Powerex

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Powerex Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of BC Hydro, is a leading marketer of wholesale energy products and services in western Canada and the western US, and a growing niche player in other markets across North America.

Powerex Inc., a pioneer in high power semiconductor applications, Powerex offers a broad line of products, including IGBT; MOSFET Modules; Intelligent Power Modules (IPM); DIP-IPM; Module Accessories (including gate drivers and DC-DC Converters); Discrete Thyristors/SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier); Discrete Rectifiers; Thyristor and Diode Modules; Fast Recovery and Three-Phase Diode Modules; Assemblies; IGBT Assemblies; and Custom Modules. Powerex supports many markets, including transportation, AC and DC motor controls, UPS, alternative energy, medical power supplies, welding, industrial heating, electrical vehicles, aircraft and communications. Corporate offices and manufacturing facilities are located in western Pennsylvania.

Established on January 1, 1986, Powerex inc. 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. With the idea of advancement toward the future, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation established an equity position in Powerex.

In 1994, Westinghouse sold its shares to General Electric and Mitsubishi Electric, the present equal majority shareholders.