Memory module maker Transcend has signed Synnex Technology International as its China distributor. Synnex has more than 30 operational locations in China, which should enable Transcend to increase its market share on the mainland.
According to the company, Asia Pacific contributed 29% to Transcend's overall sales in the first half of 2010 following Europe with 32%. During the same period of 2009, Asia Pacific accounted for 26.5% of Transcend's revenues.
Meanwhile, flash-memory products generated about 50% of Transcend's total revenues in the first half of 2010, and the remaining 50% was split between DRAM modules (30%) and non-memory products such as digital photo frames and portable electronics devices (20%).
In other news, Transcend is expected to complete construction of a new plant in Neihu, Taipei by the end of 2010. Twenty SMT lines will be housed at the new facility with a targeted production capacity of 7.7 million modules per month.
Transcend also runs a production plant in Shanghai, China with a monthly capacity of 7.7 million modules.