Knowles Corp

Knowles Corporation is a leading manufacturer of specialty electronic components. The company designs parts that perform unique, critical functions for innovative technologies, focusing on extreme reliability, custom engineering, and scalable manufacturing. Its products include high-performance capacitors, radio frequency ("RF") filters, advanced microphones, and balanced armature speakers. These components are used in demanding applications across medtech, defense, industrial, and electrification/energy markets. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Knowles is a global organization with approximately 5,200 employees at facilities located in 11 countries. Knowles operates through two reportable segments: Precision Devices ("PD") and Medtech & Specialty Audio ("MSA"). The PD segment provides high-performance capacitors and RF filtering solutions for defense, industrial, medtech, and electrification/energy markets. Its capacitor portfolio includes products with specialized requirements such as high voltage, high temperature, and high reliability. The PD segment also delivers RF filtering solutions across a broad range of applications and frequencies, primarily serving the defense market. The MSA segment focuses on delivering high reliability and industry-leading balanced armature speakers and microphones to leading hearing health manufacturers and specialty audio markets. This segment collaborates with customers to meet specific size, broad frequency response, low power, or custom acoustic module requirements.