NEXFLASH TECHNOLOGIES, FUTURE ELECTRONICS SIGN
WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
- Future Becomes First Global Distributor of spiFlash Serial Flash
Memories
SAN JOSE, Calif., USA - Oct. 25, 2004
NexFlash Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in Serial Flash technology,
and Future Electronics, a world-class leader and innovator in the
distribution and marketing of semiconductors and passive, interconnect
and electro-mechanical components, today announced a worldwide distribution
agreement. The agreement is the first worldwide distribution deal
for NexFlash's memory products, including the flagship NexFlash
spiFlash® line of pin- and space-efficient Serial Flash memories
with the popular Serial Peripheral Interface.
"NexFlash customers are located around the world and manufacture
a wide range of products - from computer peripherals and consumer
electronics to networking and industrial equipment, requiring our
advanced Serial Flash memory products," said Frank Reynolds, vice
president of worldwide sales at NexFlash. "Therefore, a distributor
with the global reach and design expertise of Future Electronics
is essential for NexFlash to satisfy the growing demand for those
memory products. We welcome Future Electronics as NexFlash's first
worldwide distributor for these products and look forward to continued
success for both companies through this distribution agreement."
Future Electronics has been serving the electronics industry for
more than 35 years. The company is the only electronic components
distribution organization to provide 24-hour product marketing capability
and expertise to its worldwide customer base.
The NexFlash spiFlash family offers a broad range of densities including
1-megabit (Mb), 2Mb, 4Mb, 8Mb, and 16Mb Serial Flash memories, and
is the only Serial Flash memory line with a common SOIC footprint
in densities ranging from 1Mb to 16Mb. NexFlash also plans to add
32Mb and 64Mb densities in 2005. NexFlash spiFlash memories are
ideal for Serial code and data storage in a variety of controller-,
DSP- and FPGA-based applications.
About NexFlash
NexFlash Technologies, Inc. is a developer and provider of Serial
Flash Memory products for today's emerging electronic applications.
The company's spiFlash memories are tailored for serial code storage
applications such as DVD/CD drives, hard disk drives, wireless LANs,
network cards, DSL models, printers, set-top boxes, FPGAs and more.
NexFlash was founded in October 1998 and is a partially owned subsidiary
of Winbond Electronics Corp. NexFlash holds numerous patents on
its technology and has established strategic alliances with Sharp
Corporation and Winbond Electronics. For more information please
visit the NexFlash Website at www.nexflash.com
About Future Electronics
Future Electronics, a global leader in electronics distribution,
ranks third in component sales worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company
has emerged as one of the most important entities in the electronics
distribution industry and today, is recognized around the globe
as one of the industry's most innovative organizations. This position
is built upon Future's commitment to maintain close business partnerships
with both suppliers and customers, coupled with the strength of
its commercial and technical competencies through all stages of
the design-production cycle. The company employs 5,000 employees
in 157 offices in 37 countries around the world. Future Electronics'
web site can be accessed at www.FutureElectronics.com
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