Molex Incorporated (Molex) is a manufacturer of electronic components. As of June 30, 2009, the Company operated 43 manufacturing locations located in 18 countries. The Company’s core business is the manufacture and sale of electronic components. Molex’s products are used by a number of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. It designs, manufactures and sells more than 100,000 products, including terminals, connectors, planar cables, cable assemblies, interconnection systems, backplanes, integrated products and mechanical and electronic switches. It also provides manufacturing services to integrate specific components into a customer’s product. In July 2008, the Company acquired AFlextech, Inc. In May 2009, the Company announced the launch of its Solid State Lighting (SSL) business unit and introduced the Company's new series of SSL products, the Transcend Lighting Series, bringing a fully-integrated light emitting diode solution to lighting fixture manufacturers.