austriamicrosystems AG (SWX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of analog integrated circuits (ICs) for industrial, medical, communications and automotive applications, today announced a distribution partnership agreement with Future Electronics Inc., a world-class leader in the distribution and marketing of semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electro-mechanical components, for key markets in the Americas and Europe.

Under the agreement which is effective immediately, Future Electronics will distribute austriamicrosystems’ entire line of standard and Standard Linear IC products throughout North America, South America and Europe (with the exception of Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg).

With headquarters in Canada and 157 offices in 37 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Future Electronics combines exceptional customer reach and outstanding technical support with a commitment to customer satisfaction unparalleled in the electronics distribution industry. Having served the electronics industry for more than 35 years, Future Electronics supports customers of all sizes worldwide with a wide range of semiconductor and other components from leading vendors.

austriamicrosystems, headquartered in Austria with 16 locations worldwide, is strongly positioned in the global analog semiconductor market providing customized and standard products. austriamicrosystems offers a winning combination of superior analog design capabilities built over more than 20 years and own state-of-the-art 8 inch manufacturing. Leveraging its expertise in low power and high accuracy, austriamicrosystems is actively expanding its product portfolio with high performance standard products targeting industrial control, communications and automotive markets among others and Standard Linear products for a wide variety of applications.

“We are excited to partner with Future Electronics, a leading force in worldwide electronics distribution,” said John Heugle, CEO of austriamicrosystems. “We want to drive significant volumes of standard products harnessing new opportunities in the communications, industrial, medical and automotive market segments. Future Electronics offers unmatched market access, industry-leading customer support and a pro-active sales model. We look forward to utilizing Future Electronics’ international distribution power to accelerate sales growth of our standard products including Standard Linear.”

About austriamicrosystems
austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, combining more than 20 years of analog design capabilities and system know-how with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems leverages its expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading customized and standard analog products. Operating worldwide with more than 800 employees, austriamicrosystems focuses on the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces, portable audio and car access through its business units Communications, Industry & Medical, Automotive and Full Service Foundry. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS).