POING, GERMANY--(Marketwired - Jan 11, 2016) - Avnet Memec - Silica, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company, today announced that it has expanded its franchise portfolio to include Alliance Memory. Building on the success of their partnership with Avnet, Inc. in North America and Asia, Alliance Memory's entire line-up of SRAMs and DRAMs is now distributed throughout the EMEA region by Avnet Memec - Silica.
Alliance Memory manufactures a complete line of DRAMs and 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 32 Mb; and 2.5 V and 3.3 V ZBT/Sync pipelined burst (SPB)/Sync burst (SB) products. The company's offering of synchronous DRAMs (SDRAM) includes devices with densities from 16 Mb to 512 Mb, including components recently discontinued by Micron Semiconductor; mobile low-power SDRAMs for portable devices; and high-speed CMOS double data rate (DDR), DDR2, and DDR3 SDRAMs in a wide range of options.
"Avnet has been one of the most trusted names in the electronics industry for more than half a century and its global reach in the electronics supply chain is second to none," said David Bagby, president and CEO of Alliance Memory. "The company has played a key role in raising the profile of our legacy IC solutions within the North American and Asia markets, and we can't wait to extend that success to the EMEA region, where we expect to grow our customer base across a number of industries."
"To eliminate costly redesigns, there is a high demand across the world for legacy memory solutions, especially DRAMs," said Mario Orlandi, president of Avnet Memec - Silica. "Alliance Memory has made significant additions to its portfolio in anticipation of this demand, and with the company's solutions in our line-up, we've been able to meet the market need in North America and Asia. We're now looking forward to providing greater access to these solutions globally."
About Avnet Memec - Silica
Avnet Memec - Silica is the European semiconductor specialist of Avnet, Inc., one of the leading global distributors. Customers may expect state-of-the-art technologies, comprehensive technical support and advanced supply chain and logistics services. Avnet Memec - Silica is a partner of leading semiconductor manufactures and innovative solution providers over many years. With a team of more than 200 application engineers and technical specialists, Avnet Memec - Silica supports projects all the way from the idea to the concept to production. For more information, visit www.avnetmemec-silica.com
About Avnet, Inc.
From components to cloud and design to disposal, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology globally by providing them with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, services and solutions. Avnet is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of $27.9 billion for the fiscal year 2015. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
About Alliance Memory Inc.
Alliance Memory is a worldwide fabless manufacturer of legacy memory products for the communications, computing, consumer electronics, medical, automotive, and industrial markets. Alliance Memory is a privately held company with headquarters in San Carlos, California, and regional offices in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, China, and Southeast Asia. More information about Alliance Memory is available online at www.alliancememory.com.
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