austriamicrosystems and Dexter Magnetics Technologies, Inc. Announce a Value Added Distribution Partnership

Total Magnetic Solutions for Magnetic Linear and Rotary Encoder Sensor Products

UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dexter Magnetic Technologies will be a franchised value-added provider of austriamicrosystems’ (SIX:AMS) magnetic sensors and associated magnetic products, including engineered modules, in North America. This arrangement is focused on providing magnetic sensor customers with a complete engineered solution incorporating sensors and magnetic technology. Customers will have the ability to work with a single and dedicated source for all of their sensor and magnetic requirements. Dexter Magnetic Technologies has designed an assortment of precision magnetic components to complement austriamicrosystems’ magnetic sensors IC’s. “This partnership between our two companies is very unique for the design engineer as we are bridging the industry gap in magnetics knowledge and providing a single point of magnetic sensor design support for our customers,” commented Robert K. Brinley, Senior Vice President-Business Development. David Bates, austriamicrosystems’ Channel Partner Manager, Americas said, “Dexter Magnetic Technologies’ expertise in magnetic, electronic, and mechanical solutions brings new capabilities to our family of magnetic encoder IC’s, and extra value to our customers.”

“This partnership between our two companies is very unique for the design engineer as we are bridging the industry gap in magnetics knowledge and providing a single point of magnetic sensor design support for our customers”

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About Dexter Magnetic Technologies
Dexter Magnetic Technologies is an industry leader of magnetic solutions and systems to the industrial, medical, aerospace, data storage, semiconductor and oil & gas markets. Dexter Magnetic Technologies is a privately held company with offices and operations in North America, Europe and in Asia. In addition to its engineered products the company operates distribution outlets.

About austriamicrosystems
austriamicrosystems is a leading designer and manufacturer of standard and customized high-performance analog ICs in the areas of power management, sensors & sensor interfaces and mobile infotainment. Complemented by its full service foundry services, the company focuses on the communications, industrial & medical and automotive markets. austriamicrosystems leverages almost 30 years of expertise in low power and high accuracy to provide industry-leading products, operating worldwide with more that 1,000 employees with its own state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities. austriamicrosystems is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ticker symbol: AMS). For more information, visit www.austriamicrosystems.com.