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A few years back,Tronics identified China as a potential high growth opportunity for MEMS.At the time,the Chinese MEMS market was in its infancy and there were few customers with good technical competences.However the Chinese learn fast and are eager to develop competitive MEMS devices,especially gyrometers.After several years of work there with a local partner,the investment is starting to pay off.Tronics now has several Chinese customers with good gyro products and projects and has good prospects for continued growth.In 2011,to better support the Chinese market needs,Tronics invested in a joint venture with ERA,a Beijing based distribution company.It was named CHINATRONICS,it is headquartered in Hong-Kong and has field engineers based in mainland China.The key elements of success for Tronics in China have been its ability to support MEMS projects from design to manufacturing,its technical skills and experience in gyrometers,its capability to adapt to the Chinese way of doing business,as well as the dedication of its partner ERA.Obviously over the years,the Chinese customers will be inclined to manufacture locally but Tronics estimates there is a window of opportunity of 5 t0 10 years before China catches up and becomes more autonomous in terms of design and manufacturing of MEMS.During that period,Tronics will continue to promote and develop its MEMS design services and MEMS foundry services,in China.