MALVERN, PA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/11/13 -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced its "Super 12" featured products for 2013. Each year, Vishay's Super 12 collection showcases the company's industry-leading capabilities in semiconductor and passive devices, providing design engineers with a shortcut to leading industry specs and a cross-section of Vishay's very broad product portfolio.

The Super 12 products for 2013 are:

VCNL3020 Fully Integrated Proximity Sensor -- Combines an IR emitter, photo-pin-diode, signal processing IC, and 16-bit ADC in one small surface-mount package. The sensor supports an easy-to-use I2C bus communication interface and features an interrupt function.

WSBM8518 Power Metal Strip® Battery Shunt Resistor -- Features a molded enclosure with a 4-pin female connector for easy PCB connection to the shunt resistor assembly. With extremely low resistance of 100 micro-ohms, the device provides increased accuracy for battery management in automotive and industrial applications.

170 V TMBS® Trench MOS Barrier Schottky Rectifiers -- For telecom power supplies, these rectifiers offer a wide range of current ratings from 10 A to 80 A and extremely low forward voltage drops down to 0.65 V in the TO-220AB, TO-263AB, and TO-3PW power packages.

MCW 0406 AT Professional and Precision Series of Wide-Terminal Thin Film Chip Resistors -- AEC-Q200-qualified devices combine high power ratings to 300 mW and advanced levels of precision -- with tolerances to 0.1 %, TCR of 25 ppm/K, and ohmic values down to 1 ohm -- for automotive and industrial electronics.

TrenchFET® Gen IV Power MOSFETs -- Utilize a new high-density design for ultra-low on-resistance down to 1.0 milliohm at 10 V and 1.35 milliohms at 4.5 V, and exceptionally low Qgd/Qgs ratio of less than 0.5 in the PowerPAK® SO-8, PowerPAK 1212-8, and PowerPAIR® packages.

IHLP-6767GZ-5A IHLP® Low-Profile, High-Current Inductor -- Vishay's largest IHLP power inductor available, this device features + 155 degrees C continuous operation and high currents up to 53 A at 1.0 microhenry for automotive applications.

eSMP® SlimSMA™ and SMPD Packages -- Ideal for consumer, computer, industrial, telecommunications, and automotive applications, rectifiers and transient voltage suppressors (TVS) in the SlimSMA DO-221AC package offer a ultra-low 0.95 mm profile, while devices in the SMPD package feature a typical height of 1.7 mm.

LPS 1100 Power Thick Film Resistor -- For windmill turbines and braking systems, the device is the industry's first power thick film resistor in a compact 57 mm by 60 mm package to offer a power rating of 1100 W at + 25 degrees C.

E Series High-Voltage MOSFETs -- Based on Vishay's next generation of Super Junction Technology, the 600 V and 650 V MOSFETs offer 30 % lower specific on-resistance and improved gate charge in TO-220 FullPAK, TO-247AC/AD, D2PAK, DPAK, IPAK, and PowerPAK 8x8 packages.

T16 Wet Tantalum Capacitor -- A tantalum-cased device with a glass-to-tantalum hermetic seal, the T16 offers enhanced performance with a reverse voltage of 1.5 V at + 85 degrees C and a high-reliability design.

SiP32458/SiP32459 Slew Rate Controlled Load Switches -- Offered in the tiny 1 mm x 1.5 mm WCSP package, the high-side load switches operate in the 1.5 V to 5.5 V voltage range, and provide flat, low 20-milliohm on-resistance in the 3 V to 5.5 V range.

VJ HIFREQ Series of Surface-Mount Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitors (MLCC) -- Available in 0402, 0603, and 0805 case sizes, the devices feature a high Q factor of greater than 2000 and a low dissipation factor of less than 0.05 %.

More information about Vishay's Super 12 products is available at http://www.vishay.com/landingpage/super12/2013/.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay's product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and "one-stop shop" service have made it a global industry leader. Vishay can be found on the Internet at www.vishay.com.

SlimSMA is a trademark and eSMP, Power Metal Strip, TMBS and IHLP are registered trademarks of Vishay Intertechnology.

TrenchFET, PowerPAK and PowerPAIR are registered trademarks of Siliconix incorporated.

Link to detailed product information:
http://www.vishay.com/landingpage/super12/2013/

Link to Super 12 logo:
http://www.redpinesgroup.com/Vishay/130205Super12.jpg