Powerex Inc, a joint venture by General Electric Company and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, engages in supplying discrete devices, modules and integrated high power semiconductor solutions. The company designs and manufactures
IGBTs, HVIGBTs, intelligent power modules, DIP-IPMs,
rectifiers, thyristors, custom power modules, gate driver,
DC-DC Converters and assemblies for such markets as aircraft, alternative energy, power generation and distribution, medical, transportation, welding and white goods and HVAC.
Powerex Inc was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Youngwood, Pennsylvania. As a global leading semiconductor company, the company has sales representatives and franchised electronic distributors across the globe, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific.