BANGALORE, INDIA: Semiconductor solution provider NEC Electronics announced the opening of the company's first liaison office in Bangalore, India.

The company will offer technical assistance and advanced design support for multinational corporations (MNCs) with operations in the region, and facilitate implementation of NEC Electronics devices by local businesses.

At the opening ceremony held today, NEC Electronics president and CEO Toshio Nakajima stated, "Bangalore has become one of the world's major hubs for technology and development, and India is home to the fastest-growing semiconductor market in Asia. The establishment of this liaison office underscores NEC Electronics' commitment to our local and global customers in this rapidly growing market."

NEC Electronics will provide local support to MNCs with hardware and software development bases in India. Highly qualified field application engineers (FAEs) will offer assistance with implementing semiconductors in a wide range of consumer electronics, automotive and industrial systems.

Additionally, customers will benefit from design support for leading edge devices such as embedded DRAM (eDRAM) to be manufactured using NEC Electronics' advanced processes.

NEC Electronics will also cultivate relationships and business opportunities with local companies, and make available to them the company's comprehensive lineup of general purpose and automotive microcontrollers, power management devices, and system-on-chip solutions for digital consumer applications.

In particular, it will promote NEC Electronics' renowned All FlashTM microcontrollers for affordable home appliances, automotive electronics, and motorcycles; power management devices for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) battery systems and energy meters; and EMMATM solutions for set top boxes and other digital consumer applications.

The new liaison office will be overseen by NEC Electronics' subsidiary in Singapore, which has a 30-year history in Asia and will provide full administrative support and know-how.
 
Dr. Krishnan Neelakantan, director of the India Liaison Office, stated, "We are excited about the possibilities that will develop as a result of NEC Electronics' presence in India. I am looking forward to working even more closely with our customers and business partners."