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This section provides an overview for varactors as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 10 varactor manufacturers and their company rankings.
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A varactor, or variable capacitance diode, is a type of semiconductor that changes its capacitance as the voltage applied to it is varied. Unlike standard diodes that primarily facilitate current flow in one direction, varactors are designed to store and manage charge.
The operation of a varactor revolves around its pn junction—a boundary between two types of semiconductor materials, p-type and n-type. Applying a reverse voltage across this junction expands the depletion zone, an area devoid of free charge carriers, effectively increasing the diode's capacitance.
This unique capability to adjust capacitance through voltage makes varactors invaluable in electronics, particularly in frequency modulation and tuning circuits where precise control over capacitance is required to regulate oscillation frequencies.
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NTE Electronics, Inc, established in 1976, and based in New Jersey, USA, is a manufacturer and supplier of electrical components and equipment. The product portfolio of the company includes wide range of bulbs, cable management, semiconductors, chemicals, adhesives, connectors, optoelectronics, power products, passive components, tools, and hardware. The company products are ISO certified and include 23000 devices. The products are used in many industries like electrical, chemical, and other consumer or commercial applications.
Microchip Technology Incorporated was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. The company is a developer and manufacturer of control solutions for global markets including the automotive, industrial, communications, human-machine interface, and connectivity industries. The company’s products include microcontrollers, field-programmable gate array products, MOSFET and radio frequency products, and both wired and wireless communications products. The company’s services include wafer foundry and assembly services, test subcontracting manufacturing services, development tools for enabling system designers to program microcontrollers and processors, and timing system products.
OMMIC, founded in Lowell, MA, in 1950 is a manufacturer of semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. The company's product portfolio includes Optical Networking Solutions, Lightwave Components, Diodes, MMICs, and SDI Products. The company serves markets including Automotive and Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy and Energy Storage and Electronics and IT Infrastructure. They have design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia and have ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.
Founded in Irvine, CA in 1962, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary semiconductor products. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, antenna tuners, attenuators, automotive tuners and digital radios, clocks and timings, circulators/isolators, DC/DC converters, demodulators, detectors, diodes, wireless analog system on chip products, directional couplers, diversity receive modules, filters, front-end modules, hybrids, LED drivers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, modulators, switches, synthesizers, timing devices, technical ceramics, voltage controlled oscillators/synthesizers, and voltage regulators. The company provides its products for the usage in aerospace, automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home, entertainment and gaming, industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet, and wearable markets.
Richardson Electronics, established in 1947 and based in LaFox, Illinois, is a global distributor of electronic components and provider of engineered solutions. Its product line encompasses electronic components like semiconductors, passive components, and electromechanical components. Additionally, the company also offers engineered solutions such as custom power supplies, circuit board assemblies, and system integration services. These products and services find application in various sectors, including aerospace, industrial automation, medical equipment, and telecommunications infrastructure. The company also holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications.
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*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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United States of America
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4 | 80.0% |
Switzerland
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1 | 20.0% |
