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TAC (July 7, 2009): In 1999, AMP merged with Tyco International Ltd.
AMP web site (July 7, 2009): With a 50-plus year history of leadership, Tyco Electronics is a US$14.8 billion* global provider of engineered electronic components for thousands of consumer and industrial products; network solutions and systems for telecommunications and energy markets; undersea telecommunication systems; and specialty products. We design, manufacture and market products for customers in a broad array of industries including automotive; data communication systems and consumer electronics; telecommunications; aerospace, defense and marine; medical; and alternative energy and lighting. Tyco Electronics is an independent, publicly traded company whose common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol.
We manufacture nearly 500,000 precision-engineered products all backed by approximately 75,000 committed employees with a singular commitment to bringing a performance advantage to every technology, product and service we provide.
History
Tyco web site (July 7, 2009): Tyco Electronics is a US$14.8* billion global provider of engineered electronic components for thousands of consumer and industrial products; network solutions and systems for telecommunications and energy markets; and undersea telecommunication systems. We manufacture nearly 500,000 precision-engineered products – all backed by approximately 75,000 committed employees with a singular commitment to bringing a performance advantage to every technology, product and service we provide.
* Includes revenue from the companys former Wireless Systems segment, which will be reported as a discontinued operation beginning in the fiscal third quarter of 2009.
Tyco Electronics rich history is based on two great companies, each with impressive engineering prowess and heritage. AMP Incorporated, founded in 1941, developed a solderless method of attaching electrical terminals to wire which improved connection consistency and manufacturing efficiency. For over 60 years, AMP led the fast-paced connector industry and was the leading maker of terminals, connectors and related products components found in virtually any finished electronic device from toasters to supercomputers. The company was quick to adopt a global strategy, first establishing operations in France in 1952 and Japan in 1956. By the late 1990s, AMPs global footprint extended to over 50 countries and annual sales exceeded US$5 billion.
Raychem Corporation, established in 1957, had as its basis the then-new field of radiation chemistry technology (hence Raychem), which company founders combined with expertise in materials science to develop products such as aircraft wire and heat-shrinkable tubing. Raychem later applied these core technologies to introduce more products, including innovative circuit protection products that could automatically reset after circuit faults were cleared.
In 1999, AMP merged with Tyco International Ltd. Later that same year, Raychem was acquired. These two electronics industry leaders combined to form the basis of Tyco Electronics. Over the next two years, more strategic acquisitions broadened the company's product portfolio to encompass electronics and electrical components and systems spanning over 20 distinct product categories. Today, the portfolio includes not only connectors, but also relays, fiber optics, circuit protection devices, and touchscreens encompassing approximately half a million different part numbers. No other supplier matches the array of products and services that Tyco Electronics offers.
Keeping focused on the customer, Tyco Electronics now operates in approximately 50 countries, with manufacturing facilities in over 25 countries strategically located close to customers facilities. While there has been a shift of manufacturing operations to emerging regions such as China and Eastern Europe, the company's strategy maintains a well-balanced operating presence in all three major regions of the world.