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Richardson Adds W.L. Gore's Test and Measurement Product Line

June 15, 2009

W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. (Gore) announces that Richardson Electronics Ltd. will now sell Gore’s high performance line of Test & Measurement Microwave/RF Cable Assemblies.

“Richardson and Gore have built a strong relationship around Gore’s ePTFE and PTFE material technology bringing solutions for EMI grounding and shielding,” said Mark Mulle, Global Channel Leader for Gore. “We are excited to bring the same technical leadership of Gore’s high-performance Microwave/RF Test Cables to the Richardson product offering. Richardson’s global footprint and technically-focused sales team will ensure these products are brought to market with the high level of service customers have come to expect from Richardson.”

“These high-end products allow Richardson to enhance our value-added position with our clients that need premium-performance test cables. When RF engineers need to design for extremely precise and repeatable testing tolerances, we will provide innovative testing solutions such as the GORE™ VNA and GORE™ PHASEFLEX® Microwave/RF Test Assemblies,” said Kevin Connor, Vice President of Interconnect Devices for Richardson’s RF, Wireless & Power Division. “These products provide test engineers with ultra-high performance test cable assemblies which ensure consistent and reliable results in any precision test application through 110 GHz.”