Distribution

Bridgelux, a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies, has signed a global distribution agreement with Future Electronics, under which the distributor’s lighting division, Future Lighting Solutions, will provide global sales, design support and fulfillment services for Bridgelux’s extensive portfolio of LED products sold through distribution.

Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA), a Taiwanese manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for DC-DC power conversion applications, has signed a franchise deal with Premier Farnell. Under the terms of the agreement, Premier Farnell will be able to offer Advanced Power"s complete range of power MOSFETs, IGBTs and power ICs worldwide.

Luso Electronics Distribution, the UK and Ireland representative for the SynQor range of power supplies and related components, has announced the availability of a new line of advanced-technology military-grade Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units that have been designed for the extreme environmental and demanding electrical conditions of military, aerospace and medical applications.

Avnet has entered into a agreement to acquire MSC Investoren GmbH (MSC Group), a European distributor focused on electronic component distribution, embedded computing technology and display solutions. The agreement details a two-step approach whereby Avnet will acquire a majority interest in MSC Group after regulatory approval has been granted with the intent to acquire the remainder of the company within a short time frame.

Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement for Plessey’s complete range of products including its award winning products such as the EPIC sensor and MAGIC GaN LEDs.

Suntan Technology Company Limited and Rapid Electronics have announced a new partnership, which will see Rapid become a franchised distributor for Suntan’s extensive range of potentiometers, capacitors, varistors and diodes.

Future Electronics has announced that STMicroelectronics (ST) has extended its franchise agreement to cover most of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The franchise extension allows both companies to benefit from reciprocal strengths and to better serve their customers with Demand Creation, Standard Products and Value-Added Services.

Distributor, Rutronik, is now stocking Advantech’s AIMB-201DS, a new industrial-grade Mini-ITX motherboard powered by 3rd generation Intel Core i processors with Intel HD graphics and DX1 support. AIMB-201DS has a slim design that can be integrated in ultra low profile thermal solutions. It comes integrated with SUSIAccess remote management and Acronis recovery softwares.

Distributor Avnet Abacus has unveiled an application microsite dedicated to customers sourcing components and technologies for use in the transportation market. The new Transportation Microsite provides fast, online access to an extensive selection of parts available to purchase from Avnet Abacus, which have been developed to conform to the specific safety, reliability and environmental performance requirements of the transportation market.

DMTL, a design-in distributor that specialises in passive components, is now stocking the highest rated voltage tantalum capacitors currently available on the market. Produced by AVX, the new TCJ Series 100V and 125V surface-mount chip capacitors provide capacitance and ultra-low ESR in a compact case size (2924 for the 100V device).