100 years of Meeting Market Demand From Hamburg
Before WWII, the Lokstedt site produced around 300,000 radio tubes per month with a workforce of roughly 1,600. The war caused a collapse in production as the military tubes they were forced to manufacture were more complicated. By the end of 1944, production and headcount had ramped up to 250,000 military tubes per month and 4,000 employees.
WWII ended in 1945, providing a chance at a new beginning for Valvo under the Allies. The first few years were marred by low pay and harsh working conditions. In June 1948, a currency reform happened, and all goods could now be purchased with Deutsche Marks. This began a turnaround for the entire economy and better conditions for employees.
The 1950s brought about a period of reconstruction and a massive boom in consumption. TV broadcasts began in the Netherlands in 1951 (December 1952 in Germany), and Philips developed the first TVs for the new standard of 625 lines.
Tubes and transistors were used in parallel for a long time, resulting in a slow transfer of production focus. Developing the planar process and production on ¾ inch wafer sped up the process. As semiconductor production ramped up, transistors shrunk, enabling mass production and cost reduction. Innovative packaging like our SOT23, which remains an industry standard, revolutionized the miniaturization of electronics. This paved the way for developing integrated circuits, the foundation of modern electronics.
We don’t do things halfway at Nexperia. We’re proud to have been a part of 100 years of innovation in Hamburg and look forward to the next 100 years of shaping a sustainable future for technology.
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