ZMDI and SE Spezial-Electronic Sign Distribution Agreement


DRESDEN AND BUECKEBURG, GERMANY, JANUARY 17, 2011 - ZMD AG (ZMDI), a global supplier of energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal solutions for automotive, industrial, consumer and medical applications, and SE Spezial-Electronic AG (SE), one of Europe's largest high-technology distributors, have signed a distribution agreement to sell ZMDI standard product ICs across an extended European region.

With offices located in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, and the Netherlands, SE now offers its customers a portfolio of ZMDI analog and mixed signal standard product ICs aimed at the industrial, medical and consumer markets.

Describing the new partnership, Carlo Rebughini, VP Sales and Marketing at ZMDI says: "Together, ZMDI and SE bring 90 years of semiconductor experience to customers across Europe. Thanks to this collaboration, a much larger European customer base will now benefit from our product range which provides energy-efficient solutions for industrial, medical and consumer applications."

Christopher Wuttke, CEO of SE, expressed his great satisfaction at the new cooperation. "The analog and mixed-signal products of ZMDI are the ideal complement to our existing semiconductor program. With these top-quality products we will be even better equipped to meet the increasing demands of our customers all over Europe."

ZMDI products include sensor interface ICs, industrial bus ICs and interfaces, high performance analog to digital converters and LED driver ICs. The company has successfully specialized in the design, production and marketing of heavy duty, mixed analogue-digital, application-specific circuits (ASICs) and application specific standard products (ASSPs) with low energy consumption. ZMDI's goal is to enable companies to deliver systems that ease the demand for energy and electricity.

SE Spezial Electronic AG is a leading distributor of active, passive and electromechanical components. The company is well known for its attractive portfolio (currently consisting of 33 product lines) and excellent technical and logistic support. The biggest segment in the SE sales program is that of semiconductor ICs. Now, thanks to the new cooperation with ZMDI, SE is expanding this existing range with a large number of robust, efficient and competitively priced products.

ZMDI products can be ordered by contacting ZMDI at www.zmdi.com or Spezial at www.spezial.com.

About SE Spezial-Electronic AG

SE Spezial-Electronic AG was founded in 1970 and today is an internationally operating distributor of electronic components. The company is headquartered in Bueckeberg (lower Saxony), with branches in Dortmund, and Ellwangen as well as subsidiaries in Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. The portfolio includes ICs/modules for the analog, mixed signal, NW/telecommunications sectors, DC/DC converters and power supplies, TFT and passive LC displays, LCDs controllers, flash memories, mobile network/Bluetooth/WLAN products, RFID transponders and readers, discret semiconductors, frequency control products, passive and electromechanical components.

About ZMDI

Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI) is a semiconductor company focused on energy efficiency. The company is a leading supplier of innovative, highly precise, robust and cost-efficient analog and mixed-signal semiconductors which allow for a maximum of energy efficiency and environmental protection in the automotive, mobile medical, industrial automation, and consumer markets. The company designs and markets application-specific standard products (ASSPs) and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) which are known for their robust, cost-effective performance in demanding environments characterized by high temperature, high voltage, and the need for ultra-low power. Headquartered in Dresden, Germany, ZMDI has 280 employees worldwide and serves customers from its offices in Dresden, Stuttgart, Germany; Milan, Italy; Pocatello, ID, Melville, NY, USA; Tokyo, Japan and Taipei, Taiwan. ZMDI has design centers in Dresden, Stuttgart, Munich, Germany; Varna, Bulgaria and Madison, Wisconsin. See more at www.zmdi.com.

Contacts:

Achim Dobrunz,

SE Spezial-Electronic AG,

Product Manager,

T: +49.5722.203.114,

achim_dobrunz@spezial.com

Gabriele Taschler,

ZMDI Marketing Communications,

T: +49.351.8822.668,

gabriele.taschler@zmdi.com

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