Technitrol, Inc. is a global producer of precision-engineered passive magnetics-based electronic components and electrical contact products and materials. The Company is a global producer of these products and materials in the primary markets it serves. Passive magnetics-based electronic components are used in virtually all types of electronic products to manage and regulate electronic signals and power. Electrical contact products and materials are used in any device in which the continuation or interruption of electrical currents is necessary. In each case, the Company's products are critical to the functioning of the end product. The Company operates its business in two segments: the electronic components segment (ECS), which operates under the name Pulse; and the electrical contact products segment (ECPS), which operates under the name AMI Doduco.