Renesas Electronics Honoured with Supplier of the Year 2011 Award from Continental Automotive Group in ASICs Category

The Supplier of the Year 2011 award for ASICs was presented to Renesas Electronics by Dr. Elmar Degenhart, Chairman of Continental’s Executive Board. In his speech to the 370 guests at the Supplier Day 2012, Dr. Degenhart emphasised the vital role that reliable and flexible suppliers play in Continental’s success. The award selection process is based on an analysis of each supplier’s services, grading them against criteria in several categories, including quality, technology, logistics, costs and purchasing conditions.

“The automotive sector, like other “smart” markets, is a major focus for our ASIC, MCU and Power business, so we’re very proud that Continental selected Renesas for the Supplier of the Year 2011 accolade,” said Günther Elsner, Sales Director Automotive, Renesas Electronics Europe. “Renesas’ ASICs are well suited to automotive applications. Based on long term competence and our dedication to automotive business, we are tailoring best in class solutions even for most demanding system requirements in Automotive solutions. With leading edge technology, provided in market leading supply quality, they enable companies like Continental to implement system cost savings while improving system reliability – a key advantage in the fiercely competitive automotive industry.”