Knowles Precision Devices (KPD) is a world leader in the design and manufacture of capacitor products. Our well respected brands include Compex, DLI, Johanson MFG, Novacap, Syfer, and Voltronics who together have a combined history of over 200 years. Our core competencies include materials science, device design, sophisticated integrated circuits, manufacturing and advanced packaging. Via our R&D centers in Europe, Asia and North America we make significant investment in research and development to deliver ground breaking technology to our customers, with high-volume economies. Our products are used in telecommunications, data communications, frequency synthesizers, timing, navigation, automotive, industrial, military, fiber optic, wireless, medical implantable, aerospace & consumer markets needing stringent safety margins. Novacap and Syfer Technology are leading manufacturers of specialty multilayer ceramic capacitors – Novacap for high-temperature and high-energy parts and Syfer Technology for high-voltage and high-CV capacitors along with EMI suppression filters. Compex and DLI are global manufacturers of microwave and millimeter wave parts – Compex for SLC Capacitors, Submounts and thin-film parts and DLI for highly temperature-stable and extremely low ESR chips and broadband blocks, heatsinks and standoffs. Johanson MFG and Voltronics are world-class manufacturers of Precision Variable Capacitors – Johanson for trimmer capacitors, non-magnetic variable inductors and microwave tuning elements and Voltronics for precision and multi-turn variable capacitors.