AUSTIN, Texas & MELVILLE, N.Y., Apr 19, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) and Silicon
Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB) today announced a distribution
agreement for Silicon Labs' broad portfolio of mixed-signal products.
"Silicon Labs' portfolio of innovative IC solutions can help customers
reduce power and system cost, while improving performance and adding
features to their applications," said Jeff Eastman, senior vice
president, global supplier marketing and asset management for Arrow
Electronics. "Mixed-signal technology is at the heart of many electronic
system designs, and Silicon Labs' products represent a strong addition
to Arrow's line card globally."
Arrow will be distributing Silicon Labs' complete product portfolio
including the following:
"Arrow's engineering solutions center and services coupled with their
extensive network of field application engineers and field sales
engineers, give them unique demand-creation capabilities. These
capabilities will allow us to extend our sales network and reach a
broader base of customers that could benefit from our highly integrated,
high-performance mixed-signal solutions," said Kurt Hoff, vice president
of worldwide sales for Silicon Laboratories. "We expect this partnership
to accelerate the market penetration of our mixed-signal products in
applications ranging from consumer electronics to industrial automation."
About Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories is an industry leader in the innovation of
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a
world-class engineering team with unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal
design, Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of highly integrated,
easy-to-use products offers customers significant advantages in
performance, size and power consumption. These patented solutions serve
a broad set of markets and applications including consumer,
communications, computing, industrial and automotive.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs is a global enterprise with
operations, sales and design activities worldwide. The company is
committed to contributing to our customers' success by recruiting the
highest quality talent to create industry-changing innovations. For more
information about Silicon Labs, please visit www.silabs.com.
About Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com)
is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial
and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing
solutions. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply
channel partner for over 900 suppliers and 125,000 original equipment
manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a
global network of more than 310 locations in 51 countries and
territories.
Cautionary Language
This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on
Silicon Laboratories' current expectations. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of factors that could
impact Silicon Laboratories' financial results and cause actual results
to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements,
please refer to Silicon Laboratories' filings with the SEC. Silicon
Laboratories disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Silicon Laboratories, Silicon Labs, the "S" symbol, the Silicon
Laboratories logo, and the Silicon Labs logo are trademarks of Silicon
Laboratories Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks
of their respective holders.
SOURCE: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Media Contact:
Shannon Pleasant, 512-464-9254
Director of Corporate Communications
shannon.pleasant@silabs.com
or
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Media Contact:
Chris Maio, 631-847-5454
Manager, External Communications
cmaio@arrow.com
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