November 12, 2008 -- Digi-Key Corp. announced that it has expanded its current franchise agreement with Tyco Electronics to a global authorization.
"We are very pleased to expand to this global distribution agreement with Tyco Electronics," comments Mark Larson, Digi-Key's president and COO. "This worldwide authorization will allow us to offer Tyco Electronics' leading edge products to our fastest growing markets in Europe and Asia."
Tyco Electronics is among the world's largest suppliers of passive electronic components, which includes connectors and interconnection systems, relays, switches, circuit protection devices, touch screens, sensors, and wire and cable. These products are used primarily in the automotive, computer, consumer electronics, communication equipment, appliance, aerospace and defense, industrial machinery and instrumentation markets.
As a distributor of electronics components, Digi-Key serves a global customer base from its single 600,000 square foot facility in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA.
"Tyco Electronics' reputation and history of bringing innovative products to the market is the perfect fit for the hundreds of thousands of design engineers we serve worldwide," concludes Digi-Key's Larson. "Digi-Key's service advantage coupled with Tyco Electronics' technology advantage can do nothing but create a winning situation for a wide range of customers seeking to deliver new products to the market faster or improve the performance of existing products."
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www.digikey.com
www.tycoelectronics.com
