. The Company periodically makes required contributions for certain of these plans, whereas other
plans are unfunded retirement bonus plans which will be paid at the employee's retirement date. At December 31, 2006
and 2005, the consolidated balance sheets include $11,685,000 and $12,669,000 within accrued pension and other
postretirement costs related to these plans.
Many of the Company’s U.S. employees are eligible to participate in 401(k) savings plans, some of which provide for
Company matching under various formulas. The Company’s matching expense for the plans was $3,455,000,
$3,265,000, and $2,968,000, for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. No material
amounts are included in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2006 and 2005 related to unfunded 401(k)
contributions.
In 2005, as a result of a new law in the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Company’s employees could elect to participate
in a new government-sponsored defined contribution retirement plan, or remain in the existing defined benefit pension
plan. Company contributions to this new plan totaled $224,000 and $314,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively.
Certain key employees participate in deferred compensation plans. During the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005,
and 2004, these employees could defer a portion of their compensation until retirement. Effective January 1, 2005,
these employees may elect short deferral periods for future compensation deferrals. The Company maintains a liability
within other noncurrent liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets related to these deferrals. The Company maintains
a non-qualified trust, referred to as a “rabbi” trust, to fund payments under this plan. Rabbi trust assets are subject to
creditor claims under certain conditions and are not the property of employees. Therefore, they are accounted for as
other noncurrent assets. Assets held in trust related to the deferred compensation plans at December 31, 2006 and 2005
were approximately $11 and $10 million, respectively. Assets held in trust are intended to approximate the Company’s
liability under these plans.
The Company is obligated to pay post-employment benefits to certain terminated employees related to acquisitions.
The liabilities recorded for these obligations total $13,135,000 and $11,587,000 as of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively. Of these amounts, $2,633,000 and $2,676,000 is included in accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2006
and 2005, respectively, with the remaining amounts included in other noncurrent liabilities.
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Note 12 – Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Options
Under the 1997 Stock Option Program, certain executive officers, key employees, and consultants of the Company were
granted options on May 21, 1998 to purchase 2,687,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The options were fully
vested on the date of grant and expire June 1, 2008, with one-third exercisable at $10.89, one-third exercisable at
$12.53, and one-third exercisable at $13.61. As of December 31, 2006, options to purchase 677,000 shares have been
exercised under this plan.
Under the 1998 Stock Option Program, certain executive officers and key employees were granted options, as
summarized in the following table:
Date of Grant
Number of
Options
Exercise
Price
Vesting
Expiration
October 6, 1998
October 8, 1999
August 4, 2000
1,598,000
1,334,000
50,000
$ 5.60
15.33
30.00
Fully vested
Fully vested
Evenly over 5 years,
October 6, 2008
October 8, 2009
August 4, 2010
beginning August 4,
2003
October 12, 2000
October 1, 2001
through June 26, 2006
1,114,000
69,500
25.13
11.24 –
25.07
Fully vested
Evenly over 6 years,
from date of grant
October 12, 2010
October 1, 2011 through
June 26, 2016
As described in Note 2, the Company issued 120,000 stock options from the 1998 Stock Option Program allocation as
part of acquisitions during 2004.
On May 18, 2000, the stockholders of the Company approved an increase in the number of shares available for grant
under Vishay’s 1998 Stock Option Program. As a result, the number of shares available for grant under this program
increased from 2,953,500 to 4,453,500. As of December 31, 2006, options to purchase 688,000 shares had been
exercised under this plan. Options which are forfeited by the holder may be regranted to others. Options are available
for grant under the 1998 Stock Option Program until March 16, 2008.
On November 2, 2001, Vishay acquired General Semiconductor, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company. As a result of the acquisition, each outstanding option to acquire General Semiconductor common stock
became exercisable for shares of Vishay common stock. Based on the conversion ratio in the acquisition of 0.563 of a
Vishay share for each General Semiconductor share, the former General Semiconductor options become exercisable in
the aggregate for 4,282,000 shares of Vishay common stock. All such options were immediately vested and exercisable
as a result of the merger but the terms of the options otherwise remained unchanged. As of December 31, 2006, options
to purchase 938,000 shares had been exercised under this plan. No additional options may be granted from this plan.
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Note 12 – Stock-Based Compensation (continued)
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity (number of options in thousands):
2006
Years ended December 31,
2005
Number
of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Number
of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
2004
Number
of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
7,928
20
(303)
(939)
-
6,706
$ 15.87
15.83
9.43
13.67
-
$ 16.47
8,100
16
(49)
(139)
-
7,928
$ 15.95
12.09
5.68
23.41
-
$ 15.87
8,768
6
(515)
(279)
120
8,100
$ 16.17
15.50
17.63
18.31
12.75
$ 15.95
6,706
6,634
1,378
7,928
7,618
1,164
8,100
7,475
1,147
Outstanding:
Beginning of year
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Acquisitions
End of year
Vested and
expected to vest
Exercisable:
End of year
Available for
future grants
The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31,
2006 (number of options in thousands):
Options Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Number of Contractual
Options
Life
679
898
662
850
1,110
678
733
9
785
302
6,706
1.76
1.60
1.75
2.77
3.96
3.81
0.44
2.68
3.78
2.59
Options Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Number of
Options
$
679
889
632
850
1,086
678
733
9
785
293
6,634
5.60
12.16
13.63
15.33
16.02
17.53
21.15
23.14
25.13
28.45
16.48
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
$
5.60
12.16
13.60
15.33
16.01
17.53
21.15
23.14
25.13
28.50
16.47
$
$
Ranges of
Exercise Prices
$5.60
$10.89-$12.54
$12.75-$14.99
$15.33
$15.43-$16.41
$16.52-$17.54
$18.10-$21.98
$22.42-$23.53
$25.13
$25.75-$34.52
Total
The pretax aggregate intrinsic value (the difference between the closing stock price on the last trading day of 2006 of
$13.54 per share and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been
received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on December 31, 2006 would be
approximately $6.4 million. This amount changes based on changes in the fair market value of the Company’s common
stock. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2006 was approximately $1.8
million.
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Note 12 – Stock-Based Compensation (continued)
Phantom Stock Plan
On May 12, 2004, the Company’s shareholders approved a phantom stock plan for senior executives. The Phantom
Stock Plan authorizes the grant of up to 300,000 phantom stock units to the extent provided for in employment
agreements with the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company had such employment
arrangements with five of its executives. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company had such
employment arrangements with six of its executives. The arrangements provide for an annual grant of 5,000 shares of
phantom stock to each of these executives. If the Company later enters into other employment arrangements with other
individuals that provide for the granting of phantom stock, those individuals also will be eligible for grants under the
Phantom Stock Plan. No grants may be made under the Phantom Stock Plan other than under the terms of employment
arrangements with the Company. Each phantom stock unit entitles the recipient to receive a share of common stock at
the individual’s termination of employment or any other future date specified in the employment agreement. The
phantom stock units are fully vested at all times.
If the Company declares dividends on its common stock, the dividend amounts with respect to the phantom stock units
will be deemed reinvested in additional units of phantom stock.
The Board of Directors of the Company can amend or terminate the Phantom Stock Plan at any time, except that
phantom stock units already granted to any individual cannot be adversely affected without the individual’s consent.
Furthermore, stockholder approval of an amendment is required if the amendment increases the number of units subject
to the Phantom Stock Plan or otherwise materially amends the Phantom Stock Plan or if stockholder approval is
otherwise required by applicable law or stock exchange rules. If the Board of Directors does not terminate the Phantom
Stock Plan, it will terminate when all phantom stock units have been awarded with respect to all 300,000 shares of
common stock reserved for the Phantom Stock Plan.
The following table summarizes the Company’s phantom stock units activity (number of phantom stock units
in thousands):
2006
Number
of
Phantom
Stock Units
Grant
date
fair value
per unit
$ 13.91
60
25
(10)
75
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
Grant
date
fair value
per unit
$ 14.51
Number
of
Options
30
30
-
60
Number
of
Options
-
30
-
30
Grant
date
fair value
per unit
$ 18.70
215
240
270
Outstanding:
Beginning of year
Granted
Redeemed for
common stock
End of year
Available for
future grants
Employee Stock Plans
The Company has employee stock plans which have 305,126 shares of common stock available for issuance at
December 31, 2006. Employee stock grants are restricted at the date of grant and vest over periods of three to five
years. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation, based on grant date fair value, over the vesting period.
Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123-R, unearned compensation associated with these restricted stock grants was
included as a separate line in stockholders’ equity on the consolidated balance sheet. The unearned compensation
presented in equity at December 31, 2005 was reclassified to paid-in capital in excess of par value concurrent with the
adoption of SFAS No. 123-R.
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Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
Total rental expense under operating leases was $32,626,000, $31,592,000, and $30,304,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
Future minimum lease payments for operating leases with initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of
one year are as follows (in thousands):
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thereafter
$
26,881
18,854
16,529
15,368
14,251
58,841
The Company also has capital lease obligations of $42,000 and $5,912,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
Environmental Matters
The Company is subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations governing environmental
matters, including the use, discharge and disposal of hazardous materials. The Company’s manufacturing facilities are
believed to be in substantial compliance with current laws and regulations. Complying with current laws and regulations
has not had a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.
The Company has engaged environmental consultants and attorneys to assist management in evaluating potential
liabilities related to environmental matters. Management assesses the input from these consultants along with other
information known to the Company in its effort to continually monitor these potential liabilities. Management assesses
its environmental exposure on a site-by-site basis, including those sites where the Company has been named as a
“potentially responsible party.” Such assessments include the Company’s share of remediation costs, information
known to the Company concerning the size of the hazardous waste sites, their years of operation, and the number of past
users and their financial viability.
As part of the acquisitions of General Semiconductor in 2001 and BCcomponents in 2002, the Company assumed
responsibility for remediation of environmental matters. During the second quarter of 2006, in response to comments
from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Company revised its workplan for one former
General Semiconductor site. Based on this revised workplan, the Company re-evaluated its estimate of the ultimate
remediation costs for this site and recorded an additional $3.6 million of expenses within selling, general, and
administrative expenses to increase the liability recorded to its best estimate of remediation costs.
The Company has accrued environmental liabilities of $19.5 million as of December 31, 2006 relating to environmental
matters related to its General Semiconductor subsidiary. The Company has accrued environmental liabilities of $7.7
million as of December 31, 2006 relating to environmental matters related to its BCcomponents subsidiary. The
Company has also accrued approximately $8.8 million at December 31, 2006 for other environmental matters. The
liabilities recorded for these matters total $36.0 million, of which $6.2 million is included in other accrued liabilities on
the consolidated balance sheet, and $29.8 million is included in other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance
sheet.
While the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be determined, management does not believe that the final
disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results
of operations, or cash flows beyond the amounts previously provided for in the consolidated financial statements. The
Company’s present and past facilities have been in operation for many years. These facilities have used substances and
have generated and disposed of wastes which are or might be considered hazardous. Therefore, it is possible that
additional environmental issues may arise in the future, which the Company cannot now predict.
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Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Litigation
The Company is a party to various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. The Company is of the
opinion that these litigations or claims will not have a material negative effect on its consolidated financial position,
results of operations, or cash flows.
Semiconductor Foundry Agreements
Our Siliconix subsidiary maintains long-term foundry agreements with subcontractors to ensure access to external front-
end capacity.
In 2004, Siliconix signed a definitive long-term foundry agreement for semiconductor manufacturing with Tower
Semiconductor, pursuant to which Siliconix will purchase semiconductor wafers from and transfer certain technology to
Tower Semiconductor. Siliconix will place orders valued at approximately $200 million for the purchase of
semiconductor wafers to be manufactured in Tower’s Fab 1 facility over a seven to ten year period. The agreement
specifies minimum quantities per month and a fixed quantity for the term of the agreement. Siliconix must pay for any
short-fall in minimum order quantities specified under the agreement.
The technology transfer from Siliconix to Tower was substantially completed in the third quarter of 2005. The
purchase commitments are approximately $8 million for year one of the agreement; approximately $16 million for year
two of the agreement; and approximately $29 million per year through the end of the agreement.
Future purchase commitments under the Tower agreement are estimated as follows (in thousands):
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Thereafter
$
22,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
29,000
47,000
Pursuant to the agreement, Siliconix advanced $20 million to Tower in the third quarter of 2004, to be used for the
purchase of additional equipment required to satisfy Siliconix’s orders. This advance was considered a prepayment on
future wafer purchases, reducing the per wafer cost to Siliconix over the term of the agreement. The consolidated
balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 includes $1,995,000 in other current assets for prepayments expected to be
utilized within one year and $15,926,000 in other assets related to credits to be utilized during the remaining term of the
agreement. Management believes that these commitments are at prices which are not in excess of current market prices.
Also in 2004, Siliconix entered into a five-year foundry agreement for semiconductor manufacturing with a
subcontractor in Japan. This agreement was a continuation and expansion of a previous technology transfer and
business agreement for the manufacture of silicon wafers. The agreement calls for Siliconix to provide a rolling twelve-
month forecast of estimated requirements. The first six months of this forecast are fixed as to quantity, and the
subsequent six months are guaranteed not to be less than a quantity stated in the agreement. Thereafter, the monthly
quantity may vary based on market demand. Under the agreement, Siliconix must guarantee that its business with this
subcontractor represents a minimum percentage of wafer requirements and is required to use its best efforts not to
reduce the average monthly demand rate below a specified threshold.
Management believes that its minimum purchase commitments with this subcontractor are as follows (in thousands):
2007
2008
2009
$
47,000
26,000
9,000
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Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies (continued)
Management believes that actual purchases will be in excess of these minimum commitments. Purchases from this
subcontractor in 2006 were approximately $63,000,000.
These purchase commitments are for the manufacture of proprietary products using Siliconix-owned technology
licensed to these subcontractors by Siliconix, and accordingly, management can only estimate the “market price” of the
wafers which are the subject of these commitments. Management believes that these commitments are at prices which
are not in excess of current market prices.
Other Purchase Commitments
See Note 14 for a discussion of tantalum and palladium purchase commitments.
The Company has various other purchase commitments incidental to the ordinary conduct of business. Such
commitments are at prices which are not in excess of current market prices.
Product Quality Claims
The Company is a party to various product quality claims in the normal course of business. The Company provides
warranties for its products which offer replacement of defective products. Annual warranty expenses are generally not
significant. The Company periodically receives claims which arise from consequential damages which result from a
customer’s installation of a defective Vishay component into the customer’s product. Although not covered by its
stated warranty, Vishay may occasionally reimburse the customer for these consequential damages. During the third
quarter of 2006, the Company resolved two such claims, and recorded expense of $2,885,000.
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Note 14 – Current Vulnerability Due to Certain Concentrations
Market Concentrations
While no single customer comprises greater than 10% of net revenues, a material portion of the Company’s revenues
are derived from the worldwide communications and computer markets. These markets have historically experienced
wide variations in demand for end products. If demand for these end products should decrease, the producers thereof
could reduce their purchases of the Company’s products, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
results of operations and financial position.
Credit Risk Concentrations
Financial instruments with potential credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with various major financial institutions. Concentrations of credit
risk with respect to receivables are generally limited due to the Company’s large number of customers and their
dispersion across many countries and industries. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no significant
concentrations of credit risk.
Sources of Supplies
Many of the Company’s products require the use of raw materials that are produced in only a limited number of regions
around the world or are available from only a limited number of suppliers. The Company’s consolidated results of
operations may be materially and adversely affected if the Company has difficulty obtaining these raw materials, the
quality of available raw materials deteriorates or there are significant price increases for these raw materials. For
periods in which the prices of these raw materials are rising, the Company may be unable to pass on the increased cost
to the Company’s customers, which would result in decreased margins for the products in which they are used. For
periods in which the prices are declining, the Company may be required to write down its inventory carrying cost of
these raw materials which, depending on the extent of the difference between market price and its carrying cost, could
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s net earnings.
From time to time, there have been short-term market shortages of raw materials utilized by the Company. While these
shortages have not historically adversely affected the Company’s ability to increase production of products containing
these raw materials, they have historically resulted in higher raw material costs for the Company. The Company cannot
assure that any of these market shortages in the future would not adversely affect the Company’s ability to increase
production, particularly during periods of growing demand for the Company’s products.
Tantalum
Vishay is a major consumer of the world’s annual production of tantalum. Tantalum, a metal purchased in powder or
wire form, is the principal material used in the manufacture of tantalum capacitors. There are currently three major
suppliers that process tantalum ore into capacitor grade tantalum powder.
The Company was obligated under two contracts entered into in 2000 with Cabot Corporation to make purchases of
tantalum through 2006. The Company’s purchase commitments were entered into at a time when market demand for
tantalum capacitors was high and tantalum powder was in short supply. Since that time, the price of tantalum has
decreased significantly, and accordingly, the Company wrote down the carrying value of its tantalum inventory on-hand
and recognized losses on purchase commitments.
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded write-downs and write-offs of tantalum inventories
totaling $9,602,000, included in costs of products sold, to reduce the carrying value of its tantalum inventories to market
value and to write-off obsolete inventories from discontinued tantalum capacitor product lines.
During the term of the contracts with Cabot Corporation, the Company regularly reviewed its liability for purchase
commitments. The Company’s liability for purchase commitments was estimated based on contractually obligated
purchase prices, expected market prices, and the contractually obligated mix of tantalum-grades to be purchased. The
mix of tantalum-grades to be purchased is within a range specified in the contracts. Changes in expected market prices
and in the Company’s mix of tantalum-grade purchases required the Company to record additional gains or losses on its
purchase commitments.
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Note 14 – Current Vulnerability Due to Certain Concentrations (continued)
The Company recorded loss (gain) adjustments to its tantalum purchase commitments of $5,687,000, $(963,000), and
$16,213,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively.
The loss on purchase commitments recorded during 2006 was due to a decline in market prices for tantalum, as well as
changes in the mix of tantalum-grade purchases. Of the total amount recorded, approximately $2.8 million was
attributable to the decline in market value, while another $2.9 million was attributable to changes in the mix of
tantalum-grade purchases.
The net gain on purchase commitments recorded during 2005 was attributable to a conditional price reduction included
in one of the Company’s contracts with Cabot, which offset changes in the mix of tantalum-grade purchases. The
conditions necessary to receive price reductions in 2006 were met during the fourth quarter of 2005, and accordingly,
the Company’s estimates of its liability for these purchase commitments were adjusted to reflect the fact that the
Company would receive these conditional price reductions for the remainder of the contract. The amount of this
adjustment was approximately $7 million. This adjustment, net of approximately $6 million of costs associated with
differences between the actual and anticipated mix of tantalum-grades purchased during 2005, resulted in the net gain of
$963,000 included on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The loss on purchase commitments recorded in 2004 was primarily attributable to changes in the mix of tantalum-grade
purchases.
The Company purchased $63,012,000, $101,057,000, and $107,438,000 under these contracts during the years ended
December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. As of December 31, 2006, the Company has fulfilled all obligations
under the Cabot contracts and is no longer required to purchase tantalum from Cabot at these fixed prices.
At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had tantalum with a book value of $108,038,000 and $117,359,000,
respectively. Of these amounts, the Company classified $64,818,000 and $65,179,000, respectively, as other assets,
representing the value of quantities which would not be used within one year.
At December 31, 2005, the Company had $19,741,000 included in other accrued expenses related to its liability for
tantalum purchase commitments.
Palladium
Palladium, a metal used to produce multi-layer ceramic capacitors, is currently found primarily in South Africa and
Russia. Palladium is a commodity product that is subject to price volatility. The price of palladium has fluctuated in the
range of approximately $172 to $404 per troy ounce during the last three years. As of December 31, 2006, the price of
palladium was approximately $324 per troy ounce. During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company recorded
in costs of products sold write-downs of $400,000 to reduce palladium inventories on hand to then-current market value.
The carrying value of palladium inventories was $2,243,000 and $3,630,000 at December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
At December 31, 2004, the Company had commitments to purchase palladium in 2005 at a contract price that was
greater than the then-current market price. The Company recognized a loss of $400,000 during the year ended
December 31, 2004 related to these purchase commitments. The Company had no purchase commitments for palladium
at December 31, 2006 and 2005.
Geographic Concentration
The Company has significant manufacturing operations in Israel in order to take advantage of that country’s lower wage
rates, highly skilled labor force, government-sponsored grants, and various tax abatement programs. Israeli incentive
programs have contributed substantially to the growth and profitability of the Company. The Company might be
materially and adversely affected if these incentive programs were no longer available to the Company or if events were
to occur in the Middle East that materially interfered with the Company’s operations in Israel.
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Note 15 –Segment and Geographic Data
Vishay designs, manufactures, and markets electronic components that cover a wide range of products and technologies.
The Company has two reportable segments: Semiconductors (formerly referred to as the “Active Components”
segment) consisting principally of diodes, transistors, power MOSFETs, power conversion, motor control integrated
circuits, optoelectronic components, and IRDCs, and Passive Components consisting principally of fixed resistors, solid
tantalum surface mount chip capacitors, solid tantalum leaded capacitors, wet/foil tantalum capacitors, multi-layer
ceramic chip capacitors, film capacitors, inductors, transducers, strain gages, and load cells.
The Company evaluates business segment performance on operating income, exclusive of certain items. Management
believes that evaluating segment performance excluding items such as restructuring and severance, asset write-downs,
inventory write-downs, gains or losses on purchase commitments, charges for in-process research and development, and
other items is meaningful because its provides insight with respect to intrinsic operating results of the Company. The
accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting
policies (see Note 1). Business segment assets are the owned or allocated assets used by each business. The following
table sets forth business segment information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004 (in
thousands):
2006
Net revenues
Segment operating income (loss)
Restructuring and severance costs
Asset write-downs
Depreciation expense
Interest expense
Capital expenditures
Total assets
2005
Net revenues
Segment operating income (loss)
Restructuring and severance costs
Asset write-downs
Depreciation expense
Interest expense
Capital expenditures
Total assets
2004
Net revenues
Segment operating income (loss)
Restructuring and severance costs
Asset write-downs
Depreciation expense
Interest expense
Capital expenditures
Total assets
Semi-
conductors
Passive
Components
Corporate/
Other
$
1,291,432
180,259
16,345
3,748
90,171
611
117,937
2,301,520
$
1,142,492
127,348
8,861
543
87,238
345
89,323
2,239,569
$
1,204,094
155,756
31,088
4,553
91,720
326
104,094
2,317,668
$
1,290,045
125,541
23,875
2,937
89,632
1,468
63,082
2,320,655
$
1,154,029
48,738
20,911
10,873
85,713
1,862
45,367
2,210,715
$
1,210,560
54,618
16,162
22,743
98,181
2,418
52,605
2,240,889
-
$
(97,572)
-
-
1,749
30,136
2,279
69,721
-
$
(80,125)
-
-
1,488
31,383
2,024
77,307
-
$
(116,805)
-
-
1,231
31,508
1,928
80,033
Total
$
2,581,477
208,228
40,220
6,685
181,552
32,215
183,298
4,691,896
$
2,296,521
95,961
29,772
11,416
174,439
33,590
136,714
4,527,591
$
2,414,654
93,569
47,250
27,296
191,132
34,252
158,627
4,638,590
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Note 15 –Segment and Geographic Data (continued)
Corporate assets include corporate cash, property and equipment, and certain other assets. The “Corporate/Other”
column for segment operating income (loss) includes corporate selling, general, and administrative expenses and certain
items which management excludes from segment results when evaluating segment performance, as follows (in
thousands):
Years ended December 31,
2005
2006
2004
Corporate selling, general, and administrative expenses
(Loss) gain on purchase commitments
Write-downs of tantalum and palladium
Siliconix transaction-related expenses
Purchased in-process research and development
Restructuring and severance costs
Asset write-downs
Product quality claims
Environmental
$
$
$
(28,893)
(5,687)
(9,602)
-
-
(40,220)
(6,685)
(2,885)
(3,600)
(97,572)
(26,455)
963
-
(3,751)
(9,694)
(29,772)
(11,416)
-
-
(80,125)
(23,746)
(16,613)
(400)
-
(1,500)
(47,250)
(27,296)
-
-
(116,805)
$
$
$
The following geographic data include net revenues based on revenues generated by subsidiaries located within that
geographic area and property and equipment based on physical location (in thousands):
Net Revenues
United States
Germany
Other Europe
Israel
Asia
Property and Equipment - Net
United States
Germany
Czech Republic
Other Europe
Israel
People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Other Asia
Other
Years ended December 31,
2005
2006
2004
$
464,915
655,048
341,845
205,266
914,403
2,581,477
$
$
421,077
540,132
382,734
180,115
772,463
2,296,521
$
$
526,569
588,720
495,514
185,801
618,050
2,414,654
$
December 31,
2006
2005
$
$
174,339
146,673
66,163
114,678
217,079
187,792
150,549
61,481
5,611
1,124,365
169,057
121,438
61,891
113,619
242,112
172,395
157,704
50,304
2,072
1,090,592
$
$
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Note 16 – Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of stock options (see Note 12), warrants (see Note 7),
convertible debt instruments (see Note 6), and other potentially dilutive securities.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share
amounts):
Numerator:
Numerator for basic earnings per share -
net earnings
Interest savings assuming conversion of
dilutive convertible and exchangeable notes,
net of tax
Numerator for diluted earnings per share -
adjusted net earnings
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share -
weighted average shares
Effect of dilutive securities
Convertible and exchangeable notes
Employee stock options
Warrants
Other
Dilutive potential common shares
Denominator for diluted earnings per share -
adjusted weighted average shares
Years ended December 31,
2005
2004
2006
$
139,736
$
62,274
$
44,696
13,518
2,722
-
$
153,254
$
64,996
$
44,696
184,400
177,606
163,701
25,114
722
-
80
25,916
10,737
907
-
71
11,715
-
1,926
261
50
2,237
210,316
189,321
165,938
Basic earnings per share
$
0.76
$
0.35
$
0.27
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.73
$
0.34
$
0.27
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Note 16 – Earnings Per Share (continued)
Diluted earnings per share for the years presented do not reflect the following weighted average potential common
shares, as the effect would be antidilutive (in thousands):
Convertible and exchangeable notes:
Convertible Subordinated Notes, due 2023
LYONs, due 2021
Exchangeable unsecured notes, due 2102
Weighted average employee stock options
Weighted average warrants
2006
2005
2004
-
-
6,176
4,936
8,824
23,496
-
6,176
6,300
8,824
23,496
8,979
6,176
3,444
7,074
In periods in which they are dilutive, if the potential common shares related to the convertible and exchangeable notes
are included in the computation, the related interest savings, net of tax, assuming conversion/exchange is added to the
net earnings used to compute earnings per share.
The Convertible Subordinated Notes, due 2023 are only convertible upon the occurrence of certain events. While none
of these events has occurred as of December 31, 2006, certain conditions which could trigger conversion have been
deemed to be non-substantive, and accordingly, the Company has always assumed the conversion of these notes in its
diluted earnings per share computation during periods in which they are dilutive. EITF 04-8 also now requires the
inclusion of these notes in the diluted earnings per share computation during periods in which they are dilutive.
As described in Note 6, the Company made a cash repurchase of all outstanding LYONs pursuant to the option of the
holders to require the Company to repurchase the LYONs on June 4, 2006. In 2004 and 2005, based on its action to
settle the holders’ purchase option on the June 4, 2004 purchase date in common stock, the Company assumed for
purposes of the earnings per share computation that all future purchase options for the LYONs would be settled in stock
based on the settlement formula set forth in the indenture governing the LYONs. Due to the decision to utilize cash to
repurchase the notes on the June 4, 2006 purchase date, the earnings per share computation for 2006 is based on the
3,809,000 shares that would have been issued in a normal conversion, weighted for the period they were outstanding.
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Note 17 – Summary of Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
Statement of Operations data:
Net revenues
Gross profit
Operating income
Net earnings
Per Share Data
Earnings per share - Basic
Earnings per share - Diluted
Certain Items Recorded during the Quarters:
Gross profit:
First
Second
Third
Fourth
First
Second
Third
Fourth
2006
2005
$ 631,086 $ 660,523 $ 654,381 $ 635,487
$ 554,366 $ 582,388 $ 566,077 $ 593,690
156,497 179,921 167,588 155,126
116,819 132,047 135,793 142,847
59,867 63,583 46,802 37,976
15,452 13,899 33,013 33,597
38,160 42,842 32,482 26,252
5,712 9,716 19,956 26,890
$ 0.21 $ 0.23 $ 0.18 $ 0.14
$ 0.03 $ 0.06 $ 0.11 $ 0.15
$ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ 0.17 $ 0.14
$ 0.03 $ 0.05 $ 0.11 $ 0.14
Gain (loss) on purchase commitments
$ (3,303) $ (794) $ (741) $ (849)
$ (2,277) $ (1,323) $ 1,146 $ 3,417
Write-downs of tantalum
Product quality claims
Operating profit:
(8,828) - (1,374) -
- - - -
- - (2,885) -
- - - -
Restructuring and severance costs
$ (698) $ (8,227) $ (19,160) $ (12,135)
$ (5,027) $ (9,227) $ (3,924) $ (11,594)
Asset write-downs
(80) (3,794) (2,709) (102)
- (131) (4,682) (6,603)
Siliconix acquisition-related costs
- - - -
- (3,751) - -
Purchased in-process research and development
- - - -
- (9,201) - (493)
Environmental remediation
- (3,600) - -
- - - -
Other income (expense):
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
$ - $ (2,854) $ - $ -
$ - $ - $ - $ -
Gain on sale of land
- - - -
- 2,120 - -
One-time tax benefits
$ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ 3,698 $ - $ 5,279
Quarter end date*
Apr. 1
Jul. 1
Sept. 30
Dec. 31
Apr. 2
Jul. 2
Oct. 1
Dec. 31
* - The Company reports interim financial information for 13-week periods beginning on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday, except for the first quarter,
which always begins on January 1, and the fourth quarter, which always ends on December 31.
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
Exhibit 21
Note: Names of Subsidiaries are indented under name of Parent. Subsidiaries are wholly owned unless
otherwise noted. (Directors’ or other shares required by statute in foreign jurisdictions and totaling less
than 1% of equity are omitted.)
Vishay Americas, Inc.
Vishay Cera-Mite Inc.
Vishay EFI, Inc.
Vishay Infrared Components Inc.
Spectec Logistics, Inc.
Vishay Phoenix Passive Components, Inc.
Nippon Vishay, K.K.
Vishay Alpha Electronics K.K.
Vishay F.S.C., Inc.
Vishay VSH Holdings, Inc.
Vishay Dale Electronics, Inc.
Electronica Dale de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Vishay Resistive Systems Inc.
Vishay Sprague Holdings Corp.
Vishay Precision Resistors Holdings Corporation
Vishay Thin Film LLC
Vishay Service Center, Inc.
Vishay Sprague, Inc.
Vishay Sprague Canada Holdings Inc.
Sprague Electric of Canada Limited
Sprague France S.A.S.
Vishay Vitramon, Inc.
Vishay Vitramon do Brazil Ltda.
Siliconix incorporated
Vishay Siliconix, LLC
Siliconix Semiconductor, Inc.
Siliconix Technology C.V.
Vishay Siliconix Holding GmbH
Vishay Siliconix Itzehoe GmbH
ECOMAL S.r.O.
Vishay Siliconix (Taiwan) Ltd.
Vishay Siliconix Electronic Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Simconix Electronic Company Ltd.
Siliconix Ltd.
Siliconix Israel Ltd.
Delaware
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
California
Delaware
Texas
Japan
Japan
Barbados
Delaware
Delaware
Mexico
Maryland
Delaware
Delaware
New York
Massachusetts
Delaware
Canada
Canada
France
Delaware
Brazil
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Czech Republic
Taiwan
Taiwan
China
England
Israel
(a)
(b)
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (continued)
Vishay GSI, Inc.
Vishay GSI Holdings, LLC
Vishay General Semiconductor, L.P.
Vishay General Semiconductor, LLC
General Semiconductor of Taiwan, Ltd.
General Semiconductor (China) Holdings, LLC
General Semiconductor (China) Co., Ltd.
General Semiconductor International Corp.
General Semiconductor Japan, Ltd.
ATC Corp.
GSI-General Semiconductor Ireland
GSI-General Semiconductor (Europe) Ltd.
General Semiconductor Korea Co., Ltd.
Vishay General Semiconductor France S.A.S.
General Semiconductor Hong Kong Ltd.
General Semiconductor (UK) Ltd.
General Semiconductor (Deutschland) GmbH
Vishay BCcomponents Holdings Ltd.
Vishay BCcomponents B.V.
Vishay BCcomponents SAS
BCcomponents Estate NV
BCcomponents BVBA
Vishay BCcomponents UK Ltd
Valen Ltd.
Vishay Passives Shanghai Co., Ltd
BCcomponents South Europe SRL
Vishay Components India Pvt. Ltd
BCcomponents Hong Kong Ltd.
BCcomponents China Ltd
Vishay Components (Huizhou) Co. Ltd.
Vishay Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd
Vishay Measurements Group, Inc.
Vishay Transducers Ltd.
Meadowgrip Limited
Selectaid Ltd.
Revere Transducers Europe, BV
SI Washington Lease Inc.
Sensortronica de Costa Rica, S.A.
Vishay BLH Inc.
Pharos de Costa Rica S.A.
Sensortronics Sanmar Ltd.
Vishay Celtron (Tianjin) Technologies Co., Ltd.
Vishay Celtron Technologies, Inc.
High Goals Investments Limited
Delaware
Delaware
Cayman Islands
(c)
Delaware
Taiwan
Delaware
China
New York
Japan
Delaware
Ireland
Ireland
Korea
France
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
Germany
Delaware
Netherlands
France
Belgium
Belgium
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
China
Italy
India
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
China
China
Delaware
Delaware
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Washington
Costa Rica
Delaware
Costa Rica
India
China
Taiwan
British Virgin Islands
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (continued)
Vishay Intertechnology Asia Pte Ltd.
Vishay Japan K.K.
Vishay Hong Kong Ltd.
Vishay Korea Co. Ltd.
Vishay (Taiwan) Ltd.
Vishay (Thailand) Limited
General Semiconductor (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Vishay Israel Limited
Z.T.R. Electronics Ltd.
ECOMAL Israel Ltd.
Dale Israel Electronics Industries, Ltd.
Tedea-Huntleigh B.V.
Tedea-Huntleigh International Ltd
T-H Technology Ltd
Vishay Measurements Group France, S.A.
Grupo De Medidas Iberica S.L.
SCI Vijafranc
T-H Industrial Properties Ltd
Tedea-Huntleigh, Inc.
Tedea-Huntleigh (Beijing) Electronics Co. Ltd
Draloric Israel Ltd.
V.I.E.C. Ltd.
Vishay Advanced Technology, Ltd.
Vilna Equities Holding, B.V.
Tedea-Huntleigh Europe Ltd.
Measurements Group (U.K.) Ltd.
Vishay Nobel Ltd.
Vishay Europe GmbH
Vishay Europe Sales GmbH
Vishay BCcomponents Austria GmbH
Vishay BCcomponents Holding GmbH
Vishay BCcomponents Beyschlag GmbH
Vishay BCcomponents Vertriebs GmbH
Vishay Electronic GmbH
Roederstein Electronics Portugal Lda.
ECOMAL Deutschland GmbH
ECOMAL Schweiz A.G.
ECOMAL Austria Ges.mbH
Vishay Components, S.A.
ECOMAL Nederland BV
ECOMAL Belgium N.V.
ECOMAL Denmark A/S
ECOMAL Finland OY
ECOMAL France S.A.
ECOMAL UK Ltd.
Roederstein GmbH
Roederstein-Hilfe-GmbH
Vishay Electronic SPOL SRO
(h)
(i)
(j)
Singapore
Japan
Hong Kong
Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Singapore
Israel
Israel
Israel
Israel
Netherlands
Israel
Israel
France
Spain
France
Israel
California
China
Israel
Israel
Israel
Netherlands
England
England & Wales
England
Germany
Germany
Austria
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Portugal
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Spain
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
England
Germany
Germany
Czech Republic
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (continued)
Vishay S.A.
Ultronix, Inc.
Vishay Italy SRL
E-Sil Components Ltd.
Vishay Roederstein Limited
Vitramon Limited
Vishay Ltd.
Spectrol GmbH
Grued Corporation
Con-Gro Corp.
Gro-Con, Inc.
Angstrohm Precision Inc.
Angstrohm Holdings Inc.
Sfernice, Ltd.
Heavybarter, Unlimited
Dale ACI Components
Vishay Nobel AB
AB Givareteknik
Vishay Nobel AS
Measurements Group GmbH
Facility Service GmbH
Vishay Semiconductor GmbH
Vishay (Phils.) Inc.
Vishay Semiconductor Ges.mbH
Shanghai Vishay Semiconductors Ltd.
Vishay Hungary Elektronikai KFT
Vishay Semiconductor Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Vishay Phoenix do Brasil Ltda
Vishay Phoenix Passive Components S.R.L.
(k)
(l)
(m)
France
Delaware
Italy
England & Wales
England
England
England & Wales
Germany
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
England & Wales
England & Wales
England
Sweden
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Germany
Germany
Philippines
Austria
China
Hungary
Malaysia
Brazil
Italy
________________
(a) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Siliconix Technology C.V. is 100%; 89% is owned by its wholly owned subsidiary
Siliconix incorporated, 10% is owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Siliconix Semiconductor, Inc., and 1% is owned
by its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Vishay Siliconix LLC.
(b) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Shanghai Simconix Electronic Company Ltd. is 96%.
(c) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Vishay General Semiconductor, L.P. is 100%; 1% is owned by its indirectly wholly
owned subsidiary Vishay GSI Holdings, LLC, and 99% is owned by its wholly owned subsidiary Vishay GSI, Inc.
(d) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in General Semiconductor Japan, Ltd. is 100%; 50% is owned by its wholly owned
subsidiary General Semiconductor International and 50% is owned by its wholly owned subsidiary Vishay GSI, Inc.
(e) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Vishay Components India Pvt Ltd. is 100%; 45% is owned directly and 55% is
owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Vishay BCcomponents B.V.
(f) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Sensortronics Sanmar Ltd. is 49%.
(g) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Celtron Tianjin is 100%; 82% is owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary
Vishay Transducers, Ltd. and 18% is owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary High Goals Investments Limited.
(h) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Ecomal Israel Ltd. is 66.7%.
(i) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Tedea-Huntleigh (Beijing) Electronics Co. Ltd is 100%; 48% is owned directly and
52% is owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Tedea-Huntleigh, B.V.
(j) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Vishay Europe GmbH is 100%; 86% is owned by its wholly owned subsidiary
Vishay Israel Limited and its affiliates; 13% is owned directly; and 1% is owned by its wholly owned subsidiary Vishay Dale
Electronics, Inc.
(k) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Vishay S.A. is 99.8%.
(l) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Facility Service GmbH is 50%.
(m) - Registrant’s indirect ownership percentage in Vishay Semiconductor Ges.mbH is 100%, 54% is owned by its indirectly wholly
owned subsidiary Sprague Electric of Canada, 44% is owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Vishay Semiconductor
GmbH, and 2% is owned by its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary Vishay Electronic GmbH.
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements of Vishay
Intertechnology, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our reports dated February 27, 2007, with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 2006.
Registration
Statement Number
Form
Description
33-7850
33-7851
333-78045
333-73496
333-52594
333-102507
S-8
S-8
S-8
S-8
S-3/A
S-3/A
333-110259
S-3/A
1986 Employee Stock Plan of Vishay Intertechnology,
Inc.
1986 Employee Stock Plan of Dale Electronics, Inc.
1997 Stock Option Program and 1998 Employee
Stock Option Program of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Amended and Restated General Semiconductor, Inc.
1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan and General
Semiconductor, Inc. Amended and Restated 1998
Long-Term Incentive Plan
2,887,134 Common Shares and $945,779,624 Other
Securities
Class A Warrants to Purchase 7,000,000 Shares of
Common Stock; Class B Warrants to Purchase
1,823,529 Shares of Common Stock; 6,176,467 Shares
of Common Stock Issuable Upon Exchange of
$105,000,000 Floating Rate Unsecured Notes due
2102; and 8,823,529 Shares of Common Stock
Issuable Upon Exercise of Class A Warrants and Class
B Warrants
$500,000,000 Principal Amount of 3 5/8%
Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2023; and Shares
of Common Stock Issuable Upon Conversion of
$500,000,000 Principal Amount of 3 5/8%
Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2023.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 27, 2007
I, Dr. Gerald Paul, certify that:
CERTIFICATIONS
1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.;
Exhibit 31.1
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter
in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 27, 2007
/s/ Dr. Gerald Paul
Dr. Gerald Paul
Chief Executive Officer
I, Richard N. Grubb, certify that:
CERTIFICATIONS
Exhibit 31.2
1.
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control
over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter
in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of
internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: February 27, 2007
/s/ Richard N. Grubb
Richard N. Grubb
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the “Report”), I, Dr. Gerald Paul, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
(2)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Dr. Gerald Paul
Dr. Gerald Paul
Chief Executive Officer
February 27, 2007
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard N. Grubb, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
(2)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; and
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Richard N. Grubb
Richard N. Grubb
Chief Financial Officer
February 27, 2007
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Corporate Information
CorPorate offICers
dr. felix Zandman
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Chief Technical Officer
Chief Business Development Officer
sHareHoLder assIstanCe
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changes, account consolidation, registration changes,
lost stock certificates and Form 1099, contact the
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dr. Gerald Paul
President
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Zandman
Vice Chairman of the Board
Chief Administration Officer
President, Vishay Israel Ltd.
richard n. Grubb
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer
Ziv shoshani
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
William M. Clancy
Senior Vice President
Corporate Secretary
steven Klausner
Vice President
Assistant Treasurer
CorPorate offICe
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
63 Lancaster Ave.
Malvern, PA 19355-2143 USA
Phone: 610-644-1300
Fax: 610-296-0657
www.vishay.com
annuaL MeetInG
May 22, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.
The Rittenhouse Hotel
Ballroom North, 2nd Floor
210 West Rittenhouse Square
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Board of dIreCtors
dr. felix Zandman
Founder and Chairman of the Board
Chief Technical Officer
Chief Business Development Officer
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Marc Zandman
Vice Chairman of the Board
Chief Administration Officer
President, Vishay Israel Ltd.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Zvi Grinfas
Investor; previously 22 years in
various executive positions from Vice
President of Engineering to CEO and
Chairman of the board of IMP, Inc., a
semiconductor company
eliyahu Hurvitz
Chairman of the Board
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(one of the largest generic
pharmaceutical companies in the world)
dr. abraham Ludomirski
Founder and Managing Director of
Vitalife Fund, a venture capital
company specializing in high-tech
electronic medical devices
dr. Gerald Paul
President
Chief Executive Officer
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Wayne M. rogers
Investor, specializing in small and mid-
sized acquisitions; stock commentator
and analyst for Fox News Channel
Ziv shoshani
Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Mark I. solomon
Founder and Chairman of CMS
Companies, specializing in money
management and real estate
investments
thomas C. Wertheimer
Accounting Consultant;
previously partner of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
ruta Zandman
Public Relations Associate
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Honorary CHaIrMan
of tHe Board
alfred P. slaner
(Deceased March 14, 1996)
Corporate Headquarters
63 Lancaster Avenue
Malvern, PA 19355-2143
United States
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