Vishay Receives Fourth Consecutive Global Supplier Award From Celestica

MALVERN, Pa., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has announced that it was awarded a fourth consecutive Partners in Performance award by Celestica , a world leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), for its contribution to the company in 2004.

"Vishay is very proud to be recognized once again by Celestica," said David Valletta, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Sales, Vishay. "We recognize the importance of the EMS segment and, as a leading global manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, we look forward to maintaining our valuable and mutually beneficial relationship with Celestica."

Celestica's Partners in Performance awards are given annually to the company's suppliers, in recognition of their excellence in customer service and support of Celestica's global supply chain. This year's Partners in Performance winners demonstrated a level of responsiveness, flexibility, and customer service that positively impacted Celestica's business and, in turn, the businesses of its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers.

"Vishay has continually demonstrated an exceptional level of performance that has enabled us to maintain our industry leadership in supply chain management, and act as a extension of our global customers," said John Boucher, Chief Supply Chain and Procurement Officer, Celestica. "We are pleased to recognize Vishay with a fourth-year Partners in Performance award, and we thank them for their commitment to enabling our continued success."

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, and transducers). Vishay's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has operations in 17 countries employing over 25,000 people. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com/.

Vishay Contact: Andrew Post Telephone: 1 610 251-5287 Global Communications Manager Fax: 1 610 889-0935 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Internet: andrew.post@vishay.com