Microsemi to provide closer support in Asia, opens Taiwan center

Microsemi Corp. has opened a new design center in Taiwan to provide closer technical support in Asia, site of its highest-growth customer base.

The new Taipei facility will house the application and system engineering staff, customer service, and Asia sales management.

According to the company, the opening of the new design center reflects the continuing growth of its analog mixed signal products throughout Asia. These product lines include backlighting, WLAN power amplifiers, and DC-DC IC products which have shown increased penetration into a variety of end markets including notebook computer and LCD TV markets. The new design center includes a systems engineering lab in support of these applications.

"We have a strong commitment to our customers in Asia that justifies this significant investment in facilities and personnel," said James J. Peterson, Microsemi president and CEO. "Our aggressive plan for the region also includes more than doubling the number of Microsemi field application engineers in Asia," he added.