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Rochester Wins Numonyx Approval

Rochester Electronics, the authorised distributor of discontinued semiconductors, has been selected as a licensed manufacturer of discontinued semiconductor devices for Numonyx, a leading developer of memory products. 

The Future Is Actel

Future Electronics has strengthened its FPGA armoury by signing a global agreement with Actel.

The deal becomes effective in the European, Middle East and Africa markets from January 1, 2009.

Demand creation skills and its access to a broad array of markets have won the deal for Future. It covers the full range of Actel products including the low power Igloo and ProASIC FPGAs, Fusion mixed signal FPGAs and the RTAX family of high reliability FPGAs.

electronica: Tyco, Murata Go Global With Digi-Key

Digi-Key has signed global distribution agreements with Tyco and Murata Power Solutions. The deals were unveiled on successive days at the electronica show in Munich

Deals, Deals and More Deals

We are in the run-up to the electronica (not a misprint, the organisers spell it with a lower case e) exhibition which seems to have sparked a flurry of distribution agreements in the past week, and your noble correspondent is here to bring you up to speed.

Cree's Win Double

Has bogof (buy one get one free) come to component distribution? I only ask as Cree, the LED specialist trumpeted two global agreements last week.

Aussies on a Winner - Again

I hesitate to stereotype usually but as this involves Britain's good old mates and sporting rivals from Australia I'll venture it will be G'Day Sport all around at Digi-Key following its global distribution pact with the Sydney-based design solutions company Altium.

US Continues Invasion Of Europe

Whatever the perceived weaknesses of the European economies, there's no shortage of distributors ready to try their luck here.