RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. — Regulatory Filings 2004

Dec 9, 2004

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FORM 8K File:20041209-FY05Q2

| UNITED
STATES |
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| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C.
20549 |

FORM 8-K

| CURRENT
REPORT |
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| Pursuant to Section 13 OR
15(d) of |
| The Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 |

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) : December 9, 2004

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RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-12906	36-2096643
(State or other
jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
40W267 Keslinger Road, P.O. Box 393,
LaFox, Illinois		60147-0393
(Address of principal executive
offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code:		(630) 208-2200
(Former name or former address, if
changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01 Other Events
For Immediate
Release

| For Details, Please
Contact: | |
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| Ed
Richardson | Dario
Sacomani |
| Chairman and Chief Exective
Officer Richardson Electronics,
Ltd. | Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Richardson Electronics,
Ltd. |
| Phone:
(630)208-2340 E-mail:
info@rell.com | |

| Richardson Electronics and Light Speed Labs
Establish Joint Venture Forming VConex, LLC |
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| VConex to Develop Security and Signage Solutions LaFox, IL USA, December 9, 2004: Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (Nasdaq: RELL), a global
provider of engineered solutions for the Security Systems and
Public Display markets announced today the forming of a joint
venture with Light Speed Labs, L.P. of Addison, Texas, an
engineering company specializing in the development of video
technologies. The newly formed VConex, LLC, will develop unique
and proprietary security and display solutions which will be
exclusively marketed through Richardson Electronics' Security
and Display Systems Divisions. "We entered into this venture to leverage
Light Speed Labs' technology and build innovative products that
will be focused predominantly amongst larger, national accounts
such as retail and hospitality chains," stated Wendy Diddell,
Vice President and General Manager for Richardson's Security
Systems Division. "Our goal is to provide unique network
security and display solutions that take advantage of established
IT infrastructures to lower ownership costs and improve
functionality." The VConex engineering team will expand
on proprietary technologies developed by Light Speed Labs to
create new product categories which integrate video acquisition,
storage, retrieval and display into single solutions with secure
global data access over network infrastructures. Initially the
Company will focus on network displays for public view, network
digital recorders, high definition cameras and a combination of
all of these products to make a complete network solution for
video switching and control. VConex will also develop network
recorders for security applications that can be embedded into
public view displays to yield standalone display/players. About Light Speed Labs,
L.P. Light Speed Labs, L.P. designs, develops,
and markets integrated specialty video imaging and display
products and solutions for industry and government. Light
Speed Labs' technologies and designs support a progressive
range of visual solutions from ultra high resolution image
capture (digital sensors and cameras), audio & video signal
high-speed transmission protocols and microprocessor programming
to digital image recording and storage, and digital video displays
(LCDs). For more information, please visit www.LightSpeedLabs.com. About Richardson's
Security Systems Division The Security Systems Division (SSD) is a
global provider of closed circuit television (CCTV), fire,
burglary, access control, sound and communications products,
and accessories for the residential, commercial and government
markets. SSD specializes in design-in support, offering extensive
expertise in applications requiring digital technology. SSD
products are primarily used for security and access control
purposes, but are also utilized in industrial applications,
mobile video, traffic management, and medical and dental
applications. For more information, please visit http://security.rell.com .
Contact Information:
Wendy Diddell 1-800-523-6910 x2323
wendyd@rell.com About Richardson's Display
Systems Division The Display Systems Group (DSG) is a
global provider of integrated display products and systems
to the public information, financial, point-of-sale and
medical imagining markets. DSG partners with leading hardware
vendors to offer the highest quality liquid crystal display
(LCD), plasma, cathode ray tube (CRT) and customized display
monitors. DSG engineers design custom display solutions that
include specialized finishes, touch-screens, protective panels,
custom enclosures and private branding. For more information on
Richardson's Display Systems Group please visit http://display.rell.com .
Contact Information:
Larry Blaney
630-208-2710
larb@rell.com About Richardson
Electronics Richardson Electronics, Ltd. is a global
provider of “engineered solutions,” serving the RF and
wireless communications, industrial power conversion, security and
display systems markets. The Company delivers engineered solutions
for its customers’ needs through product manufacturing,
systems integration, prototype design and manufacture, testing and
logistics. Press announcements and other information about
Richardson are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.rell.com/investor.asp . |

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
	RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS,
LTD.
Date: December
9, 2004	By: /s/ D ARIO S ACOMANI
	Name: Dario Sacromani Title: Senior Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer