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	3M [1902]	Connectors, Sockets			REP	ARROW AVNET ABACUS RUTRONIK
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	AB CONNECTORS [1935] {part of TT ELECTRONICS from 1993}	Harsh Enviroment Connectors
	AB ELEKTRONIK SACHSEN [1991] {part of TT ELECTRONICS} {acquired by AVX in 2017}	Switches
	ABBATRON [2001]	Audio Connectors
	ACCORD [1980]	Keypads
	ACCUTEK MICROCIRCUIT	IC Adapters
	ACES ELECTRONIC [1996]	Connectors
	ADAM TECHNOLOGIES [1986] {acquired by METHODE in 2001} {repurchased by management in 2003}	Connectors, Sockets
	ADCO	Rectangular & Co-Axial Connectors
	ADVANCED INTERCONNECTIONS [1982]	Connectors, Sockets				RSP
	AEM	Hi-Rel Fuses
	AIKS INTEGRATION GROUP	Relays, Switches
	AIR LB {subsidiary of AMPHENOL}	Connectors
	AIRBORN [1958]	Rectangular Connectors
	ALEPH COMPONENTS	Reed Switches & Relays
	ALLIED CONNECTORS	Circular Connectors
	ALPS ALPINE [1948]	Tact Switches, Encoders, Connectors				AVNET ABACUS MT SYSTEM TTI
	AMASS ELECTRONICS [2002]	Lithium Battery Connectors
	AMEGA TECH {former HANIL ELECTRONICS}	Switches
	AMERICAN RELAYS [1978] {acquired by Standex in 2021}	Reed Relays
	AMERICAN ZETTLER [1999]	Relays				DIGI-KEY FUTURE
	AMETEK [1930]	Connectors
	AMP (Aircraft Marine Products) [1941] {part of TYCO from 1999}	Connectors, Switches
	AMPERITE [1922] {part of Olimpic Controls from 2002}	Time Delay Relays
	AMPHENOL [1932]	Connectors, Fiber Optics Connections			REP	1CC AV-CENTER BIAKOM BEE-PITRON MT SYSTEM RADIANT
	AMPHENOL ICC [2017]	Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY MOUSER ULTRAN
	AMPHENOL LTW [1993]	Connectors				AVNET ABACUS BISEL KOMTEK MT SYSTEM RADIANT
	AMPHENOL PCD [2003]	Military & Aerospace Connectors
	AMPHENOL SOCAPEX [1947] {part of Thomson-CSF before 2005}	Connectors				AVC AVNET ABACUS
	AMPHENOL TCS [1968] {division of Teradyne before 2005}	High-Density Connectors
	AMTEK TECHNOLOGY	Connectors
	ANDERSON POWER PRODUCTS [1877] {member of Ideal Industries from 2001}	Power Connectors
	ANOISON [2009]	RF Connectors
	ANYTEK [1997] {acquired by FCI in 2011} {part of Amphenol Industrial Products Group from 2016}	Terminal Blocks, IC Sockets
	A P PRODUCTS [1967]	Connectors, Test Clips
	A POINT TECHNOLOGY	Connectors, Sockets
	APEM COMPONENTS [1971] {acquired by IDEC in 2017}	Switches				SELTOK YE
	APEX PRECISION TECHNOLOGY	Circular Connectors
	APTIV [2017] {former Delphi interconnect business}	Automotive Connectors
	ARCOELECTRIC {subsidiary of Elektron Technology}	Switches, Fuse Holders				BIAKOM ELECTROMIR
	ARIES ELECTRONICS [1972]	ZIF Sockets				DIGI-KEY FARNELL FUTURE MOUSER NAUTECH SYMMETRON
	AROMAT [1996] {renamed to Panasonic EW in 2005}	Connectors, Relays, Switches
	ARRAY CONNECTOR [1989] {acquired by Bel Fuse in 2013}	Military Connectors
	ASC SEMICONDUCTORS [1989]	Switches
	ASKA TECHNOLOGIES	Connectors
	ASTRALUX DINAMICS [1948] {management buyout in 2003} {dissolved in 2011}	Relays, Plugs & Sockets
	ASTRON [1981]	Connectors, Sockets
	ATL TECHNOLOGY [1993]	Medical Connectors
	ATTEND TECHNOLOGY [2002]	Connectors, Sockets				RADIOTECH
	AUK CONTRACTORS [1983]	Connectors				ELTECH
	AUTOLIV [1953]	Pyro Fuses
	AUTOSPLICE [1954]	Connectors
	AVA TECHNOLOGY	Connectors
	AVX [1922] {subsidiary of Kyocera from 1990}	Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY FARNELL MICRO-EM MOUSER PT ELECTRONICS RUTRONIK TME TTI
	AXICOM {part of TE Connectivity}	Relays
	AXON [1985]	Connectors
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	BARAN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES [1986]	Piezoswitches, Buttons, Keyboards
	BEAU INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS [????] {acquired by Molex in 2000}	Connectors
	BEL FUSE [1949]	Connectors, Fuses				ARROW AVNET ABACUS COMPEL DIGI-KEY ELTECH MOUSER RUTRONIK TTI
	BELDEN [1902]	Connectors			REP	ITC PROCHIP
	BELTON ENGINEERING [1985]	Switches, Connectors
	BENTEX [2005]	Switches, Connectors
	BERG ELECTRONICS [1996] {acquired by FCI in 1998}	Connectors, Sockets
	BERGQUIST COMPANY [1964] {acquired by Henkel in 2014}	Membrane Switches
	BERNIER [1933]	Military Connectors, Relays				IMOTECH
	BESTAR ELECTRIC [1992]	Relays				COMPEL
	BETA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY [1973]	Relays
	BINDER [1960]	Connectors				AT-ELECTRONICS
	BIWIN TECHNOLOGIES [1986]	Dip Switches
	BIZLINK [1996]	Connectors
	BOMAR INTERCONNECT PRODUCTS [1990] {acquired by Winchester Electronics in 2013}	RF Connectors
	BOURNS [1947]	PolyFuses, Switches				ARGUSSOFT ARROW FARNELL MOUSER PLATAN SYMMETRON TTI YE
	BROXING [1955]	Power Clamps
	BULGIN COMPONENTS [1923] {acquired by Infinite Electronics in 2023}	Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY FUTURE PROSOFT
	BUSSMANN [1914] {part of Cooper Electronics from 1985} {acquired by Eaton in 2012}	Fuses				DACPOL, ITECS
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	C & K [1957] {acquired by ITT CANNON at 2000} {a division of CoActive Technologies from 2007} {acquired by Sun European Partners in 2017} {acquired by Littelfuse in 2022}	Switches, Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY ELKO GROUP FARNELL MOUSER PROMTECHCOMPLECT RUTRONIK TTI
	CAMDENBOSS [1965]	Terminal Blocks, DIL Switches, Fuses, Pushbuttons				ARROW ELTIC FARNELL RS
	CANTHERM [1971] {Div. of Microtherm from 1978}	Thermostats, Thermal Fuses, Thermistors				DIGI-KEY
	CANYON MANUFACTURING SERVICES	Rotatable Connectors
	CARLING TECHNOLOGIES [1920] {Carlingswitch before 2000} {acquired by Littelfuse in 2021}	Toggle & Rotary Switches				ELECTROMIR PT ELECTRONICS
	CARLISLE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES [1940] {acquired by Amphenol in 2024}	RF & Data Connectors
	CARLO GAVAZZI	Toggle & Rotary Switches, Fuses, Relays				UNIPROM
	CASHTEC ELECTRONIC	Reed Switches
	CATON CONNECTOR [1973]	HV Connectors
	CECO	Connectors
	CELDUC RELAIS [1964]	Reed Switches & Relays				AVITON YE
	CHAMPION ELECTRONICS	IC Sockets
	CHERRY [1953] {acquired by ZF Friedrechshafen in 2008} {acquired by Geniu in 2016}	Switches
	CHILY PRECISION INDUSTRIAL	Switches, Sockets
	CHIN NAN PRECISION ELECTRONICS	RF Connectors
	CHORDN ELECTRIC [1963]	Relays
	CHUROD ELECTRONICS [2006]	Relays
	CII TECHNOLOGIES {acquired by Tyco in 2001}	Relays
	CINCH CONNECTORS [1917] {acquired by Bel Fuse in 2009}	Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS ETSC DIGI-KEY MOUSER
	CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY [1969]	Connectors, Sockets
	CIT RELAY & SWITCH [1999]	Relays, Switches, Fuses
	CIXI SANHE [1987]	Terminal Blocks
	CLEC [1970]	RF & Optical Connectors
	CNLINKO [2004]	Waterproof Connectors				K-INDUSTRY
	COAXICOM [1984]	Coaxial Connectors				RADIOCOMP
	COMELUX [1968]	Switches, Sockets, Plugs
	COMM CON CONNECTORS {acquired by ISI in 2005}	Connectors
	COMMITAL [1989] {acquired by Glenair in 2005}	Industrial Connectors
	COMMSCOPE [1976]	RJ45 Connectors
	COMPEL ELECTRONICS [1972]	RF Connectors
	COMPONENTS CORPORATION	Connectors
	COMPUTER COMPONENTS [1959] {acquired by Comus in 2014}	Relays
	COMTRONIC [1968]	Military & Aerospace Connectors
	COMUS INTERNATIONAL [1978]	Reed Switches & Relays, SSRs				RUTRONIK SCANTI
	CONEC [1978] {acquired by Amphenol in 2019}	Connectors				YE
	CONESYS [1983]	Cylindrical Connectors				AVNET TTI
	CONINVERS [1989] {acquired by Phoenix Contact Group in 1998}	Connectors
	CONNECTOR [1959]	Connectors
	CONNECTRONICS [1988] {acquired by Qnnect in 2022}	High Voltage & Current Connectors
	CONNEX [1990] {acquired by Neutrik in 2021}	Connectors
	CONNFLY ELECTRONICS [2006]	Connectors				RADIOTECH
	CONQUER ELECTRONICS [1977]	Fuses
	CONTA-CLIP [1978]	Connectors, Terminal Blocks				KVK-ELECTRO PROMTRANSENERGO TEKO
	CONTACT CONNECTORS [1963] {part of Lapp}	RF Connectors
	CONTINENTAL CONNECTOR {acquired by Winchester Electronics in 2013}	Military Connectors
	COPAL ELECTRONICS [1967] {see Nidec Copal Electronics from 1999}	Rotary Switches
	CORNING GILBERT [1957] {Gilbert acquired by Corning in 2001}	Microwave Connectors
	CORSAIR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS [1998]	Circular Connectors
	COSMO ELECTRONICS [1981]	Reed Relays
	COTO TECHNOLOGY [1917]	Reed Switches & Relays				DIGI-KEY FARNELL MOUSER RUTRONIK SCANTI TME
	CRISTEK [1985] {acquired by HSG in 2021} {acquired by Qnnect in 2022}	Military Connectors
	CROUZET [1921]	Micro Switches				FARNELL
	CS COLOMBO [1949]	Connectors
	CTS [1896]	Switches				TTI
	CUI DEVICES [1989] {spun-off from CUI in 2019}	Connectors				ARROW DIGI-KEY FUTURE MOUSER
	CUSTOM INTERCONNECTS [1995] {transformed to Qnnect in 2022}	RF Connectors, Test Socets, Fuzz Buttons
	CVILUX GROUP [1990]	Connectors				PROCHIP RADIOTECH
	CW INDUSTRIES [1904]	Connectors, Switches
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	DAI-ICHI SEIKO [1963] {changed name to I-Pex in 2020}	Connectors
	DAILYWELL ELECTRONICS [1997]	Switches
	DALE ELECTRONICS {part of VISHAY now}	Connectors
	DDK [1963] {subsidiary of Fujikura}	Connectors
	DECA SWITCHLAB [1988]	Switches, Terminal Blocks				MT SYSTEM
	DEGSON ELECTRONICS [1990]	Terminal Blocks, Connectors				RADIOTECH
	DELPHI CONNECTION SYSTEMS {see Aptive from 2017}	Automotive Connectors
	DELTA	RF Connectors
	DELTROL CONTROLS [1963]	Relays, Solenoids
	DEREN ELECTRONICS [1992]	Connectors
	DEUTSCH [1938] {relay business acquired by STPI in 2008} {connector business acquired by TE Connectivity in 2012}	Connectors, Relays
	DINKLE INTERNATIONAL [1983]	Terminal Blocks, Connectors
	DIPTRONICS MANUFACTURING [1985]	DIP Switches, Tact Buttons				MOUSER
	DOLD [1928]	Relays				ASB IES
	DON CONNEX ELECTRONICS [1985]	Connectors
	DONGYA ELECTRONIC [1984]	Contactors
	DRI [1954] {US branch of First Switchtech} {acquired by TE Connectivity in 2020}	Relays
	DURACAP INTERNATIONAL [1916]	Rotary Switches
	DYNAWAVE [1985] {acquired by Winchester in 2020}	RF Connectors
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	E-SWITCH [1979] {subsidiary of Stein Industries}	Switches
	E-TEC INTERCONNECT [1973]	Connectors, Sockets, Switches				MACRO GROUP
	EAO SWITCH [1947]	Switches				DEMS-ELECTRO NT CONTACT SV ALTERA VALEX
	EAST ELECTRONICS [1980]	Electromagnetic Sounders, Buzzers				PROMELECTRONICA
	EATON [1911]	Fuses
	EDAC [1965]	Connectors				RS COMPONENTS
	ELCON PRODUCTS {acquired by Tyco in 1999}	Power Connectors
	ELECON [1939]	Connectors
	ELECTRO-TERM/HOLLINGSWORTH {Wearnes Hollingsworth before 2008}	Solderless Terminals
	ELECTRODYNE	Relays
	ELECTROSWITCH [1946]	Rotary & Miniature Switches				DIGI-KEY MOUSER
	ELESTA RELAYS [1952] {part of PILZ GmbH}	Relays				FULCRUM
	ELKA	Connectors, Fuse Holders
	ELMA ELECTRONIC	Rotary Switches
	EM DEVICES [2017] {spun-off from NEC Tokin}	Relays
	EMULATION TECHNOLOGY [1983] {acquired by Interconnect Systems in 2001}	Adapters, Sockets
	ENTRELEC [1952] {part of ABB from 2001} {acquired by TE Connectivity in 2018}	Terminal Blocks		@.RU
	EPT [1973]	Connectors				ALFA ELECTRONIC RSP
	ERNI ELECTRONICS [1956] {acquired by TE Connectivity in 2021}	Connectors
	ESCUBEDO [1965]	Connectors				PT ELECTRONICS
	ESKA [1915]	Fuses				PROMELECTRONICA
	ESSEN DEINKI [1964]	Connectors, Switches
	EXCEL CELL ELECTRONIC [1981]	Relays, Switches, Terminal Blocks, Connectors				PLATAN
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	FCI ASIA [1992] {acquired by Amphenol ICC in 2015}	Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY ELTECH RS RUTRONIK TTI ULTRAN
	FCT GROUP {acquired by Molex in 2013}	Connectors
	FERRAZ SHAWMUT {see Mersen from July 2010}	Fuses
	FILCONN [2003] {acquired by PEI-Genesis in 2016} {acquired by HSG in 2021} {acquired by Qnnect in 2022}	Connectors
	FINDER [1954]	Relays		@.RU	REP	COMPEL EPARH ETM ITC KLINKMANN MIG-E ORTICE PROMELECTRONICA
	FISCHER CONNECTORS [1954]	Connectors				MICRO-EM
	FISCHER ELEKTRONIK [1968]	Connectors, Sockets				ARROW AVNET ABACUS FARNELL RUTRONIK TME
	FORWARD INDUSTRIAL [1988]	Relays
	FORWARD RELAY [1986]	Relays				RADIOTECH
	FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY [2013] {FUJITSU-TAKAMISAWA before 2001}	Connectors				AVNET ABACUS
	FOXLINK	Connectors
	FRB-CONNECTRON	Connectors
	FUJITSU COMPONENTS {subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry}	Connectors, Relays				ARROW AVNET ABACUS ELTIS KONKUR PT ELECTRONICS RUTRONIK YE
	FULL RISE ELECTRONICS	Connectors
	FUZETEC TECHNOLOGY	Resettable Fuses				GAMMA-U SEA
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	GANGYUAN ELECTRONICS [1994]	Switches, Tact Buttons, Sockets
	GES HIGH VOLTAGE [1959] {Krönes Elektronik before 1990}	HV Connectors				QUEST
	GIGALANE	RF Connectors
	GIGAVAC [2002] {acquired by Sensata Technologies in 2018}	HV Relays				ApSS
	GLENAIR [1956]	Connectors				BEE PITRON PROMTECHCOMPLECT RADIANT
	GLOBAL CONNECTOR TECHNOLOGY	Connectors, Sockets				ULTRAN
	GOODSKY [1989]	Relays
	GRADCONN INTERCONNECT	Board-to-Board Connectors				EFO RUTRONIK
	GRAYHILL [1943]	Switches, Keyboards, Joysticks				AVNET ABACUS CHIP EXPRESS DIGIKEY PROCHIP SHPAT
	GREATECS [1970]	Switches, Encoders
	GREENCONN [1998]	Connectors				AVNET ABACUS
	GREENE TWEED [1863]	Sealed Connectors
	GTK [1990] {a Volex company}	Connectors
	GUARDIAN [1940] {see Kelco Industries from 2018}	Aerospace Relays & Switches
	GUNTHER {changed owner in 2004}	Reed Switches, Reed Relays
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	HAMLIN [1949] {part of Breed Electronics} {acquired by Littelfuse in 2013}	Reed Switches, Reed Relays
	HARTING [1945]	Connectors			REP	ARROW DIGI-KEY FARNELL MOUSER PROCHIP RADIANT RS SNABJENIYE SYMMETRON WEST-L
	HARTMANN CODIER [1961] {part of Phoenix Mecano from 1985} {merged with PTR Hartmann in 2020}	Switches, Connectors				ARROW
	HARWIN [1952]	Connectors, Sockets, Terminals				ANGLIA AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY FARNELL MOUSER RS TTI
	HASCO COMPONENTS [1976]	Relays, Reed Switches
	HATKO ELECTRONICS [1969]	Connectors, Terminals				SEBI SOVTEST
	HENGSTLER [1846]	Encoders, Counters, Relays
	HERMETIC SOLUTIONS GROUP [2016] {acquired by Windjammer in 2019} {acquired by Qnnect in 2022}	Hi-Rel Connectors
	HEYCO PRODUCTS [1926] {acquired by PennEngineering in 2016}	Terminal Blocks
	HH SMITH [1946] {acquired by Abbatron in 2001}	Coaxial Connectors
	HIGHLY ELECTRIC [1974]	Switches
	HINODE ELECTRIC [1974]	Fuses
	HIROSE ELECTRIC [1937]	Connectors				AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY CODICO ELGERTA FARNELL FUTURE MICRO-EM MOUSER RS SUPREME SYMMETRON
	HIRSCHMANN AC [1924] {acquired by Belden in 2007}	Connectors, Sockets
	HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE [1959]	Automotive Connectors
	HOLIN [2015]	Circular Connectors				ULTRAN
	HONDA TSUSHIN KOGYO [1932] {Honda Connectors before 2013} {part of Panasonic EW from 2010}	Connectors
	HONEYWELL [1906]	Switches			REP	ARGUSSOFT COMPEL ELTECH FARNELL PLATAN RUTRONIK
	HONGFA [1984] {part of Xiamen Hongfa Electroacoustic}	Relays				RADIOTECH
	HOSIDEN [1950]	Connectors, Switches, Sockets
	HOW DER ELECTRONIC [2011]	Terminal Blocks
	HOYUTEC INTERNATIONAL [2009]	RF Connectors				CHIP&DIP
	HSI SENSING [1968]	Reed Switches
	HSINDA PRECISION [1993]	Relays
	HSUAN MAO TECHNOLOGY [1989]	Connectors				MT SYSTEM
	H.T.P. [2003]	Industrial Connectors				EFO
	HU LANE ASSOCIATE [1977]	Automotive Connectors
	HUA-JIE [1989]	Switches, Sockets
	HUBER+SUHNER [1969]	RF & MW Connectors			REP	SYMMETRON
	HUMMEL [1948]	Circular Connectors			REP	PROCHIP
	HUS-TSAN [1993]	RF Connectors				ELTECH
	HYPERTAC [1981] {acquired by Smiths Group in 1995} {part of Smiths Interconnect}	Connectors
	HYPERTRONICS [1970] {part of Hypertac}	Connectors
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	I-PEX [1994] {acquired by Dai-Ichi Seiko in 2012}	Connectors
	IC SWITCHES [....]	Switches				TME
	IDEC [1945]	Switches, Relays
	IEH [1941]	Hyperboloid Connectors				RADIANT
	IL WON ELECTEL [????]	Switches
	ILME [1945]	Industrial Connectors
	IMS CONNECTOR SYSTEMS [1963]	RF Connectors
	INFINITE ELECTRONICS [2010] {merger of Pasternack and Fairview} {acquired by Genstar Capital in 2016} {acquired by Warburg Pincus in 2021}	RF Connectors
	INTELLICONNECT [2003] {acquired by Trexon in 2022}	RF Connectors
	INTERCONNECT DEVICES [1979] {part of Smiths Interconnect from 2010}	Connectors, Test Probes & Sockets				PT ELECTRONICS
	INTERCONNECT SYSTEMS [1987] {acquired by Molex in 2016}	Connectors
	INTERCONTEC [1996] {acquired by TE Connectivity in 2016}	Industrial Connectors
	IRISO ELECTRONICS [1966]	Connectors
	IRONWOOD ELECTRONICS [1986] {acquired by Heico in 2022}	Test Sockets				NAUTECH
	ISET [1970]	Connectors
	ISKRA STIKALNI ELEMENTI [????]	Relays
	ISKRA-RELEJI [1992]	Relays
	ISOTEC [1996]	RF & Circular Connectors
	ITT CANNON [1915]	Connectors, Switches				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY MOUSER
	ITW SWITCHES [1954]	Switches				AVNET ABACUS
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	JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS [1953]	Connectors
	JENNINGS TECHNOLOGY [1942] {part of Danaher} {acquired by Thomas&Betts in 2007} {part of ABB from 2012}	Vacuum Relays
	JFW [1979]	RF Switches				SELTOK YE
	JOHNSON COMPONENTS [1923]  {part of Emerson Connectivity from 1996} {acquired by Bel Fuse in 2014}	RF Coaxial Connectors
	JONHON [1970]	Circular & Rectangular, RF & Optical Connectors
	JST [1957]	Connectors		@.RU	REP	MICRO-EM
	JYEBAO [1987]	RF Connectors
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	KABASI ELECTRIC [2015]	Circular Connectors		@.RU
	KARSON TECHNOLOGY [1990]	Terminal Blocks, Connectors				SYMMETRON
	KEL [1962]	Connectors
	KELON RELAY [2003] {acquired by Hisense in 2006}	Relays, Rocker Switches
	KENNON ELECTRONICS [1991]	Switches, Encoders
	KEYSTONE ELECTRONICS [1950]	Terminal Blocks, Battery Holders, Fuse Holders				ELGERTA FULCRUM RUTRONIK
	KG TECHNOLOGIES [1997] {acquired by Hongfa in 2015}	Latching Relays
	KILOVAC [1962] {acquired by CII in 1995} {part of Tyco from 2001}	HV Relays
	KING WAHOO ELECTRONICS [1968]	Fuses
	KINGFONT PRECISION INDUSTRIAL [1983]	Connectors
	KINSUN INDUSTRIES [1986]	Industrial Connectors
	KINGTEK INDUSTRIAL [1989]	DIP&Tact Switches
	KLEMSAN [1974]	Terminal Blocks			REP
	KLS ELECTRONICS [2002]	Connectors, Switches				RADIOTECH
	KNITTER-SWITCH [1966]	Switches				ARROW AVNET ABACUS FARNELL RUTRONIK
	KOAXIS [1988]	Coaxial RF Cable Assemblies, RF Connectors
	KOFU [1996] {ex-Oki Sensor Device, acquired by Standex in 2017}	Reed Switches
	KONTEK-COMATEL [1984] {merged with Stelvio in 2009}	Connectors
	KOREA ELECTRIC TERMINAL [2011]	Connectors
	KOSTAL KONTAKT SYSTEME [1912]	Automotive Connectors
	K.S.TERMINALS [1973]	Connectors, Terminals
	KUHNKE [1928]	Relays
	KYCON [1988]	Connectors				AVNET ABACUS
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	LAMB INDUSTRIES [1979] {acquired by E-Switch in 2009}	Switches
	LAPP [1957]	Rectangular & Circular Connectors
	LEACH INTERNATIONAL [1919]	Relays
	LEAR [1917]	Automotive Connectors
	LEENO INDUSTRIAL [1978]	Spring Contacts, Test Sockets
	LEMO [1946]	Connectors, Switches			REP	ELIND LIG FCC VITAL-IC
	LEOCO [1981]	Connectors
	LEVEL KING KEEP ELECTRONICS [2003]	Automotive Relays
	LIANHE ELECTRONIC [2004]	Automotive Connectors
	LIGHT COUNTRY [1985]	Switches				ELKOR EVITA
	LINX TECHNOLOGIES [2011]	RF Connectors				DIGI-KEY FUTURE MOUSER TME
	LITTELFUSE [1927]	Fuses				ARROW BIAKOM COMPEL CONEKTRO DIGI-KEY ECOMAL ELTECH KONKUR MICRO-EM MOUSER MT SYSTEM PRIBOR-SYSTEMS RFMW RUTRONIK SEA TME TTI VD MAIS
	LMI [1989]	Connectors, Terminal Blocks
	LORANGER INTERNATIONAL [1983]	Test Sockets
	LOTES [1986]	Connectors & Sockets
	LTW TECHNOLOGY [1993] {acquired by Amphenol in 2010} {see Amphenol LTW now}	Waterproof Connectors				BISEL MT SYSTEM RADIANT
	LUMBERG [1933]	Connectors				ARROW AVNET ABACUS FARNELL RUTRONIK
	LUXSHARE-ICT [2004]	Connectors
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	MAGNECRAFT & STRUTHERS-DUNN [1951] {acquired by Schneider Electric in 2005}	Relays
	MAO YEE INDUSTRY [????]	IC Sockets, Connectors
	MARQUARDT SWITCHES [1925]	Switches				FULCRUM PEREL
	MASSUSE ELECTRIC [????]	Relays
	MEC [1938] {acquired by APEM in 1998}	Switches				FULCRUM
	MEDER ELECTRONIC [1985] {acquired by Standex in 2012}	Reed Relays & Switches
	MEISHUO [2007]	Relays
	MERITEC [1967] {acquired by Arcline in 2022}	Connectors
	MERSEN [1889]	Fuses
	METHODE ELECTRONICS [1946]	Connectors
	METZ CONNECT [1976]	Connectors & Terminal Blocks				SYMMETRON
	MH CONNECTORS [1985] {acquired by EDAC in 2010}	Connectors
	MICRO-MODE [1971] {acquired by ITT in 2023}	RF Connectors
	MICRODOT [1955] {acquired by Tyco Electronics}	Coax Connectors
	MICROPRECISION ELECTRONICS [1956] {acquired by Crouzet in 2019}	Micro Switches
	MICROTHERM [1965]	Thermal Switches
	MIDTEX [1918] {acquired by CII TECHNOLOGY in 1993} {part of TE Connectivity from 2001}	Relays
	MILL-MAX MFG. [1971]	DIP, SIP, PGA Sockets
	MITSUMI ELECTRONICS [1954]	Connectors, Switches
	MOLEX [1938]  {acquired by Koch Industries in 2013}	Connectors, Sockets, Switches			REP	ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY FARNELL INCOMTECH MOUSER MT SYSTEM PT ELECTRONICS RS RUTRONIK SEA SYMMETRON TTI VD MAIS
	MORETHANALL [1983]	PCB Connectors
	MPE GARRY [1974] {acquired by Binder in 1991}	Connectros				RUTRONIK
	MULTI-CONTACT [1962] {acquired by Staubli Group in 2002} {see Staubli Electrical Connectors from 2017}	Connectors			REP	AEROLIT EFO
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	NCR INDUSTRIAL [2003]	Relays
	NEC TOKIN [1938] {started as Tohoku Metal Industries} {acquired by NEC in 2002} {see EM Devices from 2017}	Relays
	NELTRON INDUSTRIAL [1988]	Connectors
	NEMAL ELECTRONICS [1977]	RF & Audio Connectors
	NEOCONIX [2003] {acquired by Unimicron Technology in 2013}	Low-Profile Connectors
	NEUTRIK [1975]	Audio Connectors				AT GROUP AVC OKNO-AUDIO REAL MUSIC
	NGT CONTROLS [1963]	Bimetal Thermostats
	NICOLAY [1964]	Circular Connectors for Medicine
	NICOMATIC [1976]	Connectors				FEK FULCRUM
	NIDEC COPAL ELECTRONICS [1967]	Switches				AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY DISTRILEC ECOMAL FARNELL MOUSER RS
	NKK SWITCHES [1953]	Switches				ARROW DIGI-KEY FUTURE MOUSER
	NORCOMP [1982] {part of EDAC from 1997}	Connectors
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	O/E/N INDIA [1968]	Relays, Switches
	ODU [1942]	Connectors			REP	FIVEL MICRO-EM RAINBOW
	OMEG [1958] {East Grinstead Electronics before 1993}	Switches				AMAZON
	OMNETICS CONNECTOR [1984]	Connectors				DIGI-KEY KOMTEK
	OMRON ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS [1933]	Switches, Relays, Connectors			REP	ARROW AVNET ABACUS COMPEL MOUSER MT-SYSTEM PIT RUTRONIK SYMMETRON TTI VD MAIS
	ONANON [1979] {acquired by Amphenol in 2020}	Medical Connectors
	OTTO ENGINEERING [1960]	Switches
	OUPIIN [1977]	Connectors
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	PA & E [1976] {acquired by Souriau in 2006} {acquired by HSG in 2016}	Hermetic Connectors
	PACKARD-HUGHES INTERCONNECT [1993] {see Delphi Connection Systems now}	Connectors
	PANDUIT [1955]	Connectors, Terminals
	PAN INTERNATIONAL [1971]	Connectors
	PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS [1918] {former Matsushita Electric Works}	Connectors, Relays				ARROW AVNET ABACUS EFO SV ALTERA TTI
	PASTERNACK ENTERPRISES [1972] {acquired by Windjammer in 2008} (merged with Fairview in 2010 to form Infinite RF}	RF, Microwave & Fiber Optics Connectors		@.RU		VILCOM
	PCD [1977] {acquired by Amphenol in 2003} {see Amphenol Pcd now}	Terminal Blocks, Connectors
	PERLOS [1953] {part of Lite-On from 2007} {connector business acquired by Valukumpu in 2008}	Connectors
	PHITEK [2003] {acquired by Amphenol in 2017}	Audio Jacks for Avionics
	PHOENIX COMPANY of CHICAGO [1969]	RF Connectors
	PHOENIX CONTACT [1923]	Terminal Blocks, Connectors		@.RU	REP	AT ELECTRO EFO FULCRUM MIG ELECTRO OVERTIME RELPOL-ELTIM SEA VD MAIS
	PIC [1976]	Reed Switches				DIGI-KEY PLATAN
	PICKER COMPONENTS [1983] {acquired by CIT Relay & Switch in 2020}	Relays
	PICKRING ELECTRONICS [1968]	Reed Relays
	PIHER [1950] {part of Meggitt} {acquired by Amphenol in 2017}	Rotary Switches & Encoders				ARROW ECOMAL RADIANT
	PLASTRONICS [1969] {acquired by Smiths Interconnect in 2023}	Test Sockets, H-Pin Connectors
	POLYTRONICS TECHNOLOGY [1997]	Resetable Fuses, Varistors
	POSITRONIC INDUSTRIES [1966] {acquired by Amphenol in 2021}	Connectors				RADIANT
	POTTER & BRUMFIELD [1932] {acquired by Siemens in 1985} {part of TE Connectivity from 1999}	Relays
	POWER CONNECTOR [1986] {acquired by Trexon in 2022}	Military Connectors
	POWER DYNAMICS [1979]	Connectors				FUTURE
	PRECI-DIP [1976]	Connectors, Sockets				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY PEREL RUSSIA RUTRONIK TTI
	PRECISION CONNECTOR [1985] {acquired by Samtec in 2018}	RF Coaxial Connectors
	PREH ELECTRONICS [1919] {acquired by Joyson Group in 2011}	DIN Circular Connectors, Switches
	PRODUCTWELL PRECISION ELECTRONICS [1993]	Encoders, Switches
	PTR [1961] {part of Phoenix Mecano from 1989}	Terminal Blocks, Switches
	PULSE ELECTRONICS [1947] {acquired by Oaktree in 2015} {acquired by Yageo in 2018}	Telecom Connectors: RJ/SFP/USB				ARROW AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY MACRO GROUP MOUSER MT SYSTEM RUTRONIK TTI
	PURDY ELECTRONICS [1945]	Switches
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	QA TECHNOLOGY [1984]	Test Probes, Connectors				METTATRON
	QNNECT [2022] {owned by Arcline Investment}	Umbrella for Connectors: Cristek, Filconn, Hermetic Solutions, PA&E
	QUANWEI [????]	HiRel Connectors				PROMTECHCOMPLECT
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	RADIALL [1952]	RF Connectors				ARROW AVIRON DIGI-KEY MOUSER PROMTECHCOMPLECT RS TTI
	RADIOHM [1933]	Switches
	RAFI [1900]	Switches, Pushbuttons
	RANODA INTERCONNECT [1965]	Connectors, Sockets
	RAYCHEM [1957] {part of Tyco Electronics from 1999}	Resetable Fuses
	R.E.C. [1983]	Connectors
	REGAL ELECTRONICS [1976]	Connectors
	RELAY SERVICE [????]	Relays
	RELECO [1962] {acquired by Comat in 2006}	Relays & Contactors
	RELMAG ELECTRONIC [1991] {Meder's fab before 2011}	Reed Switches
	RELPOL [1958]	Relays				ELTIM ITECS PLATAN SV ALTERA
	REMTECH {part of Sumida from 1999} {see Sumida America from 2001}	Reed Relays
	RENHOTEC [2008]	Connectors				FIVEL
	REOMAX ELECTRONICS [1999]	Fuses
	RF INDUSTRIES [1979]	RF Connectors
	RIA CONNECT [1992] {a member of Metz Connect}	Terminal Blocks, RJ-45 Jacks
	RIGOAL CONNECTOR [2013]	Circular ConnectorsFuses
	RMCIP [1963]	Reed Switches
	RMS CONNECTORS [2018] {acquired by Bel Fuse in 2021}	Harsh Environment Circular Connectors
	ROBINSON NUGENT [1955] {acquired by 3M in 2000}	Connectors, Sockets
	ROLD GRUPPO [1963]	Switches
	ROSENBERGER [1958]	Connectors				CHS TELECONTA
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	S-CONN ENTERPRISE [1990]	RF Connectors
	SABRITEC [1980] {part of Smiths Interconnect}	Military Connectors				PROMTECHKOMPLEKT
	SAIA-BURGESS ELECTRONICS [1989] {acqired by Jonson Electric in 1995} {Control acquired by Honewell in 2012}	Switches
	SALECOM ELECTRONICS [1976]	Switches
	SAMTEC [1976]	Connectors				ARROW ATOS AVNET ABACUS DIGI-KEY FARNELL GOLDEN GLOBE KOMPONENT-P MACRO GROUP MACRO TEAM PT ELECTRONICS RADIANT
	SAMWELL INTERNATIONAL [1975]	Membrane Switch Keypads
	SANG MAO [1984]	Thermostats, Circuit Breakers
	SANYOU RELAYS [2008]	Relays
	SANYU SWITCH [1972] {acquired by Standex in 2023}	Reed Relays, RF & Test Connectors
	SAURO [1984]	Connectors, Terminal Blocks
	SCHALTBAU [1929]	Connectors		@.RU	REP	PT ELECTRONICS NKT SYMMETRON
	SCHOTT [1884]	Thermal Cutoffs, Li-Ion Battery Fuses
	SCHRACK COMPONENTS [1980] {relays business acquired by Siemens in 1984} {acquired by Tyco in 1999}	Relays
	SCHRACK TECHNIK [1920] {acquired by Rexel in 2000} {management buyout in 2005}	Relays		@.RU
	SCHURTER [1933]	Switches, Connectors, Fuses				ARROW AVNET ABACUS FULCRUM PEREL RUTRONIK SEA
	SEACON GROUP [1964] {acquired by TE Connectivity in 2014}	Waterproof Connectors
	SELECOM [1994]	Connectors				EFO
	SENSATA [1910]	Switches, Burn-in Test Sockets
	SET ELECTRONICS [2005]	Thermal Fuses, Varistors
	SHALLIN ELECTRONICS [1977]	Connectors, Switches
	SHENLER [1985]	Industrial Relays
	SHENZHEN ORIGINAL ELECTRIC [1992] {part of TYCO from 1994}	Relays
	SHENZHEN RUICHI ELECTRONIC [1995]	Connectors, Fans				ZIP
	SHINING PRECISION [1995]	RF Connectors
	SIBA [1946]	Fuses			REP	WEST-L
	SIGNAL LUX [1954] {acquired by Everel in 2007}	Switches
	SINGATRON [1990]	Connectors
	SMITHS INTERCONNECT [2012] {member of Smiths Group}	Industrial Connectors				PLANAR PROCHIP PT ELECTRONICS TTI VOSTOK
	SONIC CONNECTIONS [1979 ]	Special Connectors
	SONG CHUAN [1974]	Relays
	SONGLE RELAY [1995]	Relays
	SORENSEN LIGHTED CONTROLS [1960]	Indicator Lights
	SOURIAU-SUNBANK [1917] {Souriau acquired by Esterline in 2011} {merged with Sunbank in 2013} {acquired by Eaton in 2019}	Connectors for Severe Enviroments				ISET FRANCE PROMTEHKOMPLEKT RS TAUROS TECH
	SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS [1962]	Connectors
	SPECTRUM ELEKTRONIK [1981]	RF Connectors				NKT
	SPEEDTECH [1990]	RF & Computer Connectors
	SRC DEVICES [2001] {subsidiary of Sumida} {acquired by Littelfuse in 2006} {acquired by Coto in 2007}	Reed Switches & Relays
	STANDEX ELECTRONICS [1969]	Reed Switches & Relays				DIGI-KEY FORMPOST TTI
	STAUBLI ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS [1892]	Industrial Connectors			REP	AEROLIT EFO
	STELVIO [1946] {see Stelvio Kontek after 2009}	Connectors, Switches, Terminal Blocks
	STELVIO KONTEK [2009] {merger of Stelvio and Kontek Comarel} {acquired by Wurth in 2014}	Connectors, Switches, Terminal Blocks
	STEWART CONNECTOR [1976] {acquired by Bel Fuse in 2003}	Modular Connectors
	STPI [1955] {member of First Switchtech Group}	Hermetically Sealed Relays
	SULLINS CONNECTOR SOLUTIONS [1971]	Edgecard Connectors				DIGI-KEY
	SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS [1917]	Automotive Connectors
	SUN HOLD ELECTRIC [1986]	Relays
	SUNKYE INTERNATIONAL [1955]	Military Grade Connectors
	SURGE COMPONENTS [1981]	Switches
	SUYIN [1981]	Connectors
	SV MICROWAVE [1980] {part of Amphenol from 2005}	RF Connectors
	SWITCHCRAFT CONXALL [1946] {part of Raytheon from 1957 till 1977} {acquired by Heico in 2011}	Connectors, Switches, Jacks & Plugs				A&T TRADE PROCHIP
	SWITRONIC [1986]	Switches				SYMMETRON
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	TAIKO DENKI [1963]	Connectors
	TAI-SHING ELECTRONIC [1984]	Relays, Solenoids				COMPEL PLATAN
	TAIWAN ALPHA ELECTRONICS [1970]	Switches, Jacks, Encoders
	TAIWAN MEMBRANE KEYBOARD SWITCH [1982]	Membrane Switches
	TAIWAN ZETATRONIC INTERNATIONAL [1986]	Connectors, Sockets
	TAJIMI ELECTRONICS [1923]	Connectors
	TE CONNECTIVITY [2000]  {Tyco Electronics before 2011}	Connectors, Relays			REP	ANIXER ARROW AVNET ABACUS BEE PITRON BIAKOM COMPEL DIGI-KEY EFO ELGERTA FARNELL FUTURE MOUSER MT SYSTEM PLATAN PROMTECHCOMPLECT PT ELECTRONICS RICHARDSON RFPD RS TTI YE
	TECHNO [1986]	Connectors
	TELEDYNE RELAYS [1960]	Relays				MOUSER RICHARDSON RFPD WILLOW
	TELEDYNE REYNOLDS [1948]	HV Connectors
	TELEGARTNER [1945]	Coaxial Connectors
	TESLA JIHLAVA [1956] {acquired by Kolektor in 2017}	Connectors
	THOMAS & BETTS [1898] {acquired by ABB in 2012}	Switches, Sockets
	TIANBO RELAYS [1989]	Relays				SELCOM
	TOCOS AMERICA [1984] {subsidiary of Tokyo Cosmos Electric}	Switches
	TOKO [1955] {acquired by Murata in 2014}	Switches
	TOKYO COSMOS ELECTRIC [1957]	Switches
	TONELUCK [1976]	Switches
	TONGDA WEIPENG [1990]	Switches
	TOWARD RELAYS [1988]	Reed Switches & Relays
	TOYO TSUSHO [1977]	Coaxial Relays
	TROMPETER ELECTRONICS [1960] {acquired by Emerson Connectivity Solutions in 2007} {acquired by Bel Fuse in 2014}	RF Connectors
	TRU [1955] {acquired by Winchester Interconnect in 2014}	RF Connectors
	TTAF [2003]	Connectors, IC Sockets
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	UCHIYA TERMOSTAT [1959]	Thermostats, Thermal Protectors
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	VALENTINI [1989]	Circular Connectors
	VALMARK INDUSTRIES [1976] {acquired by Kinetek}	Membrane Switches
	VALUKUMPU [1959]	Connectors				KONKUR
	VIKING ELECTRONICS [1955] {acquired by WPI in 1994}	Connectors
	VIMEX INTERNATIONAL [1991]	Connectors, Switches, Sockets
	VPC [1959]	Connectors				PROCHIP
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	W+P PRODUCTS [1994]	Connectors
	WAGO [1950]	Spring Terminal Blocks			REP	DEMS ELECTROMIR ITC LOGICON MICROPRIBOR MT SYSTEM PROCHIP
	WAIN ELECTRICAL [2005]	Heavy-Duty Connectors
	WAKA MANUFACTURING [1958]	Coaxial Connectors				RADIOCOMP
	WALTER ELECTRONIC [2000]	Fuses
	WANGRONG ELECTRONICS [2000]	Relays, Terminal Blocks
	WANJIA RELAY [1984] {acquired by Sanyou Relays in 2021}	Relays				COMPEL
	WEALD ELECTRONICS [1976]	Military-Grade Connectors
	WECO CONTACT [1921]	Connectors, Terminal Blocks				ENERGEL
	WEICHAT TECHNOLOGY [2006]	Waterproof Connectors
	WEIDMULLER [1850]	PCB Connectors, PCB Terminal Blocks			REP	COMPEL IKM MICRO-EM PT ELECTRONICS SE YE
	WEIPU CONNECTOR [1996]	Circular Connectors		@.RU		COMPEL CHIP&DIP ELITAN
	WEKANG [1987]	Connectors
	WELL BUYING INDUSTRIAL [1989]	Switches, Buttons
	WELLS-CTI [1948] {part of PCD from 1997} {acquired by UMD TECHNOLOGY in 2003} {the product line purchased by Sensata in 2012}	Test Sockets
	WELLSHOW TECHNOLOGY [2003]	RF Connectors
	WESTEC [1981] {acquired by Molex in 2014}	Heavy Duty Connectors
	WICKMANN [1918] {acquired by Littelfuse in 2004}	Fuses
	WIELAND [1910]	Connectors, Terminal Blocks		@.RU	REP	CONEKTRO LAPP MILTRONIC PROMELECTRONICA SV ALTERA
	WIESON ELECTRONIC [1990]	Connectors
	WINCHESTER INTERCONNECT [1941] {acquired by Aptiv in 2018}	Connectors
	WOODHEAD INDUSTRIES [1939] {acquired by Molex in 2006}	Industrial Connectors
	WPI [1971] {acquired by Cooper in 2007}	Connectors
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	XC ELECTRONICS [2002]	Fuses, Thermostats
	XMULTIPLE [1999]	RJ & Coaxial Connectors
	XYMOX TECHNOLOGIES [1979]	Membrane Switches
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	YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS [1956]	Sockets, Connectors				YE
	YAZAKI [1941]	Automotive Connectors
	YEONHO ELECTRONICS [1982]	Connectors
	YIMTEX ELECTRONIC [1992]	Connectors, Cable Assemblies				ULTRAN
	YOKOWO [1922]	Spring Connectors
	YONGGUI ELECTRIC [1973]	Heavy Duty Connectors				PROMTECHCOMPLECT
	YONGLIN ELECTRON [1997]	Relays
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	ZHEN HUI ELECTRONICS [1992]	Fuses, Fuse Holders
	ZIERICK [1919]	Connectors
	ZIPPY [1983]	Switches

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