Vishay Intertechnology to Present Five Papers at CARTS-Europe '99 Capacitors and Resistors Technology Symposium

MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA, USA - September 23, 1999 - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., will present five technical papers at CARTS-Europe '99, the 13th Annual Capacitors and Resistors Technology Symposium, to be held October 18 - 22, 1999 at the Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Towers in Lisbon, Portugal. CARTS-Europe is a major technical event for the electronic components industry. Vishay, a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing passive electronic components, discrete semiconductors, and selected integrated circuits, is pleased to participate in this year's event. The symposium includes a trends and new technology seminar, presentation of symposium papers, a worldwide marketing seminar, and a component measurements techniques tutorial.

Listed below are the titles and authors of the five symposium papers to be presented by Vishay: •Keeping Good Solderability" by Dr. Michael Belman and Dr. Yuri Pozdeev-Freeman •New Aspects of Crystallization of Amorphous Ta2O5 Films" by Dr. Yuri Pozdeev-Freeman and Dr. Alexander Gladkikh •New Composite Surface Mount Technology Yields Low-Profile, High-Current Inductors" by Tim Shafer and Mike Husman •Lowest Available ESR Conformally Coated Multiple-Anode Tantalum Capacitor" by Jeremy Ladd •Review of the State of the Art of Foil Resistor Technology" by Rod Myall

CARTS-Europe '99 is sponsored by the Electronic Components Institute Internationale Ltd., in cooperation with the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) and the Federation of the Electronics Industry (FEI). More information about CARTS-Europe '99 and the complete list of symposium papers is available at www.ecii-ltd.com.

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, rectifiers, transistors, and optoelectronics and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Its product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and ability to provide "one-stop shop" service have made Vishay a global industry leader. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com.