ABB
ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri) was established in 1988 through the merger of ASEA AB (Allmanna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget), a Swedish company founded in 1883, and Brown, Boveri & Cie, a Swiss company founded in 1891. The headquarters of ABB is located in Zurich, Switzerland. As a multinational corporation, ABB operates in various sectors, prominently in robotics, power, heavy electrical equipment, and automation technology. It is recognized as one of the largest engineering companies globally, providing industrial motors and drives across diverse industries such as utilities, transportation, and infrastructure.
ABB Semiconductors, a division of ABB, focuses on the development and manufacturing of power semiconductors. The roots of ABB Semiconductors date back to 1952 when Brown Boveri initiated the production of selenium rectifiers at its Lenzburg site in Switzerland. Over the years, it has grown into a leading manufacturer of high-voltage power semiconductors, offering a range of products including diodes, thyristors (SCRs), IGBTs (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors), and IGCTs (Integrated Gate-Commutated Thyristor). With major production sites in Lenzburg, Switzerland, and Prague, Czech Republic, ABB Semiconductors has played a pivotal role in advancing efficient energy conversion technologies.