Quickfilter Technologies Expands Distribution Network in Japan
Agreement with Altima Corporation is Part of Quickfilter Strategy to Establish Worldwide Distribution Network
Date: August 1, 2007
Allen, Texas - Quickfilter Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that develops mixed-signal ICs based on a programmable finite impulse response (FIR) engine for analog and digital signal processing, today announced a new distribution agreement with Altima Corporation, a leading Japanese distributor and solutions provider of electronic products. The agreement with Altima Corporation is part of the Quickfilter Technologies strategy to establish a worldwide distribution network.
At present, Quickfilter Technologies has distributor representation throughout the majority of North America as well as Europe and Israel. Altima Corporation (http://altimanet.com) is the second Japanese distributor to represent Quickfilter Technologies products. The company also has an agreement with the Japanese distributor, Microtek (http://www.microtek.co.jp). In Korea, Quickfilter Technologies products are represented by HB Corporation (http://www.hbcorp.co.kr). In additions, Quickfilter Technologies is currently conducting negotiations with distributors in Taiwan and China.
"The agreement with Altima Corporation greatly enhances the Quickfilter distribution coverage in Japan," said Don DiDonato, Vice President Worldwide Sales for Quickfilter Technologies. "We are honored to have such a high-quality team as our partner in distributing the innovative Quickfilter filtering solutions."
About Quickfilter Technologies
From Concept to Product in Minutes, not Days
Quickfilter Technologies, Inc utilizes patent pending techniques for implementing a programmable IC that allows an engineer to design a custom circuit for signal processing without the cost and complexity of programming a DSP. Using the Quickfilter solution, it is possible to create and begin operating a custom four-channel analog front end, digital converter and multi-stage digital filter in less than five minutes. Quickfilter's products are ideally suited for sensors in industrial monitoring and control, medical equipment, homeland security, and engine control applications.
The Quickfilter solution comprises over a dozen individual component functions, both analog and digital, into a single integrated circuit (IC) that is programmable using Quickfilter software. This enables customer to rapidly complete a design at significantly lower cost and higher performance. In addition, the IC can be reprogrammed in circuit during design, at the time of shipment or in the field.
Quickfilter Technologies Inc. is a private equity funded fabless semiconductor company founded in 2003 by Bob Silco. The company, which has its headquarters in Allen, TX) is developing a family of programmable mixed-signal integrated circuits that convert noisy analog signals into clean, usable digital signals.
Don DiDonato
Vice President of Worldwide Sales
Office: 609-704-0596
ddidonato@quickfilter.net
