Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and austriamicrosystems, a leading designer of standard and customized high-performance analog ICs, today announced the two companies have entered into an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute austriamicrosystems products to customers worldwide.

Products from austriamicrosystems are now available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites and will be featured in future print and online catalogs.

“We are very pleased to announce this distribution agreement with austriamicrosystems with its strong product offerings in high performance analog, particularly in sensors, power management, and magnetic encoder technologies,” said Dave Doherty, Digi-Key’s vice president of semiconductor product. “austriamicrosystems has strong European brand awareness that we are excited to expand to engineers globally.”

“We are excited to be partnering with Digi-Key, the clear leader in online engineering solutions and service,” said Heribert Hochrinner, global channel manager for austriamicrosystems. “Our advanced analog technology, combined with Digi-Key’s unique portfolio and capabilities, will bring new choices to design engineers worldwide.”

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Global Distribution Agreement with Vitesse Semiconductor

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement.

Vitesse is an industry-leading provider of advanced semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Vitesse ICs address high-speed communication needs by providing a broad portfolio of Ethernet transceivers, switches and MACs, transport processing products, as well as signal integrity, physical media devices and physical layer devices. More than 50 Vitesse products are now stocked by Digi-Key and are available for immediate ordering from its global websites. These products will be featured in future Digi-Key print and online catalogs and are designated with a Digi-Key icon on the Vitesse website.

Dave Doherty, Digi-Key vice president, semiconductor product, said, “We are certain Vitesse’s next-generation network solutions will be of significant interest and appeal to the design engineers who rely on Digi-Key for the newest and most innovative products. Digi-Key is very pleased to partner with Vitesse Semiconductor and add its products to our portfolio.”

“As Vitesse’s extensive portfolio of semiconductor solutions continues to grow so does our need for outstanding distribution partners,” said Tony Conoscenti, vice president of product marketing for Vitesse. “It is with pleasure that we are joining forces with Digi-Key to offer our solutions to a broader customer base, while making their selection and use easier for design engineers and our customers worldwide.”

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Anglia collects Intersil Partner award

Anglia Components today announced that it has been named the Intersil ‘Best Distribution Partner’ for Europe in 2009, less than six months after signing the franchise agreement. The award was presented by Robert Pfister, VP of Sales, Europe, at the Intersil Global Conference in California. This is the first time it has been presented since 2006.

The award is due to Anglia’s design and engineering capability, which has led to fast progress in securing design wins, according to Peter Schubert, Director of Sales, Distribution & Horizontal, Europe, at Intersil. He said, “Our goal in appointing Anglia was to add more and deeper technical expertise to our network, and their performance in the first months of our relationship has fully justified their appointment. Their ability to get up to speed with the technology quickly has been extremely impressive, and as a result they have already secured several design-ins with customers that are new to Intersil. In one case, they secured the first design-win globally for a new line of Intersil products.” Schubert continued, “Anglia has invested strongly in the Intersil line and the relationship is working well at every level.”

Steve Rawlins, Anglia CEO responded, “Intersil is a world leader in analog and power IC solutions and has a reputation for delivering innovative solutions that solve real challenges for our customers. We are excited about the opportunity that the line offers, and appreciate the very strong commitment that they have made to get our relationship of to a strong start. We are especially delighted that they already feel so positively about Anglia and our work with them. Joel Munday and the team are to be congratulated on their hard work, effort and enthusiasm.”

Announced in June 2009, the agreement allows Anglia to sell and support Intersil’s entire portfolio of standard analog ICs across the UK and Ireland. Intersil offers Anglia’s customers a complete portfolio of analog ICs, from building block devices to high precision solutions for use in industrial, instrumentation and medical applications.

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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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Digi-Key Corporation and Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Sign Global Distribution Agreement

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, announced today it has entered into an agreement for the worldwide distribution of Skyworks Solutions, Inc.’s analog and mixed signal semiconductors.

Skyworks’ products stocked by Digi-Key will include a number of analog components and modules, including amplifiers, attenuators, demodulators, diodes, mixers, power dividers and combiners, synthesizers and switches. These solutions, slated for feature in upcoming print and online catalogs, are in stock and available on Digi-Key’s global websites.

Dave Doherty, Digi-Key vice president of semiconductor product, said, “We are very pleased to announce this new partnership with Skyworks. Feedback from our engineering customer base supports our belief that the RF and wireless segment will continue to grow at a faster rate than the overall market. Skyworks’ broad range of high-quality RF products makes this company a good match for Digi-Key’s global customer base.”

According to David C. Stasey, vice president of analog components for Skyworks, “Digi-Key’s position as an established market leader in online electronics distribution will provide Skyworks with greater product exposure and access to an even larger customer base, particularly those preferring to order online. We are now able to better address the vast pool of engineers across a broad range of markets who require immediate shipment and access to technically innovative devices.”

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Farnell partnership with Linear Technology strengthened by introduction of over 800 new products

Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has added over 800 of Linear Technology’s newest products to its existing portfolio. The devices cover a broad line of standard high performance analog integrated circuits for use in applications such as telecoms, networking products, industrial instrumentation, video & multimedia, automotive, and military and space systems.

This latest and highly significant development builds on a successful relationship between the two companies. Farnell now stocks over 3,500 Linear Technology devices for free next day delivery across Europe. In order to ensure that design engineers continue to have access to the latest technologies for their new product designs, Farnell will continue to add further products from Linear Technology and other leading suppliers on a daily basis. Farnell adds an average of 700 new products each week to its portfolio.

New products, new technologies and new manufacturers can be quickly and easily viewed via the NEW ‘What’s New’ page on the Farnell website. This can also be accessed with a single click from customers’ own Internet browsers by using the NEW downloadable Farnell toolbar. The pages give a brief overview of each product. A single click then takes users directly to comprehensive data sheets and allows them to check stock availability and make purchases.

Commenting on this latest development in Farnell’s relationship with Linear Technology, Claire Doyle, European Director of Supplier Management, Farnell, said: “We have worked with Linear for a long time and the addition of such a large number of products to our portfolio is an indicator of the strength of that relationship. Linear Technology’s range of integrated circuits gives the Design Engineers the latest technology solutions for their designs and Farnell adds value to this by providing devices from stock backed by efficient, easy-to-use technical and commercial support.”

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Registration for Arrow Advantage catalogue includes automatic entry into free prize draw for Blackberry® Smartphone

Arrow Advantage, the new sales channel from Arrow Electronics (UK) Limited, has launched a free catalogue that will become an essential reference for purchasers and design engineers in start-up organisations, companies in early stages of development and other small and medium-sized enterprises.

The new ‘Arrow Advantage’ catalogue details a selection of 10,000 products from the 240,000 different parts available through Arrow Advantage. These technologies have been specially selected as being representative of the products that UK purchasers and engineers most commonly need to address their design and manufacturing requirements.

Designed for ease of use and the rapid identification, selection and comparison of suitable products, the Arrow Advantage catalogue provides colour-coded sections covering semiconductors (subdivided into analogue, discrete and digital devices and solutions for lighting, optoelectronics and wireless); passives; electromechanical components; connectors; cable and wire solutions; power supplies; and platform-level solutions.

As well as comprehensive data on the 10,000 selected items, the new catalogue provides a summary of the complete Arrow linecard and all of the information needed for purchasers and designers to quickly access the flexible purchasing solutions that the Arrow Advantage channel can deliver.

Arrow Advantage has been created to deliver all of the benefits associated with a global, broadline distributor to the design houses and OEMs that are responsible for the majority of today’s innovative product designs in the UK. Through Arrow Advantage, purchasers and engineers in small and medium-sized companies can access on-board and off-board components and platform-level technologies from all of the franchised suppliers on the comprehensive Arrow Electronics (UK) linecard.

To register for the free Arrow Advantage catalogue and to be entered into the draw to win a Blackberry® Smartphone visit:
www.arrowuk.com/advantage/cataloguerequest

Mouser Electronics Now Stocking Microchip Technology’s PIC32 Family of 32-bit Microcontrollers (MCUs)

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid availability and introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking the PIC32 family of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) from Microchip Technology, a leading supplier of microcontroller and analog semiconductors.

“Our engineering customers require both rapid introduction of the newest products and technologies, as well as a broad selection of products and suppliers in order to select the best solution for their design projects,” said Mike Scott, Mouser’s Vice President of Active Products. “By stocking Microchip’s PIC32 MCUs, and through our innovative marketing programs, we are able to quickly introduce these new devices to our extensive engineering customer base.”

The PIC32 family adds more performance and memory, while maintaining pin, peripheral, and software compatibility with Microchip’s 16-bit PIC® MCUs and dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). To further ease migration and protect tool investments, the PIC32 family is fully supported by Microchip’s free MPLAB® Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The MPLAB IDE offers unprecedented compatibility by supporting Microchip’s complete portfolio of 8-, 16- and 32-bit devices.

The PIC32 family consists of ten general-purpose devices that operate at up to 80 MHz, and offer ample code- and data-space capabilities, with up to 512 KB Flash and 32 KB RAM. The family also includes a rich set of integrated peripherals, significantly reducing total design complexity and cost.

The devices are based on the MIPS32® architecture with its leading combination of high-performance, low power consumption, fast interrupt response, and extensive industry tool support. The high-performance MIPS32 M4K® core can achieve best-in-class 1.5 DMIPS/MHz operation, due to its efficient instruction-set architecture, 5-stage pipeline, hardware multiply/accumulate unit, and multiple sets of 32 core registers. To reduce systems costs, the PIC32 MCUs support the MIPS16e™ 16-bit ISA, enabling code-size reductions of up to 40%.

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