LaFox, IL, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 – Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RELL) announced today a new distribution agreement with MS Power GmbH, a leading manufacturer of bipolar semiconductor products. The agreement aligns with both companies commitment to provide the highest reliability and quality products into various applications including Motor Drives, Power Supplies, Solar and Wind Energy Systems, Smart Grid, and others.
MS Power GmbH offers a broad range of Distributed Gate SCRs, Phase Control SCRs, Diodes, Power Modules, and Power Bridge devices. Its broad range of Diodes contain pellets in voltages up to 7000V and a current range of 25A and 13500A. SCRs are available in voltages up to 8500V and a current range from 16A-5000A. The company offers a wide range of Diode Modules in voltages up to 6000V and a current range of 25A-1000A. MS Power also offers a wide range of SCR and SCR/Diode Modules in voltages up to 4400V and a current range of 25A-800A. All modules are offered in both soldered and compression bonded technologies.
“We are excited to distribute MS Power’s exemplary product line, but it is the company’s value-added capabilities that let us know we have made the right choice for our line card,” said Greg Peloquin, Executive Vice President of Richardson Electronics’ Power & Microwave Technologies group. “MS Power combines the highest quality of production, the latest technology, and an active available-from-stock inventory at competitive prices.”
MS Power GmbH in-house capabilities include: wafer fab in-house chip production, packaging fab with world-class soldering technology (vacuum soldering), and the best-in-class high power testing center in China. MS Power continuously carries out new research and technical solutions for customized requirement from clients.
“Working with Richardson Electronics truly compliments our mission to provide leading technologies to our valued customers, now with their exceptional worldwide support,” says Yechao Shen, President of MS Power GmbH. “We believe our future together to be beneficial for each customer we reach.”
About Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. is a leading global provider of engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes and related consumables; power conversion and RF and microwave components, flat panel detector solutions and replacement parts for diagnostic imaging equipment; and customized display solutions. We serve customers in the alternative energy, healthcare, aviation, broadcast, communications, industrial, marine, medical, military, scientific and semiconductor markets. The Company’s strategy is to provide specialized technical expertise and “engineered solutions” based on our core engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The Company provides solutions and adds value through design-in support, systems integration, prototype design and manufacturing, testing, logistics, and aftermarket technical service and repair through its global infrastructure. More information is available at www.rell.com.
Richardson Electronics common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol RELL.
About Richardson Electronics – Power & Microwave Technologies
For 70 years, Richardson Electronics has been your industry-leading global provider of engineered solutions, RF & microwave and power products. With the launch of the Power & Microwave Technologies group, we continue this legacy and complement it with new products from the world’s most innovative technology partners. Richardson Electronics’ Power & Microwave Technologies group focuses on what we do best: identify and design disruptive technologies, introduce new products on a global basis, develop solutions for our customers, and provide exceptional worldwide support. As a global company, we provide solutions and add value through design-in support, systems integration, prototype design and manufacturing, testing, logistics, and aftermarket technical service and repair—all through our existing global infrastructure. More information is available at: www.rellpower.com.
About MS Power GmbH
MS Power GmbH, headquartered in Eschborn, Germany, is recognized for manufacturing high quality products. As a leading company in power semiconductor components and systems, it has been committed to provide the highest reliability into various applications such as Motor Drives, Power Supplies, Solar and Wind Energy systems, Smart Grid etc. The current portfolio of products mainly covers the range of Bi-Polar semiconductor chips and discrete in forms of Stud Screw Fit Diodes/Thyristors, Capsule Devices and Modules. In addition, the in-house team of competence is also capable of providing Power Stacks and systems as a solution provider. MS Power GmbH, continuously carries out new research and technical solutions for customized requirement from clients. The company has one application lab for IGBT inverter in Italy and one R&D center for the third generation of wide band-gap semiconductors such as SiC (Silicon Carbide) and GaN (Gallium Nitride) in China. Meanwhile, owing to an increasing demand for green energy and high power efficiency, in conjunction with application partners, the company is prepared to offer the complete solution on energy conversion technology with most value-added. To stay with a more efficient communication with the clients all around the world, flexibility and localization have been remain as two principal pillars to MS Power’s company policy. Find out more at www.mspowergroup.com.
