Optek | X-ON
OPTEK Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells optoelectronics and lighting products. It offers fiber optic devices, commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)/JAN products, infrared devices, magnetic sensors, isolators, vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSELs), VLEDs, automotive solutions, through-hole and wired products, and surface mounts and chip carriers; and lighting components and assemblies. The company also provides the technology showcase, an iPad application that enables electronic design engineers to review technologies and download datasheets with a focus on medical, defense and aerospace, industrial, transportation, and energy markets through the iTunes store. Its products are used in markets/applications, such as datacom, commercial, medical, office equipment, industrial, and automotive. The company offers its products through distributors and sales representatives in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and EMEA regions. OPTEK Technology, Inc. was formerly known as Crown Semiconductor, Inc. and changed its name to OPTEK Technology, Inc. in May 1984. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Carrollton, Texas. OPTEK Technology, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of TT Electronics plc.