Xilinx All Programmable Devices have been added to the Premier Farnell product offering worldwide. The products are making inroads into a wide range of markets including military, aerospace and defence, industrial and commercial; inside hardware ranging from edge devices in the IoT to massive data servers; and support what can be an almost endless list of functions. Mike Barone, VP Channel Sales for Xilinx says “We are excited that Xilinx products will now be available through Premier Farnell, helping to expand our online presence and reach globally. We recognize the outstanding support that Premier Farnell provides to its customers from concept through to volume production—with design services, bespoke development and integration platforms, as well as evaluation kits and continuity of supply. Premier Farnell will enable customer expansion through their mass market approach and the unique position they hold as the development distributor.” All Programmable devices provide the designer with a…
Premier Farnell has unveiled an exclusive partnership with MATRIX Labs to manufacture and distribute MATRIX Creator to a global network of developers and makers of all skills levels.…
Premier Farnell has signed a global franchise agreement with Dialog Semiconductor. The deal strengthens the distributor’s semiconductor power management and wireless product ranges. Simon Meadmore, Global Head of…
Premier Farnell has clinched a new global distribution agreement with EAM, a leading manufacturer of Precision RF & Microwave Interconnect Products. Under their ConductRF brand, the company offers…
Premier Farnell has signed a global franchise with Sierra Wireless, further enhancing its portfolio of 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and gateways. The agreement will specifically support…
Graham McBeth has been named to the role of president of Premier Farnell, effective immediately. McBeth will report directly to Gerry Fay, president, global business units, Avnet. In…
There are 300,000 reasons why Avnet and Datwyler are vying to buy Premier Farnell. They are all engineers signed up to the UK-based distributor’s element 14 online community.…
Premier Farnell is to be acquired by the Swiss-based distributor Datwyler Group for £792m. Datwyler subsidiaries include online distributors Distrelec and Germany-based reichelt elektronik. The deal has been…
Premier Farnell has a new Chief Executive. He is Jos Opdeweegh who was, until recently, Chief Executive of Neovia Logistics, where he led the carve out from Caterpillar,…
Premier Farnell’s much-anticipated operational review has been unveiled. It pinpoints the opportunity to cut costs by £19m annually, including £7m already identified, and usher in more efficient purchasing.…