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The earliest known earthquake in the U.S. state of California was documented in 1769 by the Spanish explorers and Catholic missionaries of the Portolá expedition as they traveled northward from San Diego along the Santa Ana River near the present site of Los Angeles. Ship captains and other explorers also documented earthquakes.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is an American manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components founded by Polish-born businessman Felix Zandman.Vishay has manufacturing plants in Israel, Asia, Europe, and the Americas where it produces rectifiers, diodes, MOSFETs, optoelectronics, selected integrated circuits, resistors, capacitors, and inductors.
By the early 1970s, Bill Hugle's role in Siliconix had largely diminished as he began focusing on a political career as the Democratic nominee for California's 12th congressional district. Lee remained principally responsible for Siliconix's day-to-day operations until the mid-1980s, when he expanded the company's executive leadership.
The capacity investment is continuing to position Vishay to better serve the global market. “Our commitment to providing our customers with optimized cost vs. performance, capacity readiness with short lead times, and breadth of product is at the forefront of this expansion,” said Mike Husman, Senior Vice President, Inductor Division, at ...
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the L.A. neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and the San Gabriel Valley.
The plant supplies 6% of California's power, but carries a 1 in 37,000 chance of experiencing a Chernobyl-style nuclear meltdown within five years.
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California early Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.. The strong quake was recorded about 4.35 miles north of Malibu and about ...
The Van Norman Dams, also known as the San Fernando Dams, were the terminus of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, supplying about 80 percent of Los Angeles' water, [5] until they were damaged in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake and were subsequently decommissioned due to the inherent instability of the site and their location directly above heavily populated areas.