Arrow Asia Pac Extends Renesas Distribution Agreement to Hong Kong and China Markets

Arrow Asia Pac Extends Renesas Distribution Agreement to Hong Kong and China Markets

May 04, 2007

    HONG KONG, May 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Asia Pac
Ltd announced today that it has extended its distribution
agreement with Renesas Technology to cover the Hong Kong
and China markets. This agreement will enable Arrow Asia
Pac to offer the full complement of Renesas solutions to
its growing Hong Kong and China customer base.

    "Renesas has a world-leading MCU (Micro Controller
Unit) portfolio and we are delighted to partner together in
Hong Kong and China. Our large and growing customer base in
China will now have access to the full suite of Renesas
solutions. Coupled with Arrow's strong technical support
and supply chain solutions, this relationship will bring
significant value to our customers in Hong Kong and
China," said Jacqueline Leung, Vice President --
Technical Services and Business Development, Arrow Asia
Pac. 

    "We are very glad to extend our distribution
agreement with Arrow Asia Pac Ltd to Hong Kong and China.
We firmly believe by adding the resources from Arrow in
Hong Kong and China, we'll be able to provide stronger
marketing activities and increased levels of sales and
customer support. Along with our strong commitment to the
Hong Kong and China market, we'll continue to enhance the
strength of our product portfolio.  Our partnership with
Arrow in Hong Kong and China is an important step for
us," said Kalvin So, President, Renesas Technology
Hong Kong Limited.

    About Arrow Asia Pac

    A subsidiary of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW),
Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia Pacific's leading electronic
component distributors. In addition to its regional
headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 41 sales
offices, three primary distribution centers and 10 local
warehousing facilities in 11 countries/territories across
Asia Pacific.

    Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive,
electromechanical and connector products from more than 60
leading international suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more
than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers
and commercial customers in Asia Pacific.  Visit us at
http://www.arrowasia.com .

    About Renesas Technology Corp. 

    Renesas Technology Corp. is one of the world's leading
semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile,
automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets and the world's
No.1 supplier of microcontrollers. It is also a leading
provider of LCD Driver ICs, Smart Card microcontrollers,
RF-ICs, High Power Amplifiers, Mixed Signal ICs,
System-on-Chip (SoC), System-in-Package (SiP) and more.
Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi,
Ltd. (TSE:6501, NYSE:HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation (TSE:6503), Renesas Technology achieved
consolidated revenue of 1002.4 billion JPY in FY2004 (end
of March 2005). Renesas Technology is based in Tokyo, Japan
and has a global network of manufacturing, design and sales
operations in over 20 countries with approximately26,000
employees worldwide. For further information, please visit
http://www.renesas.com .


    For more information, please contact:
     
     Ray Leung
     Marketing Communications Director 
     Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
     Tel:   [phone]		
     Email: [e-mail]

     Honey Ong
     Renesas Technology Singapore Pte.Ltd.
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]