MALVERN, Pa. — September 10, 2013 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that the company’s Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitors (MLCC) Division has earned the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485:2003 certification for its Migdal Ha’Emek, Israel plant. Vishay’s ISO 13485:2003 registration audit was conducted by the Standards Institution of Israel (SII), and the site was certified for the design and manufacture of MLCCs for the medical market.

ISO 13485:2003 certification specifies processes for an organization’s quality management system to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet regulatory and customer requirements pertaining to medical device application standards.

At Vishay’s Migdal Ha’Emek plant, the Company manufactures MLCCs for implantable life support equipment, such as pacemakers and ICDs, as well as neurostimulation devices. By producing these components to the stringent requirements set by ISO 13485:2003, the company continues to demonstrate its commitment to the medical industry.