Sensata Technologies Holding N.V, through its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of sensors and controls primarily in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Sensors and Controls. The Sensors segment manufactures pressure, force, temperature, speed, and position sensors, as well as electromechanical sensors. Its products are used in subsystems of automobiles, such as engine, air-conditioning, and ride stabilization; heavy off-road vehicles; and industrial products, including heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems. The Controls segment manufactures various control products, such as motor and compressor protectors, circuit breakers, semiconductor burn-in test sockets, electronic HVAC controls, power inverters, precision switches, and thermostats that are used in industrial, aerospace, military, commercial, and residential markets. These products help prevent damage from overheating and fires in various applications, including commercial heating and air-conditioning systems, refrigerators, aircraft, automobiles, lighting, and other industrial applications. This segment also manufactures DC to AC power inverters. The company offers its products primarily under the Sensata, Klixon, Airpax, and Dimensions brand names. It serves original equipment manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive, industrial, and commercial end-markets; and industrial and commercial manufacturers and suppliers in the climate control, appliance, semiconductor, datacomm, telecommunications, and aerospace industries, as well as motor and compressor suppliers. The company was founded in 1916 and is based in Almelo, the Netherlands. Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. is a subsidiary of Sensata Investment Company S.C.A.