Corporate | 13 June 2012 09:48
|
First Sensor AG / Key word(s): Agreement
Berlin and Tokyo, June 13, 2012 – On June 12, 2012, First Sensor AG (Xetra: SIS), a leading provider of individual sensor solutions, signed a distribution agreement with Marubun Corporation, one of Japan's oldest and largest distributors of semiconductor-based products, in order to place a wide range of customer-specific photodiodes on the Japanese market from the portfolio of optical sensor solutions.
First Sensor photodiodes are characterized by maximum precision, maximum speed and low dark currents, in wavelengths from ultraviolet to visible light, as well as ionizing radiation. They are used in a range of applications for various markets such as Life Science, Industrial, Mobility, Security and Aerospace. First Sensor enables the in-house development and production departments at 14 sites to offer sensor solutions from a single source and in flexible batch sizes.
For First Sensor, the cooperation with Marubun signifies its entry into the Japanese market. Marubun, founded in 1844, is known in Japan and beyond for its first-class relations with customers, the leading Japanese OEMs and their Asian suppliers. The company sets itself apart through its rigorous demands, professionalism and customer orientation – values that are also of great significance to First Sensor. 'Relationships with customers and, above all, trust between business partners are very important in Japan. Marubun maintains very intensive relationships with its clients. This suits our ethos and we are proud to have found the right partner to market our sensor solutions on this key sales market. We hope to see appreciably stronger revenue in Japan following a market entry phase,' confirmed Dr. Hans-Georg Giering, Chief Executive Officer of First Sensor AG. Marubun leads the market in distributing specialized power electronics with high market volumes for a range of applications in high-end and niche markets. The company offers the world's leading manufacturers of entertainment and consumer electronics a broad spectrum of semiconductor- based products, design and development support as well as global procurement and marketing services. Marubun has already played a significant role in the upturn of Japan's electronics industry with the first successful marketing of integrated circuits on the Japanese market.
About First Sensor
Public Relations: Sarah Schießer
About Marubun
Public Relations Office: Marubun Corporation
End of Corporate News 13.06.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP’s Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de |
| Language: | English | |
| Company: | First Sensor AG | |
| Peter-Behrens-Straße 15 | ||
| 12459 Berlin | ||
| Germany | ||
| Phone: | +49 (0)30 63 99 23-710 | |
| Fax: | +49 (0)30 63 99 23-719 | |
| E-mail: | ir@first-sensor.com | |
| Internet: | www.first-sensor.com | |
| ISIN: | DE0007201907 | |
| WKN: | 720190 | |
| Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart | |
| End of News | DGAP News-Service |
|
|
| 173741 13.06.2012 |