About Formula E
Held since 2014, the Formula E is the world’s first formula championship for electric cars, and is organized by the  ‘FIA’ (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the organization responsible for the Formula One World Championship (F1) and the World Rally Championship (WRC). This event serves as a proving ground for the research and development of electric vehicles, and stimulates social interest in these cars.
Compared with conventional motorsports in which cars with internal combustion engines compete, the Formula E uses solely electrically-driven cars with very quiet drive noise and no emissions. Because of this, the races can be held on public courses in urban areas. Season four of the Formula E will open in December 2017 in Hong Kong, and races are planned to be held in Marrakesh, Santiago, Mexico City, São Paulo, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Zurich, New York and Montreal, for a total of eleven venues.

About VENTURI Formula E Team
VENTURI Automobiles is a pioneer in designing electric powertrains and has been systematically pursuing a sustained electric vehicle innovation policy since 2000. VENTURI develops the most advanced technologies available for extreme-performance electric powertrains. In 2013, VENTURI Automobiles entered the FIA Formula E series under the VENTURI Formula E Team name and became an FIA-approved manufacturer in 2015. VENTURI Automobiles supplies full powertrain systems for the VENTURI Formula E Team. VENTURI Automobiles holds the FIA World Land Speed record for an all-electric vehicle. In 2016, the VENTURI Buckeye Bullet 3 set the official top recorded speed achieved by an electrically-driven car of 549 km/h on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

About ROHM Semiconductor
ROHM Semiconductor is an industry leader in system LSI, discrete components and module products, utilizing the latest in semiconductor technology. ROHM's proprietary production system, which includes some of the most advanced automation technology, is a major factor in keeping it at the forefront of the electronic component manufacturing industry. In addition to its development of electronic components, ROHM has also developed its own production system so that it can focus on specific aspects of customized product development. ROHM employs highly skilled engineers with expertise in all aspects of design, development and production. This allows ROHM the flexibility to take on a wide range of applications and projects and the capability to serve valuable clients in the automotive, telecommunication and computer sectors, as well as consumer OEMs.

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Jayme Pontious
ROHM Semiconductor
jpontious@rohmsemiconductor.com