1922
Radiola Wireless Established in NYC
1924
Radiola sells name and changes to Aerovox
1948
Electrical Reactance Corp starts capacitor operations in Myrtle Beach, SC
1949
Aerovox acquires Electrical Reactance
1972
– Aerovox sells name and non-ceramic business – AVX Corporation is established
1975
AVX becomes the world leading manufacturer of Multilayer Ceramics (MLC)
1976
AVX Limited forms to meet European market
1977
AVX opens manufacturing plant in San Salvador & research facility in Myrtle Beach, SC
1979
AVX Ltd. begins manufacturing in Coleraine, Northern Ireland
1985
AVX distribution center opens in Hong Kong, China
1987
– AVX acquires Tantalum operations of STC – MLC, Glass & Tantalum operations in Corning
1989
AVX acquires Unitrode’s Passive Component Division
1990
AVX merges with Kyocera Corporation
1993
AVX assumes responsibility for ELCO Corporation
1995
AVX assumes ownership of ELCO Corporation and Kyocera IPO’s AVX and retains 75%. AVX becomes public company on NYSE
1998
AVX acquires Thomson-CSF’s (TPC) Passive Components Division
2007
AVX acquires American Technical Ceramics (ATC) & extends RF/Microwave operations
2009
AVX Acquires Jacket Micro Devices & extends RF/Microwave offering with Multilayer Organic (MLO) technology
2013
AVX acquires Nichicon’s Tantalum Division
2017
AVX acquires AB Elektronik, the Transportation, Sensing & Control Division of TT Electronics PLC and extends it’s automotive electronic component offering
2018
– AVX acquires Ethertronics® & expands product offering into the Antenna market – AVX acquires Kumatec Sondermaschinenbau & Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH
2019
AVX acquires Chengdu OK New Energy, Ltd (COKNE) & extends SuperCapacitor operations
2020
AVX becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera after merger acquisition
2021
KYOCERA & AVX establish new brand “KYOCERA AVX” to enhance its business worldwide. New company name & brand logo launch on 10/1/2021
