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FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 7, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has added several new capacitance and voltage ratings to its THH 230ºC Hermetic Series high temperature SMD tantalum capacitors, which, more than two years after their introduction, still feature the highest temperature ratings of any SMD tantalum capacitors available on the market. AVX has also improved the performance of the THH Series’ “I” case components, extending the maximum rated operating temperature from 215ºC to 230ºC. The series now features capacitance values spanning 6.8µF to 100µF, voltage ratings spanning 16V to 63V, and minimum lifetimes of 1,000 hours at 230ºC and 0.5VR and 10,000 hours at 200ºC and 0.5VR. Additionally, when compared with

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (March 4, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, will launch two new capacitor series, showcase its expansive portfolio of advanced passive solutions — including several new and significant series extensions, and contribute to the technical conference program at this year’s Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC 2016), which will take place March 20 – 24 in Long Beach, Calif. New AVX products slated for introduction at APEC 2016 include a series of next-generation, medical-grade tantalum capacitors that require much less voltage de-rating than any competitive offering and deliver both exceptionally low DCL values and extremely high reliability in a variety of medical implantable and life support devices, and a

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 22, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has extended the voltage ratings for its award-winning OxiCap® NOS Low ESR Series niobium oxide (NbO) capacitors to 8V at 85°C and 7V at 105°C to satisfy automotive applications requiring fail-safe SMD electrolytic capacitors, and has also added standard ESR ratings to satisfy more cost-conscious applications. Delivering exceptional reliability for SMD capacitors — 0.2% per 1,000 hours at rated voltage and 85°C, with just 20% recommended derating under load — the series is ideal for in-cabin automotive applications, such as: steering angle sensors, voltage regulators, DC-DC converters, electrochromic mirror systems, and automotive infotainment systems. Based on niobium oxide technology, which can withstand

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 9, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the robust new TCQ Series automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors. Qualified to the Automotive Electronics Council’s AEC-Q200 specification for passive components, the TCQ Series meets the AEC’s challenging 125°C lifetime stability test and humidity bias testing at 85°C and 85% relative humidity for up to 1,000 hours. “The AEC-Q200 lifetime stability and humidity bias tests are notoriously difficult for polymer capacitors to pass due to inherent material limitations. As such, we based our new TCQ Series automotive conductive polymer chip capacitors on our proven, high reliability TCR Series professional conductive polymer chip capacitors, making several critical improvements to the material,

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — The Board of Directors of AVX Corporation (NYSE: AVX) recently declared a dividend of $0.105 per common share for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. The dividend will be paid to shareholders of record on February 19, 2016 and will be disbursed on March 4, 2016. AVX, headquartered in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a broad line of passive electronic components and related products. Please visit our website at: www.avx.com. Contact: AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC Kurt Cummings, 864-967-9303 [email protected]

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (February 4, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has earned a third superlative for its F38 Series miniature, undertab, conductive polymer tantalum capacitors by significantly reducing the ESR of several ratings. The F38 Series, which already offered the smallest and highest CV polymer tantalum capacitors in the industry — 0603 capacitors with an ultralow profile of 0.9mm, and 6.3V/47μF ratings, now offers the lowest ESR small case size polymer capacitors available on the market as well. Made of conductive polymer materials and featuring SMD facedown terminals, which help enable low ESL and higher capacitance values in small case sizes, F38 Series capacitors exhibit high conductivity, low ESR, low ESL, and

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (January 5, 2016) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced the new T4C Series HRC4000 medical grade, solid tantalum microchip capacitors. Designed for use in the filtering, hold-up, timing, and pulsing circuits within implantable, non-life-support and non-implantable life support applications, the T4C Microchip Medical Series delivers the smallest medical tantalum capacitors available in the industry (0402 case sizes) with low DC leakage levels (0.01CV or 0.3μA), in addition to change control for consistent supply and high standard reliability better than 0.1% failures per 1,000 hours, which is 10 times better than standard commercial reliability. T4C Microchip Medical Series capacitors are manufactured and tested using AVX’s patented and extremely effective Q-Process

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 15, 2015) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has teamed up with Mouser Electronics, celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, and several other visionaries within the global electronics industry to launch a Driverless Cars Series for Mouser’s award-winning Empowering Innovation Together™ program, which is designed to inspire creative thinking in both professional and aspiring engineers. Dedicated to addressing various aspects of autonomous vehicle technology spanning history, ethics, discoveries, innovations, and public opinion, the Driverless Cars Innovation Hub features articles, blogs, videos, challenges, product information, and other in-depth technical content contributed by various industry experts to provide visitors with insider insights about where technology is heading and how autonomous driving will revolutionize how

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 11, 2015) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, recently recognized Avnet Electronics Marketing China (AEMC) for outstanding sales growth in the second quarter of AVX’s fiscal year. Recording more than 22% growth over the highest quarter from the previous year, the Avnet China sales team was the only distributor region to receive special recognition from AVX globally. “The focus we have seen from the Avnet team in China has delivered impressive results for AVX, and we are confident that the foundations of our mutual business are strong enough to deliver continued growth beyond this quarter,” said Pete Venuto, senior vice president of sales at AVX. “On behalf of the entire

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 9, 2015) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released two new integrated thin film (ITF), high performance, low pass harmonic filters that exhibit low insertion losses and extremely sharp roll-off in high frequency wireless applications, including: mobile communications systems, military and emergency communications services, and matching networks. Based on thin film multilayer technology, the new 512MHz and 700MHz land grid array (LGA) filters feature an ultra miniature 1206 chip size, and deliver excellent high frequency performance and rugged construction for reliable automatic assembly. “Electronics in general are continually decreasing in size, but wireless electronics tend to face stronger and more urgent diminishing size demands than most,” said Larry Eisenberger,

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 4, 2015) — AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has received Electronics Weekly’s 2015 Passive and Electromechanical Product of the Year Elektra Award for its TCH Series high voltage, hermetically sealed polymer chip capacitors, which, by virtue of their package, were the world’s first effective polymer capacitor solution for high reliability, high voltage, and high temperature applications, such as: automotive, avionics, aerospace, and defense. Widely recognized as the leading promotional platform for celebrating the electronics achievements of individuals and companies across Europe, the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards honor the most remarkable new products, technology innovations, and company performances of the year. The 2015 Elektra Award winners were selected by an

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 3, 2015) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released two new medium power film capacitor series designed for DC filtering applications, such as DC link or resonant filters, spanning 1,500 to 3,000VDC. Comprised of segmented, dry, metallized polypropylene film and completely sealed with both schoopage and resin, the new FFHV and FTHV Series capacitors provide a safe alternative to oil-filled high voltage power film capacitors, while delivering low dielectric losses, low ESR, high reliability, high ripple current, long lifetimes, robust signal protection, and controlled self-healing capabilities. Available in large case sizes up to 36 liters with high specific energy up to 380J/I, FFHV and FTHV Series medium power film

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (December 1, 2015) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has released its new TBC Series HRC6000 medical implantable grade tantalum capacitors. Delivering lower DC leakage (DCL) values than any competitive offering — down to 0.0025CV or 25% of typical industry limits — and requiring significantly less voltage de-rating than the standard 50% recommendation for solid tantalum capacitors — as low as 20% for filtering and 0% for pacing, hold-up, and charging — the series is ideal for medical implantable and life support applications. TBC Series HRC6000 capacitors are manufactured using AVX’s patented Q-Process, which was developed to replace the Weibull Reliability Assessment as the industry standard for tantalum capacitors due to

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (November 9, 2015) – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has launched its new corporate website. Comprehensive, visually engaging, and easy to navigate, the new AVX website delivers a virtual corporate presence that accurately reflects the cutting-edge technology and seamless integration that its products enable in applications including: automotive, medical, renewable energy, optical communications, telecommunications, consumer electronics, and lighting. The new site actively anticipates user needs, providing several different intuitive paths to the same information from various entry points — including product pages, industry applications, and catalogs — in addition to a dynamic new search engine and much more detailed top, side, and bottom navigation bars. It also offers an interactive and

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C., Nov. 6, 2015 – AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has announced that its TCH Series hermetically sealed polymer chip capacitors have been selected as a finalist in the “Passive and Electromechanical Product of the Year” category of Electronics Weekly’s 2015 Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards, which honor the latest cutting-edge products and technology innovations. Widely recognized as the leading promotional platform for celebrating the electronics achievements of individuals and companies across Europe, an independent panel of judges will assess the quality of all entries and announce this year’s winners at an awards ceremony that will take place on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Lancaster London. “As a two-time winner of