[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., a leading independent designer, manufacturer and supplier of value added subsystems including memory modules, flash memory cards and other solid state storage products, today announced that the company has expanded its operations in Asia with the opening of a new research and development (R&D) facility in Taiwan.

“SMART‘s Center for Advanced Memory Product Design in Asia leverages the high-tech and knowledgeable New Taipei City workforce to develop cutting-edge solutions for our customers worldwide,” said Alan Marten, Senior Vice President, SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. & President, Memory Business Unit. “SMART’s new facility will also enhance our ability to co-develop products with partners in support of new generation memory technologies while helping to accelerate time-to-market.”