Amphenol Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products, and specialty cable. It operates through the following segments: Harsh Environment Solutions, Communications Solutions, and Interconnect and Sensor Systems. The Harsh Environment Solutions segment manufactures and markets a broad range of ruggedized interconnect products, including connectors and interconnect systems, printed circuits and printed circuit assemblies, and other products for use in the industrial, military, commercial aerospace, automotive, mobile networks and information technology, and data communications end markets. The Communications Solutions segment focuses on the design, manufacture, and marketing of connector and interconnect systems, including radio frequency, power, fiber optic, and other products, together with antennas. The Interconnect and Sensor Systems segment includes the sensors, sensor-based systems, connectors, and value-add interconnect systems used in the automotive, industrial, information technology and data communications, mobile networks, military, and commercial aerospace end markets. The company was founded by Schmitt J. Arthur in 1932 and is headquartered in Wallingford, CT.