Richardson Electronics restructures into four strategic business units: Electron Devices, Solid-State Components, Display Products, and Security Systems, to service customers’ requirements for advanced technology.
20% of the sales are Richardson manufactured products.
Richardson Electronics GmbH relocates to a larger facility in Puchheim, Germany (a suburb of Munich).
Richardson Electronics Iberica S.A. relocates to Madrid, Spain.
The Technical and Applications Support Lab opens in the Netherlands.
Richardson expands to the Far East – the first Asian office opens in Tokyo, Japan.
Annual revenue reaches $156 million (40% of sales are international).