AVX Corp.

AVX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies passive electronic components and interconnect products worldwide. Its products are used in electronic devices to store, filter, and regulate electric energy. The company operates in three segments: Passive Components, Kyocera Electronic Devices (KED) Resale, and Connectors. The Passive Components segment manufactures surface mount and leaded ceramic capacitors, radio frequency (RF) thick and thin film components, tantalum capacitors, film capacitors, ceramic and film power capacitors, super capacitors, EMI filters, thick and thin film packages, varistors, thermistors, inductors, and resistive products. The KED Resale segment offers ceramic capacitors, frequency control devices, SAW devices, sensor products, RF modules, actuators, acoustic devices, and connectors produced by Kyocera Corporation. The Connectors segment manufactures and sells electronic connectors, inter-connect systems, and memory connectors. AVX Corporation markets its products through its own direct sales force and independent manufacturersÂ’ representatives to customers in various industries, such as telecommunications, information technology hardware, automotive electronics, medical devices and instrumentation, industrial instrumentation, defense and aerospace electronic systems, and consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Contact Details
Office Address
AVX Corp.
801 17th Avenue South
Box 867
Myrtle Beach, SC, USA 29578-0687
Phone: (843)-448-9411
Fax: (843)-444-0424
Executives
Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres and Member of Exec. Committee
Mr. John S. Gilbertson
Chief Financial Officer, VP, Corp. Sec. and Treasurer
Mr. Kurt P. Cummings
Chief Financial Officer, VP, Corp. Sec. and Treasurer
Mr. Kurt P. Cummings
Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing
Mr. C. Marshall Jackson