OREANDA-NEWS. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and Chip One Stop, Inc. have reached an agreement to open an Alps Electric online store on Chip One Stop's electronic components and semiconductors online shopping site as a way to address the needs of diverse customers, including corporate design and development engineers, universities, research institutions and public development institutions.

Launched today on Chip One Stop's website, "ALPS e-shop" offers around 1,300 products of Alps Electric, including TACT Switch(tm) products, a variety of other switches, encoders, Liqualloy(tm) Power Inductors with industry-leading efficiency to assist the operation of devices over long periods, and magnetic sensors enabling new sensing solutions for a wide range of control and detection requirements. Some 800 of these items are available for easy purchase in low quantities with same-day shipping.

ALPS e-shop allows Alps Electric to deliver its products speedily to more than 160,000 Chip One Stop members, thereby serving the needs of customers who want quick access to small quantities of the company's products for application to development, prototypes, production and other scenarios.

With the addition of Alps Electric's products and expansion of its service, Chip One Stop aims to both increase the quantity and frequency of orders by existing members of its online shopping site and attract new users.