Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH and STMicroelectronics are expanding their franchise contract to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. From 1 February 2009 Rutronik will offer the complete ST product range in these countries, expanding its broad product range of semiconductors.

As of 1 February, Rutronik and STMicroelectronics are extending their long-
standing partnership to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia and the
Baltic states. The two companies have been cooperating successfully since
Rutronik was founded in 1973. Most recently, the partnership covered
Central Europe (Benelux, Germany, Austria, Switzerland), France, Italy and
Eastern Europe (Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Romania, Bulgaria and Russia). ST is one of the most important Rutronik
franchise partners for semiconductors. The manufacturer offers a
comprehensive product range of discrete components, analogue ICs, storage
technologies and microcontrollers. Together with ST, Rutronik can offer
perfectly harmonised system solutions for the most varied applications in
fast growing markets. This makes the cooperation between the two companies successful, especially in the areas of Factory Automation, Automotive, Lighting, Connectivity, Home Appliance and Power Supply.

“Thanks to the expansion of our cooperation with ST we can tap into new
markets and thus further strengthen our pan-European sales network. Thanks to its broad product range, STMicroelectronics provides a perfect
complement to our product portfolio. In the many years of cooperation ST has
proved to be a reliable partner,” explains Wolfgang Sayer, ST Line Manager
at Rutronik. “In the next few years we want to further increase our
activities in the field of design-in in cooperation with ST and to increase
growth together.” Loïc Toubin, Key Account Manager at STMicroelectronics adds: “The long and successful cooperation made the expansion of the franchise contract with Rutronik into an important component of our growth strategy in Europe. The main factor that we appreciate about Rutronik is the local support for customers by experienced sales and application teams with very good product and market knowledge as well as the outstanding delivery performance from customised warehousing."

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