Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RELL), whose new website features
the latest products from the top suppliers for the most important
RF/Wireless and Power Conversion applications, today announced it has
signed a global distribution agreement with Sarantel (AIM: SLG), the
leading manufacturer of revolutionary filtering antennas for mobile and
wireless devices.
As the leading distributor of RF and Microwave components, Richardson
Electronics offers technical expertise, value-added customer service,
and a global sales footprint, which provides OEM/ODM companies with
streamlined new product introduction and shorter design cycles. By
combining Sarantel’s active and passive embedded GPS/Satellite terminal
antennas with other GPS components, including radio modules, Richardson
Electronics can now provide customers with complete solutions engineered
to their specific needs.
"Sarantel’s high performance antenna will complement our embedded
solutions offering, providing more options for our customers,” said
Chris Marshall, Richardson Electronics’ Vice President of Marketing and
RF Microwave Components. "Their proprietary technology provides us with
access to a new segment of the GPS and Iridium markets.”
Sarantel’s unique GeoHelix® filtering technology provides a very high
performance satellite antenna, offering better coverage and more
accurate locating capabilities than conventional antennas. All Sarantel
antennas are balanced, requiring no ground plane; which means they act
as their own filter, attenuating undesired frequencies, are frequency
stable in all modes of use, and also reduce signal radiation absorbed by
the body by up to 90% compared to conventional antennas.
"We are pleased to conclude this agreement with Richardson Electronics,
which will further enhance our distribution network; especially in areas
where we had no existing sales channel,” said Chris Muir, Sarantel’s
Director of Sales. "The focus on design-led sales with engineering
support will provide our customers access to the tools required to get
the best solutions for their products and applications.”
Richardson Electronics, a global niche distributor focusing on the RF,
Wireless and Industrial Power Conversion markets, offers design
engineers the most innovative products from the market leaders on its
line card. Its new Engineer-Focused website, featuring more than 70,000
products targeting today’s most important applications, is updated daily
with new products, suppliers, datasheets, application-specific
information, and design resource center tools.
More information about Sarantel products available from Richardson
Electronics can be found on the Sarantel
Storefront on www.rell.com.
About Sarantel
Sarantel is a leader in the design of high-performance miniature
antennas for portable wireless applications. Sarantel’s revolutionary
ceramic filtering antennas offer dramatically improved performance over
existing antenna designs, resulting in a clearer signal, better range
and a 90 per cent reduction in the amount of signal radiation absorbed
by the body. Because of their smaller size and higher capabilities,
Sarantel’s antennas enable manufacturers to create innovative wireless
products for the GPS, WiMax, Satellite Radio and Satellite phone
markets. www.sarantel.com
About the RF, Wireless & Power Division (RFPD) of Richardson
Electronics, Ltd.
RFPD, a division of Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RELL), is a
global provider of engineered solutions and a global distributor of
electronic components to the RF and wireless communications market and
the industrial power conversion market. RFPD designs, manufactures and
distributes discrete devices, components, and assemblies used in RF and
wireless infrastructure communications networks, digital broadcasting,
defense, and power conversion. More information is available online at www.rell.com.
