Richardson RFPD
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Candidate for: 2024 Global Electronic Component Distributor Awards - Outstanding International Branded Distributors
Richardson RFPD, an Arrow Electronics Company, is a specialized electronic component distributor focused on the RF and wireless communication, industrial IoT, power conversion and renewable energy markets. With our global reach and extensive technical capability, we serve our customers through component development and selection, technical support, and world-class logistics and supply chain capabilities. Whether designing with discrete components or looking to take advantage of integrated circuits or systems, Richardson RFPD’s worldwide design centers and technical sales team provide comprehensive support to bring your product ideas to market.
As a leading global electronic component distributor, we focus on the RF and wireless communications, analog devices, power conversion & renewable energy and IoT markets. We set up 35 sales offices and 6 engineering centers globally, distribute over 100 brand lines from world’s leading suppliers.

One of the competitive advantages of Richardson RFPD is its experienced global team with strong technical capabilities and deep knowledge. No matter it is from discrete component support to system integration design; from design components to complete solutions; from prototype production to mass production, Richardson RFPD delivers a high performance and a cost effective completed solution to customers. We help our customers solve problems by providing technical expertise and aggregating the foremost suppliers’ technical expertise. We provide in-house and supplier designed reference designs to help our customers shorten the research and development time and accelerate time to market.

Richardson RFPD provides one-stop sourcing services to its customers. Its advanced global logistics management system is widely implemented to the six logistics centers and stocking locations globally. It can provide timely local delivery services and help customers prepare stock in advance for their R&D projects and products production.

Achievement in 2023-2024
• Richardson RFPD focuses on supporting growth in RF, Microwave Communications, Scientific, Medical and Internet of Things markets, as we as continued growth in key applications such as PV inverter, EV motor drive, eVTOL and high-speed Test & Measurement.
• RFPD continued investment resources and expansion of its product lines and technologies such as 5G, LoRa, Bluetooth, GNSS, GaN, SiC, NTN, eVTOL, mmWave & T-Hz.
• RFPD Supports emerging applications such as AI, Robotics, Quantum Physics, Electrification, NTN, eVTOL, and Space
• To catch upcoming 5G-A mmWave network building in China, RFPD introduced and supported 5G mmWave BTS platform reference design based on ADI ADMV4828 and NXP LX2180 + LA1235, which platform can support 128 antennas beamforming capability with lower power consumption.
• In addition, RFPD, provided 3 RFFE design accelerators for communications, satellite, Troposcatter, NLOS backhaul, and 5G applications that could be paired with a 0.03-6 GHz RF Transceiver/FPGA SOM as complete radio reference designs, enabling a reduction in our customers time to market by 9-12 months.
• Won "Best Technical Support Distributor in 2023” from Aspencore.
As a global electronic component distributor, Richardson RFPD keeps pace with the world's latest technologies and market development trends and continues to invest a lot of resources to develop new product lines and new technologies (such as 5G-A, IoT, AI, NTN, T-Hz etc.). With strong technical experts, efficient supply capabilities, and one-stop procurement services, we are committed to achieving the company and customers’ sustainable growth.
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