August 19^th 2020, Princeton, New Jersey: UnitedSiC, a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors has announced today it has entered into a distribution agreement with Macnica, Inc., a major distributor of semiconductor products in Japan. Macnica will partner with UnitedSiC to distribute its product portfolio to Japanese customers in high-growth applications such as electric vehicles, battery charging, IT infrastructure, renewable energy and circuit protection.

Yalcin Bulut, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at UnitedSiC, said, “This partnership focuses on selling and supporting the UnitedSiC product line to a wider group of Japanese power designers by leveraging Macnica’s highly regarded technical design-in expertise.  This agreement will assure our customers will receive the best support as we grow our business in Japan.”

Yusuke Kobayashi, President of Altima Company, a division company of Macnica said: “Macnica is pleased to be supporting and selling the UnitedSiC products in Japan.  With continued pressure from the power engineers to deliver improved efficiency, performance and cost-effectiveness, we are confident we can deliver a value-add solution to the Japanese customers with the UnitedSiC products.”

For more information about UnitedSiC visit: https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/semiconductor/manufacturers/uni/

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About UnitedSiC

UnitedSiC develops innovative silicon carbide FET and diode power semiconductors that deliver the industry’s best SiC efficiency and performance for electric vehicle (EV) chargers, DC-DC converters and traction drives, as well as telecom/server power supplies variable speed motor drives and solar PV inverters.

Visit www.unitedsic.com for more information.

About Macnica

Since its founding in 1972, Macnica has provided cutting-edge semiconductors, electronic devices, networking and cyber security products with added technological value.  Headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, Macnica operates globally through 80 offices in 23 countries.

For more information, please visit our website (https://www.macnica.co.jp).