Zetex Semiconductors plc

Zetex Semiconductors provides high-performance semiconductor solutions for signal processing and power management applications in the automotive, communications, consumer, and industrial market segments.
Zetex Semiconductors is a manufacturer of high-quality semiconductor products, specializing in analog and discrete power solutions for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications. The company designs and produces components used in power management, LED driving, high-performance digital audio systems, and satellite broadcasting control circuits.

Its product portfolio includes DC-DC boost controllers, voltage references, current monitors, motor controllers, LED drivers, Acoustar audio solutions, video amplifiers, multiplexers and buffers, DBS solutions, linear regulators, magnetic sensors, bipolar transistors, MOSFETs, diodes, and various discrete component combinations.

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Greenock, Scotland, Zetex Semiconductors has established itself as a key provider of reliable, performance-driven semiconductor technologies.

Zetex was acquired by Diodes Inc. in 2008. Diodes Incorporated, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of application specific standard products within the broad discrete and analog semiconductor markets, and Zetex plc (LSE: ZTX), a leading provider of discrete and high performance analog semiconductor products for signal processing and power management, jointly announced that the companies’ respective Boards of Directors have reached agreement on the terms of the recommended acquisition of Zetex by Diodes.