About Yamaichi Electronics

Yamaichi Electronics USA, Inc. (YEU) is a wholly owned subsidiary division of Yamaichi Electronics Company, LTD. (YEC). This sub-division, referred to as “YEU”, serves as a Corporate Sales Office representing Yamaichi products in North America. Yamaichi’s parent corporation, YEC, has eight other subsidiaries located in China (YEZ), England (YGB), Germany (YED), Hong Kong (YEH), Italy (YEI), Korea (AYE), Singapore (YES), and Taiwan (TYE).

YEU was founded and incorporated as a business on November 1, 1983, when it opened its first office in Palo Alto, California. Steady growth of the Yamaichi products line in the United States includes our Test & Burn-In sockets and Production connectors, as well as standard and high density connectors. In addition to our Headquarters in San Jose, California, We have a number of sale offices at key locations throughout the United States.

By continuing to develop and manufacture products of the highest quality and reliability, Yamaichi Electronics is in a position to make major contributions to the development of the Industries that are fulfilling today’s wide-ranging information technology requirements.

About West Coast Engineering

For over 23 years, West Coast Engineering (WCE) has been supplying electronics to OEMs, CEMs and distributors worldwide. Located in Hawthorne California, near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), West Coast Engineering has established itself as a premier independent distributor specializing in providing electronic components for the military, aeronautical, medical, automotive and commercial manufacturing industries. Yamaichi Electronics is one of the hundreds of manufacturers that WCE carries on its linecard.

WCE has the techology and resources to handle any size transaction, no matter how big or small.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 1984
• Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA
• Other Locations: Futain, Shenzhen ▪ China PRC ▪ Brazil

West Coast Engineering is committed to providing the highest quality service to customers with its large diverse inventory stocked in its ISO9001:2000 and ESD compliant 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Year after year, West Coast Engineering has been considered a top independent distributor because of its principled reputation built on longstanding relationships with a dedicated customer base.

WCE's strategies differ from any other independent distributors. Listed below are some of the added measures that WCE takes to make sure that OEMs, CEMs and distributors have peace of mind when placing orders for electornic components, selling excess inventory, forming strategic alliances, and purchasing RoHS or
non-RoHS parts.