AVX Receives IRIS Certification for Power Capacitor Range


AVX awarded prestigious railway approval for power film capacitor product offering...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (February 23, 2009) - AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of
advanced passive components and leaded solutions, has received certification in accordance with the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS), covering the design, development and manufacturing of power capacitors. AVX's metallized film power capacitor plant is based in Saint Apollinaire, France.

IRIS is the quality standard for the railway industry. Developed by UNIFE, the Independent Association of European Railway Industries, and supported by system integrators, equipment manufacturers and operators, IRIS is an internationally recognised standard for the evaluation of railway industry management systems. The certification covers AVX's entire high-power film capacitor product offering.

"AVX is honored for the recognition of the IRIS approval body. Mass transport is an important business sector for AVX, and our metallized film technology provides significant size and performance benefits," said Gilles Terzulli, global marketing manager for power film.

Recently, AVX's Trafim(TM) high- energy power film capacitor family played a role in
breaking the world-speed record for conventional trains. AVX uses a proprietary, high-reliability, controlled self-healing technology in its Trafim, Disfim(TM) and Filfim(TM) families of environmentally- safe, oil-filled capacitors. Under certain conditions this technology can achieve a specific energy density of 2200 joules per litre.

For more information, contact AVX at 801 17th Avenue South, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578; by calling 843-448-9411; by fax at 843-444-2864; or on the Web at www.avx.com.
AVX Corporation is a leading international supplier of electronic passive components and interconnect solutions with 24 manufacturing and customer support facilities in 15 countries around the world. AVX offers a broad range of devices including capacitors, resistors, filters, timing and circuit protection devices and connectors. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:AVX).

For more information, contact:
Jiri Pernicky
Marketing Communications Manager
+420 575 757 540
pernickyj@avxeur.com

Garth Miller
BtB Marketing
+1-919-872-8172
gmiller@btbmarketing.com

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