Vishay's HE3 Wet Tantalum High-Energy Capacitor Chosen as Product of the Year by Electronic Products China Magazine

MALVERN, PA, Mar 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that its HE3 wet
tantalum high-energy capacitor was chosen as a winner of Electronic
Products China magazine's 2007 Product of the Year Awards.

The editors of Electronic Products China evaluated hundreds of products
launched
in 2007 on the basis of innovative design, significant advancement in technology
or
application, and substantial achievement in price and performance. Vishay's
HE3 capacitor was selected because of its demonstrated success in the
Capacitor category.

The Electronic Products China 2007 Product of the Year Awards were announced
in the February 2008 issue of the magazine with a brief description of each
product. The complete list of winners is available at the following Web
address: http://www.epc.com.cn/annual/2007/index.htm

The 2007 awards are the magazine's first Product of the Year Awards, which
will
continue to recognize the best products in the industry in the future.

Vishay's HE3 represents a major breakthrough in wet tantalum capacitor
technology
by utilizing Vishay's proven SuperTan(R) hybrid cathode technology in
combination
with industry-leading anode designs. Its design features a unique double seal
for improved reliability and performance, while providing a capacitance range of
3300
to 72000 microfarads, the highest capacitance per unit volume of any wet
tantalum capacitor, and a low ESR of 0.035 ohms at 25 degrees celsius and 1
kHz.

Link to product datasheet:

http://www.vishay.com/doc?42089

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
acquisitionstrategy, and ability to provide "one-stop shop" service have made
Vishay
aglobal industry leader. Vishay can be found on the Internet at
http://www.vishay.com.

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