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PR 143-2015/ROHM
ROHM extends Rutronik’s franchise to a
global agreement
Willich-Münchheide, January 8th, 2015 - ROHM Semiconductor expands the
European distribution agreement with Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente to a
worldwide franchise for the entire ROHM products portfolio.
Rutronik markets ROHM devices since 1999 with a at last dramatically double digit
sales growth. For the second time in a row, RUTRONIK has recently received the
award of the distributor with “Achievement in Highest Growth in Europe” at
electronica 2014.
The key products in the portfolio amongst others are Power devices such as SiC
diodes & SiC MOSFETs, Modules & Power Si MOSFETs, Power Management ICs &
motor/LED Driver ICs, Discrete/Opto & Passive components, general purpose ICs,
Audio & Video ICs as well as sensors, perfectly fitting Rutronik’s broadline concept
and addressing dynamic market segments. Thanks to its integrative set-up,
Rutronik is able to provide technical support for application development and
design-ins as well as individual supply chain management solutions and services
worldwide.
“The past years have proven the value of our partnership, hence the next natural
step to further support the growth’s strategy of both companies is the global
expansion of the franchise”, said Günter Richard, Sales Director Distribution at
ROHM. “With its established global footprint, logistic concepts and technical
expertise Rutronik is able to meet customers’ needs everywhere in the world.”
“We are pleased to expand our successful cooperation to leverage ROHM’s broad
offering of state-of-the-art products in combination with our market reach”,
commented Thomas Rudel, CEO of Rutronik. “The products have proven not only to
ideally complement our product line-up; they also meet the growing requirements
of future-oriented markets for efficiency and performance, hence enabling us to
provide the right solutions to our customers on a global basis.”
About ROHM Semiconductor (www.rohm.com)
ROHM Semiconductor is a global company of 331,087 million yen (3,24 billion $) revenue
with 19.985 employees in the last fiscal year ending March 2014. ROHM Semiconductor
develops and manufactures a very large product range from the Ultra Low Power
Microcontroller, Power Management, Standard ICs , SiC Diodes, Mosfets and Modules ,
Power Transistors and Diodes, LEDs to passives components such as Resistors, Tantalum
Capacitors and LED display units, thermal Printheads in state-of-the-art manufacturing
plants in Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, China and Europe.
Lapis Semiconductor (former OKI Semiconductor), SiCrystal AG and Kionix are companies
of ROHM Group.
ROHM Semiconductor Europe has its head office near Dusseldorf serving the EMEA region
(Europe, Middle East and Africa).
About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe
(according to Europartners Distribution Report 2014) and tenth largest in the world
(according to EBN, May 2014). The broadline distributor provides Semiconductors, Passive
and Electro mechanical Components and Boards, Storage, Displays & Wireless Products.
Prime target markets are Automotive, Medical, Industrial, Home Appliances, Energy and
Lighting. Under the umbrella of RUNTRONIK EMBEDDED Rutronik bundles all product and
service offerings for specific Embedded applications in the area of Boards, Storage, Displays,
Wireless and Peripherals. RUTRONIK SMART combines Sensors, Wireless Components,
Microcontrollers, Power Management and Security Solutions for Devices within the Internet
of Things (IoT). Competent technical support for product development and design-ins,
individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as extensive services
complete the customer- and future-oriented portfolio. The company was founded by Helmut
Rudel in Ispringen/Germany in 1973 and has more than 1,300 employees worldwide.
Contact Information:
ROHM Semiconductor GmbH
Media Department
Karl-Arnold-Str. 15
D-47877 Willich-Münchheide
Germany
Phone: +49 2154 921 0
Fax: +49 2154 921450
E-mail: [email protected]
KEK Concept GmbH
Evelyn Stepken
Hofer Str. 1
D-81737 Munich
Germany
Phone: +49 89 673 461-30
Fax: +49 89 673 461-55
E-mail: [email protected]
Caption:
ROHM recognizes Rutronik with “Achievement in Highest Growth in Europe” award
at electronica 2014.
From right to left:
ROHM Semiconductor:Günter Richard, Distribution Sales Director
ROHM Semiconductor: Dirk Kayser, Distribution Sales
Rutronik: Thomas Ulinski, Marketing Director, Semiconductor
ROHM Semiconductor:Christian Andre, President Chairman of SiCrystal AG
ROHM Co.Ltd; .Masaki Sakai, Director Euro-American Sales
Rutronik: Thomas Rudel, CEO
ROHM Co.Ltd., Satoshi Sawamura, President
Rutronik: Markus Krieg, Managing Director Marketing
Rutronik. Wolfgang Sayer, European Line Manager
ROHM: Yasushi Watanabe, Group Manager Euro Sales