Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced that it will co-host a lighting solution seminar in Qingdao, mainland China, on June 17 and in Kao Hsiung, Taiwan on June 19 with Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components.
“Building on our success in launching our lighting business initiatives in Taiwan and mainland China markets last year, we will continue to drive adoption of LED lighting technology,” said CC Lim, vice president of marketing for Arrow Asia Pac. “We're providing a total solution that enables customers to quickly focus on the core requirements for developing LED lighting solutions. We're helping design engineers learn how to use new lighting technology so they can take advantage of energy-efficient lighting applications and shorten their time-to-market.”
“The seminar will provide design engineers and lighting manufacturers with an overview of the LED solid-state technology, Cree’s innovative LED solid-state products, and Arrow’s total lighting solutions,” Peng Gun Goh, director of lighting business development for Arrow Asia Pac. “Arrow’s strengths in technical services, supply chain solutions, reference design, and knowledge in vertical market will help engineers and manufacturers develop cost-effective and high-performance lighting solutions.”
Seminar Schedule and Venue:
Date: 2-6:15pm, Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Venue: Qingdao Seaview Garden Hotel, Qingdao, China
Date: 2-6:15pm, Thursday, June 19, 2008
Venue: Grand Hi-lai Hotel, Kao Hsiung, Taiwan
For registration and more information, please go to
http://www.arrowasia.com.hk/event_registration/.
About Arrow Asia Pac
A business unit 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 52 sales offices, four primary distribution centers and 13 local warehousing facilities in 12 countries/territories across Asia.
Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connector products from over 200 leading international and local suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers and commercial customers in Asia-Pacific. Visit www.arrowasia.com.
About Cree, Inc.
Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Cree’s market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in SiC and GaN for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products. For product specifications, please refer to www.cree.com.
Media Contact:
Ray Leung
Marketing Communications Director
Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
Tel: (852) 2484-2484
e-mail: marcom.asia@arrowasia.com
Grace Kung
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: (852) 2484 2682
Email: grace.kung@arrowasia.com
