Two new distributor appointments in Taiwan for Energy Micro

Oslo, Norway, July 5th 2011 – Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, has announced the appointment of two new distributors for Taiwan. Maxtek Technology and Retronix Technology will support Energy Micro's complete portfolio of energy friendly ARM® Cortex(TM) based EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco RF transceivers for ultra low power applications.

Located in Taipei, Maxtek has operated as a dedicated distributor of electronic components since 1992. The company provides complete distribution solutions to support customer development in application areas such as energy metering, building automation, security, portable medical equipment, and portable consumer electronics products.

Also based in Taipei, Retronix is a value added reseller of electronic components, providing distribution and design services in Taiwan and Greater China since 2007. With strong engineering and integration capabilities, the company has worked with many semiconductor vendors in areas such as digital TV, multimedia processing and industrial control.

Jeff Su, Energy Micro's newly appointed Sales Director for Greater China said, " Energy efficiency is a rapidly growing trend in electronic product design and Energy Micro's ultra low power microcontroller and RF solutions offer many power saving advantages. Maxtek and Retronix both offer solid electronics distribution experience in Taiwan and this collaboration will enable Energy Micro to expand its energy friendly portfolio in the region".

For further information and reader enquiries:

Øyvind Borgan, Energy Micro AS, PO Box 4633, Nydalen, N-405 Oslo, Norway

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Tel:+47 23 00 98 00
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Janice Fenton, Publitek Limited, 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW, United Kingdom

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About Energy Micro
Energy Micro is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM® Cortex™ processor core. Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company’s ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems and portable heath and fitness equipment. The products are supported by Energy Micro’s Simplicity Studio, an easy-to-use software console helping to reduce embedded system development times by a half. Energy Micro is backed by leading Nordic venture partners, Northzone Ventures and Investinor. Further information is available at www.energymicro.com

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