Tyco Electronics Ltd. ·  Schaffhausen Switzerland · (NYSE: TEL)

Tyco Electronics is more passive than aggressive when it comes to engineered electronics. Formerly part of Tyco International, Tyco Electronics is one of the world's largest suppliers of passive electronics. Its components are used in aerospace, automotive, data communications, consumer electronics, energy, lighting products, medical applications, and systems applications, as well as public safety, military, and telecommunications. The company operates almost 100 manufacturing sites around the world and sells its more than half a million components directly and through distributors to customers in over 150 countries. Two-thirds of its sales come from outside the US, with Visteon being a major customer. To read the full description, subscribe now.