Macronix and Avnet Memec announce distribution partnership

TAIWAN:  Avnet Memec, an Avnet, Inc. company, a leading global technology distributor, has been selected as a pan-European distributor for Macronix International Co. Ltd, a leading provider of non-volatile memory semiconductor solutions.

The new agreement enables Avnet Memec to bring leading NOR, NAND and ROM technology to its customers across Europe at the earliest stage of their design.

"Adding Macronix' Flash memory products to our portfolio adds depth to our line-card and service offering," said Bill Walker, VP of Technical Marketing for Avnet Memec. "Leveraging the Macronix cutting edge manufacturing processes will allow us to offer customers competitive low power, high speed read/write devices across all popular densities to ensure that their design and build cost remains optimized."

Chris Bowen, GM of Macronix Europe N.V., said: "Throughout Europe, there is a vast range of applications with an increasing number of features requiring advanced Flash memory. The superior technical design support offered by Avnet Memec, backed by Avnet Europe's logistics and warehousing, means we will be able to reach those customers early in their design cycle."

Macronix Flash memory devices are available now from Avnet Memec