HONG KONG--18 Apr--Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. (Arrow) and Renesas Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd., a sales subsidiary of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturer, Renesas Technology, today announced an extension of their distribution partnership, building upon the existing partnership in Australia and New Zealand, by covering the ASEAN and India markets. According to the terms of the agreement, Arrow will provide sales and distribution services, as well as customer support for Renesas products in 17 sales offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Australia, and New Zealand. I'm extremely pleased to be expanding our partnership with Renesas," said Richard Huxley, Vice President of Marketing, Arrow Asia Pac. "Renesas offers highly integrated and innovative semiconductor system solutions for the mobile, automotive and PC/AV. Combined with Arrow's extensive technical and design-in support, sales coverage and supply chain capabilities, we will be able tobetter serve our customers in the region." "Arrow is a well-established global electronics distributor. They bring a wealth of engineering capability along with significant customer relationships in these geographies. We believe this will allow us further expand our market share in the region. Such an extended partnership is in line with our strategy to be a true "Intelligent chip solution provider" -- a world leader in its field," said Jeffrey Soh, General Manager, sales department, Renesas Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd. About Renesas Technology Corp. Renesas Technology Corp. is one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets and the world's No.1 supplier of microcontrollers. It is also a leading provider of LCD Driver ICs, Smart Card microcontrollers, RF-ICs, High Power Amplifiers, Mixed Signal ICs, System-on-Chip (SoC), System-in-Package (SiP) and more. Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501; NYSE: HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TSE: 6503), Renesas Technology achieved consolidated revenue of 1002.4 billion JPY in FY2004 (end of March 2005). Renesas Technology is based in Tokyo, Japan and has a global network of manufacturing, design and sales operations in around 20 countries with about26,000 employees worldwide. For further information, please visit http://www.renesas.com . About Arrow Asia Pac A subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia Pacific's leading electronic component distributors. In addition to its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 41 sales offices, three primary distribution centers and ten local warehousing facilities in eleven countries/territories across Asia. Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connectors products from over 60 leading international suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers and commercial customers in Asia Pacific. Visit us at www.arrowasia.com . Media Contact: Ray Leung Marketing Communications Director Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. Tel: +852-2484-2683 Email: [email protected] Grace Kung Marketing Communications Manager Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. Tel: +852-2484-2682 Email: [email protected] Honey Ong Renesas Technology Singapore Pte.Ltd. Tel: +65-6213-0227 Email: [email protected] SOURCE: Arrow Asia Pac Ltd. --Distributed by AsiaNet ( www.asianetnews.net )--