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Kyoto Semiconductor Partners with Rochester Electronics
March 1, 2022 | Kyoto UniversityEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Kyoto Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a leading optical device solution manufacturer with world-class technologies and Japanese quality, is partnering with Rochester Electronics LLC (Massachusetts, USA) to collaborate in offering active and end-of-life (EOL) products to customers.
The partnership extends Kyoto Semiconductor’s customer reach worldwide while it enhances Rochester Electronics’ product offering with Kyoto Semiconductor’s high-quality products for optical communication and sensing equipment.
“Kyoto Semiconductor is pleased to collaborate with Rochester Electronics, known for the world’s most extensive range of end-of-life (EOL) semiconductors and broadest range of active semiconductors.
With this partnership, we extend our customer reach worldwide, with both EOL and active semiconductors”, said Tsuneo Takahashi, CEO at Kyoto Semiconductor. “Our products are critical for the optical communication infrastructure and optical sensing equipment used for a long period of time. As we have a large variety of products similar to the EOL’ed products, and we can develop custom products, the partnership with Rochester Electronics will provide helpful solutions for the customers who need to perform long-term maintenance on the infrastructure or equipment.
“We are honored to announce a new partnership with Kyoto Semiconductor, a respected brand within the optical semiconductor landscape,” said Colin Strother, Executive Vice President, Rochester
Electronics. “It is through this strategic agreement, that our valued customers can rest assured to have a continued supply of Kyoto Semiconductor optical device solutions, which will not only be certified and guaranteed by Rochester but will also be 100% authorized by the original manufacturer – Kyoto Semiconductor.”
Upon this partnership, Kyoto Semiconductor products are available at Rochester Electronics.
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