Astute sets up memory division, signs Alliance

Astute Electronics has announced the establishment of a memory division and that it has signed a reseller supply agreement with Alliance Memory.

According to Mick Martin, who will head the memory division: “Astute’s memory division is geared around the needs of our hi-rel customer base, which often requires support lasting multiple decades on key components.Alliance Memory offers many parts from stock and has the shortest lead-times in the industry. It has multiple manufacturing sites to guarantee consistent supply and makes significant investments in wafer die, which means minimal or no die shrinks ensuring long-term support and stable pricing. We see this deal with as a perfect fit for our customers.”

Alliance Memory’s products are said to be pin for pin replacements for SRAM and DRAM parts from companies such as Micron, Samsung and ISSI. Its portfolio features 3.3V and 5V asynchronous SRAMs, synchronous SRAMs, low-power SRAMs, ZMD low-power SRAMs and a range of DRAM variants.