public traded as nyse tel 1 s & p 500 component industry electronics founded 2007 headquarters schaffhausen switzerland incorporation 1 berwyn pennsylvania executive key people tom lynch chairman & ceo terrence curtin president products electronics electronic components networking revenue usd 11.89 billion fiscal 2015 2 net income usd 2.42 billion fiscal 2015 3 number of employees 72 000 2016 2 website te.com te connectivity ltd formerly tyco electronics ltd designs and manufactures connectivity and sensor solutions for a variety of industries including automotive industrial equipment data communication systems aerospace defense oil and gas consumer electronics energy and subsea communications . the company serves customers in more than 150 countries . contents 1 history 2 structure 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1941 aircraft marine products was founded then in 1956 the name was changed to amp incorporated when it incorporated . 4 5 in 1999 tyco international acquired american electronics connector manufacturer amp incorporated . 6 in july 2007 tyco separated into three publicly independent companies covidien ltd formerly tyco healthcare tyco electronics ltd and tyco international ltd formerly tyco fire & security and tyco engineered products & services tfs teps . 7 on march 10 2011 tyco electronics ltd changed its name to te connectivity which the company said felt more relevant to its position as a connectivity and sensor component manufacturer . 8 9 on august 28 2015 te connectivity ltd announced that it has completed the sale of its broadband networks business to commscope holding co. for about us 3 billion . 10 structure edit as an independent company te connectivity operates through three major segments transportation solutions 50 % industrial solutions 28 % communications solutions 22 % total usd12 billion in 2016 the company had 72 000 employees operating in almost 50 countries . 2 sales by region as of 2015 update were europe middle east africa 35 % americas 30 % asia pacific 35 % . see also edit f crimp mictor references edit a b peter key 15 september 2011 te connectivity cutting 660 jobs worldwide six in berwyn philadelphia business journal american city business journals archived from the original on 16 september 2011 retrieved 16 september 2011 a b c 498 te connectivity . forbes . retrieved september 24 2016 . te connectivity 2015 annual report pdf . amp incorporated history ; funding universe . amp incorporated ; profile of the european connector industry ; 6th ed ; 1995 ; isbn 1 85617 254 6 . tyco completes acquisition of amp . new york times . april 6 1999 . retrieved october 12 2016 . tyco history tyco electronics is now te connectivity ltd. press release . te connectivity . 10 march 2011 . retrieved 10 march 2011 . seth jayson 26 february 2011 does tyco electronics miss the grade the motley fool te.com external links edit official english website official chinese website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title te connectivity & oldid 744428967 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeelectronics companies of switzerlandswiss companies established in 2007technology companies established in 2007hidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from 2015all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschespa olfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 15 october 2016 at 04 36 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view