FTDI expands North American operations

Hillsboro, Oregon, 22nd February 2007, Future Technology Devices International Limited, FTDI, announces its move into facilities four times the size of their previous location. The extra space will be used to accommodate the additional personnel, currently being recruited, and to warehouse an increased level of inventory. The move is part of the Scottish headquartered company’s expansion plans in North America.

Bob Recny, Engineering Manager, FTDI comments, “I'm excited to move into the new facility. We're now positioned to grow all aspects of the US operations. Sales, engineering support and order fulfillment will be able to run more efficiently. “ He continues, “Moving is always difficult. From the building management to the contractors and suppliers, they've all helped us make sure our transition will be as smooth and painless as possible. “

Fred Dart, Chief Executive Officer, FDTI commented "I'm delighted to announce our expansion in the US, barely one year after opening an office there. The United States is a key marketplace for FTDI's USB peripheral host controller devices and modules. We are experiencing a healthy increase in interest in our product lines and the expanded facilities will help us consolidate our reputation for excellence in USB interface designs, technical support and customer service."

About FTDI

Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) specialise in the design and supply of silicon and software solutions for the Universal Serial Bus (USB). FTDI offer a simple route to USB migration by combining easy to implement IC devices with proven, ready to use, royalty-free USB firmware and driver software. The company’s single and multi-channel USB peripheral devices come with an easy to use UART or FIFO interface. These popular devices can be used in legacy USB to RS232/RS422 converter applications or to quickly interface an MCU, PLD, or FPGA to USB. A wide range of evaluation kits and modules are available to evaluate FTDI’s silicon prior to design-in.
Vinculum is FTDI’s brand name for a range of USB Host / Slave Controller ICs that provide easy implementation of USB host controller functionality within products, and utilise FTDI's tried and tested embedded firmware to significantly reduce development costs and time to market.
FTDI is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Glasgow, UK, and has regional offices in Oregon, USA, and Taipei, Taiwan. More information is available at http://www.ftdichip.com