Powerex

Powerex turns ideas into cost-effective products and is a leading supplier of discrete, modular and integrated high power semiconductor solutions, supporting many markets, including:

• AC, DC and Servo Drives (Low and Medium Voltage)
• Aircraft (Electro-Hydrostatic Actuators, Power Generators)
• Alternative Energy (Wind, Photovoltaic) and Distributed Power (Flywheel, Fuel Cell, Microturbine)
• Electric Vehicles
• Induction Heating
• Industrial Pump Controls
• Medical Power Supplies (CT, MRI, X-Ray)
• Power Generation and Distribution
• Pulsed Power
• Transportation (Propulsion and Auxiliary Power for Rail, Shipboard)
• Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
• Welding
• White Goods and HVAC

Established on January 1, 1986, Powerex is the result of a combination of two pioneers in the power semiconductor industry -- the Power Semiconductor Divisions of General Electric Company and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.