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	[....] - foundation year	Use Ctrl-F for fast search The colors relate to companies: IDM FABLESS FOUNDRY RIP				disti in Russia & nearby States (as before 24-Feb-2022)
a
	ALEDIA [2012]	3D LEDs
	ALPHA-ONE ELECTRONICS [1990]	UV LEDs, LEDs, Photodiodes
	AMERICAN BRIGHT OPTOELECTRONICS [1995]	LEDs
	AMERICAN OPTO PLUS LED [1973]	LEDs, LED Indicators
	AMS OSRAM [2020]	LEDs, IR LED, Laser Diodes		@.RU	REP	ARROW EBV PLATAN RUTRONIK
	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS [1997]	Laser Diodes, Photodiodes
	APTINA [2008] {spun-off from Micron} {acquired by ON Semi in 2014}	CMOS Image Sensors				ARROW EBV FRAMOS
	ARIMA [1998]	LEDs, Laser Diodes
	ARIMA LASERS [2007]	Laser Diodes
	AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES  {H-P Semiconductor Div. before 2006} {former Agilent Technologies (SPG)} {merged with Broadcom in 2015} {rebrended to Broadcom Limited in 2016}	LEDs, LED Indicators, Optocouplers
b
	BETLUX ELECTRONICS [2003]	LEDs, LED Displays
	BIVAR [1965]	LEDs				DIGI-KEY FARNELL FUTURE MOUSER RS
	BRANDNEW TECHNOLOGY [2011]	Laser Diodes				MACRO GROUP
	BRIDGELUX [2002]	LED Chips & LED Arrays				DIGI-KEY EBV FUTURE MT-SYSTEM
	BRIGHT LED ELECTRONICS [1981]	LEDs, LED Indicators, Phototransistors, IR Emitters				COMPEL
	BRIGHT VIEW ELECTRONICS [1997]	LEDs, LED Indicators, Phototransistors, IR Emitters
	BRIGHTEK OPTOELECTRONICS [2001]	LEDs
	BROLIS SEMICONDUCTORS [2011]	IR Laser Diodes
c
	CALIBRE {part of Zilog from 2000}	IrDA Transceivers
	CAPELLA MICROSYSTEMS [2002] {acquired by Vishay in 2014}	Optical Sensing ICs
	CELDUC RELAIS [1964]	SSRs				YE
	CHICAGO MINIATURE LIGHTING {former Chicago Miniature Lamp} {part of Revsone}	LEDs, Halogen & Neon Lamps
	CHINA SEMICONDUCTOR	LEDs, LED Displays
	CITIZEN ELECTRONICS	LEDs
	CLAIREX SEMICONDUCTOR [1993]	LEDs, IREDs, Photodiodes
	CLARE [1937] {CP Clare before 2000} {acquired by Ixys in 2002} {renamed to Ixys Integrated Circuits Division in 2012}	Optocouplers, SSRelays
	CMOSIS [2007] {acquired by AMS in 2015}	Image Sensors				PHOTONICA
	COHERENT SEMICONDUCTOR	Laser Diodes
	CONTINENTAL INDUSTRIES {part of Eurotherm}	SSRelays
	CORKOPT {acquired by StockerYale in 2000}	Laser Diodes, LED Arrays
	COSMO ELECTRONICS [1981]	Optocouplers, SSRelays
	COTCO [1982] {acquired by CREE in 2007}	LEDs
	COTO TECHNOLOGY [1917]	MOSFET SSRs				DIGI-KEY FARNELL MOUSER RUTRONIK SCANTI
	CREE LED [2020] {part of Smart Global Holdings from 2020}	LEDs, LED Chips				ARROW COMPEL DIGI-KEY MOUSER NEON VD MAIS
	CROUZET [1921] {a part of Schneider Electric (CST)} {rebrended to Innovista Sensors in 2015} {acquired by LBO France in 2017}	SSRelays
	CRYDOM [1960] {acquired by IR in 1968} {part of CST from 2006} {acquired by Sensata in 2015}	SSRelays				ARROW ELTECH FARNELL MOUSER PLATAN TTI
	CT MICRO [2013]	IR Photo Recivers, Optocouplers, LEDs				FIVEL
d
	DAIN ELECTRONICS	LEDs
	DALSA {acquired by Teledyne in 2010}	CCDs
	DATA DISPLAY PRODUCTS	LEDs
	DELCON [1975]	SSRelays				PEREL RUSSIA
	DETECTION TECHNOLOGY [1991]	X-Rays Diodes, Photodiodes, Photodiod Arrays
	DIALIGHT	LEDs
	DIGUANG ELECTRONICS	Backlight LEDs
	DISPLAYTECH {acquired by Micron in 2009}	Ferro-Electric Liquid Crystal Displays
	DOMINANT SEMICONDUCTORS	LEDs
	DYNA IMAGE {merged with Lite-On Semiconductor in 2000}	Contact Image Sensors
e
	EDISON OPTO	LEDs
	ELCOS {acquired by PerkinElmer in 2005}	LEDs
	ELEKON INDUSTRIES {acquired by MSI in 2004}	LEDs, Photodiodes, Phototransistors, IrDA
	ENFIS	LED Arrays
	EPISTAR	LED Chips
	ETG GROUP	LEDs
	ETR ELECTRONICS [1994]	LEDs & LED Displays
	EUDYNA DEVICES [2004] {JV of Fujitsu Quantum Devices and Sumitomo Electric Industries}	Fiber Optic
	EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS [1983]	LEDs, LED Indicators				ARROW EBV
	EXCEED ELECTRONIC	LEDs, LED Displays
	EXCELLENCE OPTO [1995]	LEDs				OPTONIKA PRIBOR-SYSTEMS
	EXCELITAS TECHNOLOGIES {spun-off from Perkin-Elmer in 2010} {former EG&G}	Photo Detectors, LEDs/
f
	FILLFACTORY [1999] {acquired by Cypress in 2004}	CMOS Active Pixel Sensors /APS/
	FIRECOMMS [2000]	Optical transmiters for plastic fiber				REPRETECH
	FORGE EUROPA [1994]	White LED Indicators
	FORYARD OPTOELECTRONICS [2000]	LEDs, LED Indicators				FIVEL
g
	G-NOR ELECTRONICS	LED Lamps, LED Indicators
	GEFRAN [1960]	SSRelays
	GENESIS PHOTONICS	LED chips
	GILWAY TECHNICAL LAMP {merged with International Light in 2006} {see International Light Technologies now}	LEDs, Lamps
	GUNTHER	SSRelays
h
	HAMAMATSU [1953]	LEDs, Photodiodes, Lasers			REP	YE
	HANYOUNG NUX [1972]	SSRs
	HARVATEK [1995]	LEDs
	HAW SHUENN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY [1999]	LEDs, LED Displays, Laser Diodes, Photodiodes
	HITACHI [1910] {semi-business moved to Renasas in 2003}	LEDs
	HONEYWELL [1885]	IR LEDs				ARGUSSOFT COMPEL ELTECH FARNELL MOUSER RUTRONIK TTI
	HONGLITRONIC [2004]	LEDs				PROMELECTRONICA
	HUEY JANN ELECTRONICS [1989]	LEDs, LED Displays, Laser Diodes, Photodiodes
	HUIYUAN OPTO-ELECTRONIC [1999]	LEDs, Phototransistors
i
	IC-HAUS [1984]	Opto Sensors				SKBIS
	IDEA [1986]	LEDs & LED Indicators
	INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES [1999] {see Osram Opto Semiconductors from 2002}	LEDs & Laser Diodes
	INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES [????] {acquired by Photon Vision Systems}	CMOS Imagers
	INTERNATIONAL LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES [1965]	LEDs, Lamps
	INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER [1947]  {acquired by Infineon in 2014}	SSRelays				ARROW AVNET SILICA EBV EFO RUTRONIK SYMMETRON
	ISOCOM [1994]	Optocouplers, IR Diodes, LEDs				ARROW DIGI-KEY FUTURE RUTRONIK
	ISOLINK [1987] {acquired by Skyworks Solutions in 2011}	Hi-Rel Optocouplers
	IXYS [1983]  {acquired by Littelfuse in 2017}	Optically Isolated Devices			REP	ARROW ELTECH MT-SYSTEM SEA
j
	JOINSCAN ELECTRONICS [1986]	LEDs, LED Indicators
k
	KINGBRIGHT ELECTRONIC [1980]	LEDs, LED Indicators, Optocouplers, IR Photodiodes				COMPEL ELGERTA ITC KOMPONENTA MICRO-EM MT-SYSTEM PT ELECTRONICS PLATAN PROMELECTRONICA VD MAIS
	KODENSHI [1972] {part of AUK Group from 2010}	LEDs, Optosensors
	KOUHI [1989]	LEDs, LED Indicators
	KYOTO SEMICONDUCTOR [1980]	Photo-Detectors & LEDs
l
	LAMINA CERAMICS [2001] {subsidiary of Lighting Science Group from 2008}	Super-Bright LEDs
	LAPIS SEMICONDUCTOR [2008] {spin-off of Oki Semi in 2008} {acquired by Rohm in 2008} {Optical Business acquired by of NeoPhotonics in 2013}	Lasers, Photodiodes Foundry Service
	LASER COMPONENTS [1982]	Laser Diodes				AZIMUTH PHOTONICS EUROLASE
	LASEREX TECHNOLOGIES [1985]	Laser Diode Modules
	LASERMATE GROUP [1992]	Laser Diodes
	LED ENGIN [2004] {acquired by Osram in 2017}	HB LEDs
	LEDMAN OPTOELECTRONIC [1993]	LEDs				AVITON
	LEDTRONICS [1983]	LEDs
	LEXTAR [2008] {subsidiary of AU Optronics}	LEDs				ULTRAN
	LG INNOTEK [1970] {started as Goldstar-Alps Electronics}	LEDs				PROMELECTRONICA
	LIGITEK ELECTRONICS [1989]	LEDs, LED Indicators				BROWN BEAR GAMMA-SPb PLS
	LINROSE ELECTRONICS [1978]	LEDs
	LITE-ON SEMICONDUCTOR [1990]	Contact Image & Ambient Light Sensors
	LUMEX [1980]	LEDs				DIGI-KEY RTD UNIVERSAL
	LUMILEDS [1999] {JV of Agilent and Philips from 1999} {subsidiary of Philips from 2005} {spun-off in 2016} {partly sold to Apollo Global Management in 2016}	Superbright LEDs				ARROW AVNET SILICA DIGI-KEY MOUSER RS
	LUMINUS [2002]	Power LEDs				DIGI-KEY EBV MOUSER
	LYNK LABS [1997]	AC LEDs
m
	MARKTECH OPTOELECTRONICS [1985]	LEDs, LED Indicators
	MARL [1973]	LEDs				ELFA DISTRELEC
	MICRO ELECTRONICS [????]	LEDs
	MICRON SEMICONDUCTOR [1978]	CMOS Image Sensors			REP	AVNET SILICA
	MICROPAC [1963]	LEDs, Optocouplers, SSRs
	MICROPTO [1999]	LEDs, Photodiodes, Phototransistors
	MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTORS [1921]	Image Sensors				DACPOL DIAL EFO PLATAN SYMMETRON
	MLS ELECTRONICS [1997]	LEDs
	MOKSAN ELECTRONIC [1993]	LEDs, IR LEDs, Opto Sensors
	MRV COMMUNICATIONS [1988] {merged with ADVA Optical Networking in 2017}	LEDs, Photo Diodes, Laser Diodes
n
	NATIONSTAR [1969]	LEDs				ULTRAN
	NEC [1899] {merged with Renesas in 2011}	Optocouplers, SSRelays			REP
	NICHIA CHEMICAL INDUSTORIES [1956]	LEDs			REP
	NINGBO BRIGHTECH OPTOELECTRONICS [2003]	LEDs, LED Indicators
	NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTORS [1997]	UV LEDs
	NORLUX [2000] {acquired by Hubbell in 2013}	LED Custom Platforms
	NVG [1992]	Laser Diodes
o
	OCLARO [1988] {founded in UK as Bookham} {acquired by Lumentum in 2018}	Laser Diodes
	OKAYA [1939]	LED Displays
	OKI SEMICONDUCTOR [1965]	Optocouplers, LEDs			REP
	OLIGHTEK [2008]	AMOLED Microdisplays				LASER COMPONENTS
	OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES [1995] {initialy USA} {acquired by Hua Capital+ in 2015} {acquired by Will Semi in 2018 and transformed to Omnivision Group}	CMOS Image Sensors
	OMRON [1933]	SSRelays			REP	COMPEL FEK PT ELECTRONICS VD MAIS
	ON SEMICONDUCTOR [1999]  {spun-off from Motorola}	CMOS Image Sensors, Ambient Light Sensors		@.RU		ARROW AVNET SILICA COMPEL DIGI-KEY EBV FARNELL MOUSER MT-SYSTEM
	OPTEK [1979] {acquired by TT Electronics in 2003}	IR LEDs
	OPTO 22 [1974]	SSRelays				KLINKMANN
	OPTO DIODE [1981] {acquired by ITW in 2008}	IR LEDs, Photodiodes
	OPTOSUPPLY [2001]	LEDs
	OPTOTEK [1977] {dissolved in 2015}	LEDs, LED Arrays
	OPTOWAY TECHNOLOGY [2000]	Lasers, Photodiodes				EFO
	ORION [1946]	IR Photodiodes
	OSA OPTO LIGHT [2002]	LEDs
	OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS [1999] {acquired by AMS in 2021} {see ams-OSRAM now}	LEDs, IR LED, Laser Diodes		@.RU	REP	ARROW EBV PLATAN RUTRONIK
	OXLEY [1942]	Lamps
p
	P-TEC [1986]	LEDs, LED Displays
	PARA LIGHT ELECTRONICS [1987]	LEDs, LED Indicators				EVITA SYMMETRON
	PHOTOBIT [1995] {spun-off from JPL} {acquired by Micron in 2001}	CMOS Active Pixel Sensors /APS/
	PIXEL DEVICES [1998] {acquired by Agilent Technologies in 2003}	Image Sensors
	PIXELPLUS [2000]	CMOS Image Sensors
	PLANETA [1958]	LEDs
	POLYUS [1962]	Laser Diodes, Photorecivers
	PRINCETON OPTRONICS [1970] {acquired by AMS in 2017}	VCSE Lasers
	PROLIGHT OPTO TECHNOLOGY [2004] {part of Epistar group from 2019}	SSL LEDs				SYMMETRON
	PROTON [1970]	LEDs, LED Indicators, OptoCouplers, SSRs
	PURDY ELECTRONICS [1945]	LEDs
q
	QD LASER [2006]	Laser Diodes
	QT OPTOELECTRONICS [1969] {started as Monsanto} {acquired by Fairchild in 2000}	LEDs, Optocouplers
	QUANTUM DEVICES [1989]	LEDs, Photodiodes
r
	REFOND OPTOELECTRONICS [2000]	LEDs				LED-COMPONENTS PLATAN
	RHYTHM OPTOELECTRONICS [1971]	Photodiodes, Phototransistors, Optocouplers, LEDs
	RI SHANG ELECTRONICS [2007]	LEDs
	RITDISPLAY [2000]	Organic LEDs
	ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR [1958]	LEDs			REP	AVNET ABACUS AVNET SILICA DIGI-KEY FARNELL FUTURE GAMMA SPb MOUSER RUTRONIK SYMMETRON
s
	SAMSUNG LED [1995]	LEDs				ARROW DIGI-KEY EBV NEON RUTRONIK SYMMETRON
	SANAN OPTOELECTRONICS [2000]	LED Chips
	SANKEN ELECTRIC [1946]	LEDs
	SANSEN TECHNOLOGY [1964]	LEDs
	SARNOFF [1942] {former RCA Laboratories} {subsidiary of SRI International}	CCDs
	SEIKO INSTRUMENTS [1937] {see Ablic from 2016}	Fiber Optics
	SEMELAB [1972] {acquired by TT Electronics in 2008}	Photodetectors				RADIANT
	SEMICOA SEMICONDUCTORS [1968] {acquired by Microsemi in 2008} {comeback in 2009}	Photodiodes
	SEMICONDUCTOR LASER INTERNATIONAL [1993] {reorganization under Chapter 11 in 2001}	Laser Diodes
	SEMILEDS [2005]	LED Chips
	SENSL [2004] {acquired by ON Semi in 2018}	Silicon Photomultipliers
	SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR [1992]	LEDs				ALFALIDER AVNET SILICA FUTURE MICRO-EM SEA
	SGLUX [2003]	SiC UV photodiodes				AZIMUTH PHOTONICS
	SHARP MICROELECTRONICS [1912]	LEDs, Laser Diodes, Photodiodes, Optocouplers, SSRelays			REP	ARROW PROSOFT RUTRONIK
	SILONEX [1958] {acquired by Advanced Photonics in 2013}	Photodiodes, Optocouplers
	SIRUS TECHNOLOGY	Laser Diodes
	SKYERA LASER TECHNOLOGY [2012]	Laser Diodes				MACRO GROUP
	SLOANLED [1957]	LEDs
	SOLID STATE OPTRONICS [1982]	SSRelays, Optocouplers				YE
	SONY [1946]	CCDs			REP
	SORENSEN LIGHTED CONTROLS [1960]	LEDs
	STANLEY [1920]	LEDs, LED Indicators				ULTRAN
	STOCKERYALE [2000] {changed name to Prophotonix in 2010}	Laser Diodes, LEDs
	SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES [1897]	Lasers, Recievers
	SUNLED [1989]	LEDs & LED Displays
	SUPERLUM DIODES [1992]	Superluminescent LEDs & Modules
t
	TAIWAN OASIS TECHNOLOGY	LEDs, LED Indicators
	TAUNUSLICHT [1949]	LEDs, IR LEDs, Photodiodes, Miniature Lamps
	TELCOM DEVICES [1986] {acquired by Anadigics in 2001}	LEDs, Photodiodes
	TELEFUNKEN {part of Vishay}	LEDs, Optocouplers
	TESLA BLATNA	Photoresistors, Optocouplers
	THORLABS	LEDs				AZIMUTH
	TOSHIBA	LEDs, Laser Diodes, Optocouplers			REP	EBV
	TRUESENSE IMAGING [2012] {started as ISS Div. of Eastman Kodak} {acquired by ON Semi in 2014}	CCDs				MACRO GROUP
	TSMC SSL {acquired by Epistar in 2015}	Power LEDs
u
	UNITI MICROELECTRONICS	LEDs, IR-Diodes, Photodetectors
	USHIO [1964]	LEDs, Laser Diodes				NEON
v
	VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY [1962]	LEDs, Optocouplers, IR-Photodiodes			REP	ARROW AVNET ABACUS COMPEL EBV ELGERTA FEK PT ELECTRONICS PLATAN RUTRONIK SEA SYMMETRON VISSA
	VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY [1976]	LEDs, LED Indicators
	VOLTAGE MULTIPLIERS	HV Optocouplers
	VOSSLOH WUSTLICH OPTO [1979] {see VS Optoelectronic from 2003}	LEDs, LED Indicators
	VOSSLOH-SCHWABE[1979] {part of Panasonic from 2002}	LEDs, LED ModulesHV Optocouplers
	VOXTEL[1999] {acquired by Allegro in 2020}	Photoreceivers, Photodiodes
	VS OPTOELECTRONIC {part of Panasonic EW from 2002}	LEDs, LED Indicators
w
	WEID DIEN	LEDs, LED Indicators
	WILBRECHT ELECTRONICS {Ledco Business sold to Microprecision Electronics in 2008}	LED Indicators
	WISDOM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY	LEDs, LED Lamps
y
	YELLOW STONE [1991]	LEDs, LED Indicators Lamps				FUSH
	YIOW CHIE INDUSTRIAL	LEDs, LED Displays

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