“These partnerships are set to increase our market share in South Korea and China,” said Pyreos v-p sales Keith Pruden. “More than this, these alliances will provide greater ability for our customers in Asia to simplify their supply chains and source full systems design and support from these new partners.”
The distributors are:
- I&C Micro Systems
Supplier in Korea of technologies including semiconductors, RF devices, components, sensors and software.
“Adding a second distributor will provide more support bandwidth in the Korean market,” said Pyreos. - Pidtek is a sensor specialist in China, especially in the mid-IR sensor segment.
“The management team has over a decade of technical support experience in breath and gas analysis applications as well as environmental sensing such as flame and motion,” said Pyreos.
Pyreos sales to its established Asian distribution network grew by 50% in 2020 and makes around a third of revenues. “Sales through distribution have doubled every year for several years and growth accelerated further in 2020,” said Pruden.
The company was formed in 2007 to make pyroelectric and mid-infrared sensors using thin-film techniques in Semiconductor foundries. It also makes sensing modules. Applications are found in detecting and analysing gas, flames, food and oil.
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