SAN CARLOS, Calif. — April, 26, 2012 — Alliance Memory today announced a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia, part of the global technology distributor Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT). Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet Electronics Marketing, the largest distributor of electronic components in Asia, will offer Alliance Memory’s entire lineup of SRAMs and DRAMs to customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
Alliance Memory manufactures a complete line of SRAMs, including 3.3 V and 5 V fast asynchronous SRAMs with speeds from 10 ns to 20 ns; low-power devices with densities from 64 Kb to 16 Mb; and 2.5 V and 3.3 V ZBT/Sync pipelined burst (SPB)/Sync burst (SB) products. In addition, company has recently introduced synchronous DRAMs (SDR) with densities of 64 Mb, 128 Mb, and 256 Mb. Beyond distribution of these products, Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia will also provide associated design-chain and supply-chain services.
“We are excited that Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia recognizes our legacy SRAMs and DRAMs as valuable additions to their product lineup,” said Dan Gilbert, vice president of sales for Alliance Memory. “Through this partnership, we now have a powerful sales team of more than 3,000 people in 51 offices in the Asia-Pacific region alone. With Avnet also distributing our products within the U.S. market, we expect to raise the profile of our solutions significantly in a number of key industries.”
About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Asia Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia is part of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company with fiscal 2009 sales exceeding USD16.23 billion. Serving customers in more than 70 countries, Avnet is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products, and embedded technology. Avnet Electronics Marketing has a significant presence in Asia-Pacific, the fastest growing electronics market in the world. With its regional headquarters in Singapore, the company has offices in more than 40 locations in Asia.
Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia distributes semiconductors, interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components to serve a wide range of customers, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers, and small- to medium-sized businesses, and provides associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The company’s website is located at www.em.avnetasia.com.
