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BYD Company and Rutronik have entered into a strategic partnership: The distributor is now responsible for global distribution of the entire product portfolio of BYD Microelectronics. Simultaneously, BYD Auto Company, an investment of Warren Buffet, will purchase electronic components required for its vehicle production from Rutronik. BYD Microelectronics, a subsidiary of BYD Company Ltd, has specialised in the development of ICs and power electronic components since 2003. The product portfolio comprises power MOSFETs, battery management ICs, IGBT modules, intelligent power modules, transient surge arresters, current transformers, CMOS image sensors, ambient light and proximity sensors, AC/DC control ICs, touch controllers and pure sound ICs. BYD Microelectronics uses these components primarily to target the industrial market e.g. with frequency converters, solar inverters or welding machinery. Current focus products include current sensors, for which BYD Microelectronics established its own R&D centre in 2005. The portfolio currently comprises 24 series of open loop and…