Global Distribution Agreement with XMOS

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with XMOS™, a leader in event-driven processors™.

XMOS’ complete range of event-driven processors and development boards are in stock and available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites. This includes XMOS’ new XS1-L1 chip targeted at the mass electronics market with a sub $5 price point. The XS1-L family provides embedded software developers with an energy-efficient, scalable, multi-core solution, which enables them to build complete systems combining interface, DSP and control functions entirely in software.

“We are very please to announce this new partnership with XMOS,” said Dave Doherty, vice president of semiconductor products at Digi-Key. “We always have opportunities on our line card for unique and innovative products that are a good match for Digi-Key’s global customer base. We are certain our customers will appreciate having access to XMOS’ event-driven processors through Digi-Key.”

James Foster, CEO at XMOS, said, “Digi-Key plays a dominant role in serving design engineers and the prototyping market, as well as a rapidly expanding role in supplying production quantities for OEMs and contract manufacturers in the mass market. This fits XMOS’ customer profile extremely well. Digi-Key will provide XMOS with greater product exposure and access to an even larger customer base. We are now able to better address the vast pool of engineers across a broad range of markets that turn to Digi-Key for immediate shipment and superb quality of service. We are very pleased to be part of Digi-Key’s product line.”

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XMOS appoints Micro Summit K.K.

XMOS, the creator of Software Defined Silicon, today announced it has appointed Micro Summit K.K. (MSK) as a sales representative and distributor in Japan. XMOS selected MSK based on their strong relationships with customers and deep understanding of the design cycles and business practices in Japan.

Sadakiyo Chiina, President of Micro Summit K.K. commented, “We are extremely excited to become a partner of XMOS. The innovation and ingenuity of XMOS Software Defined Silicon is very refreshing and attractive to Japanese customers. We are looking forward to a mutually rewarding relationship for a long time to come.”

“The Japanese market is key to XMOS success, and we have focused much of our early adopter activity there,” said William Wong, Asia & Japan Sales Director for XMOS. “To succeed in Japan, it’s critical to have sales partners like MSK who understand how to satisfy the high expectations and standards of Japanese engineers.”

XMOS programmable chips fit into a wide range of applications, with an especially strong affinity for audio (Ethernet AVB, USB Audio, fixed-point filtering), display control (LED tiles, backlighting), and industrial automation (factory networking, motor control, event management).

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