Bourns In Electronic Components Listing

Operating Segments: Electronics

HQ: Riverside, California, United States

About Bourns

Bourns’s story first began in 1947 when Marlan and Rosemary Bourns began work in a garage located in Altadena, California. They initially started with the manufacturing of potentiometers for the aerospace industry, and their business quickly took off from there. Throughout the years, their company has expanded in their global reach, product portfolio, and workforce. Currently, they are headquartered in Riverside, California, and their products include a broad range of electronic components. Since the 2000’s, the company has also acquired multiple businesses that currently serve as subsidiaries.

Products, Services, and Platforms

• Automotive: Bourns’ products include automotive sensors, commercial vehicle sensors, and other automotive components.
• Consumer: For their consumer market, Bourns manufactures electronic equipment, storage devices, battery protection, and household appliances.
• Communications: Bourns has wired communications, wireless infrastructure, and data center equipment for their customers’ communication needs.
• Industrial: For industrial applications, Bourns offers energy generation and distribution, building automation systems, factory automation, transportation, military and aerospace, and medical products.

Subsidiaries/Partners

Bourns’ subsidiaries include Komatsulite Mfg. Co., Ltd., Recon Optical, Bourns Electronics Ireland, J.W. Miller Magnetics, Bourns AG, KEKO Varicon d.o.o, Bourns Microelectronics Modules, Inc., Bourns Sensors GmbH, and others.

Competitors

Bourns’s competitors include Tii Technologies, Littelfuse, Everest, HSI Sensing, Mektec, SunMan Engineering, I-Gard, Mersen, SEL, and AEM.