Strategic engagement will accelerate adoption of groundbreaking Configurable Mixed-signal IC technology
Avnet (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, and Silego Technology today
announced a new exclusive global distribution channel agreement.
Effective immediately, Avnet will be Silego’s only global distributor
and will serve as Silego’s sole demand creation distributor in the
Americas and Europe. Avnet will also bolster Silego’s current regional
distributor network in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Silego pioneered the development of Configurable Mixed-signal ICs
(CMICs), using nonvolatile memory to configure and integrate analog,
digital logic and power functions, enabling design engineers to reduce
power, cost, size and time to market. Since the introduction of the CMIC
technology, Silego has developed five generations of CMIC silicon and
design tools and sold over 2.7 billion units.
“The phenomenal demand for devices like smartphones, tablets, wearables
and IoT-enabled solutions has compounded designers’ long-standing
mandate for ‘smaller, faster, cheaper,’” said Lynn Torrel, senior vice
president, semiconductor business development worldwide for Avnet.
“Silego’s unique CMIC GreenPAK™ platform and Integrated Power Switch
(IPS) portfolio provide designers with new levels of configurability,
power and performance that can significantly accelerate and optimize the
development of truly differentiated devices and systems. We appreciate
the trust Silego has demonstrated in Avnet with this exclusive agreement
and are looking forward to a long and prosperous collaboration.”
“Silego not only created the world’s first family of Configurable
Mixed-signal ICs, but also enabled a paradigm shift for designers,” said
John Teegen, chief executive officer, Silego. “This global and exclusive
agreement enables us to leverage Avnet’s formidable field application
engineering and prototyping resources to bring these benefits to many
more customers.”
Commenting on the new agreement, Semico Research Principal Analyst for
ASIC and SoC Rich Wawrzyniak, who had previously described Silego as
“one of the best kept secrets in Silicon Valley,” remarked, “A global
partnership with Avnet will certainly take away any secrecy about Silego
and will provide the many benefits of Configurable Mixed-signal ICs to
the market at large.”
For more information on products available through Avnet, visit https://www.avnet.com.
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About Silego – The Configurable Mixed-signal Integrated Circuit
Company
Silego Technology is a fabless semiconductor company pioneering
Configurable Mixed-signal Integrated Circuits, or CMICs. Silego’s CMICs
integrate analog, digital logic, and power functions while eliminating
passive and discrete components. Silego’s CMICs enable designers to
cost-effectively bring their hardware products to market faster, with
lower power and with greater design flexibility. Silego’s scalable CMIC
platform is comprised of its configurable ICs, its proprietary design
software, and its development kits. Over 2.7 billion CMICs have been
sold. Silego Technology is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more
information, visit http://www.silego.com.
About Avnet
From idea to design and from prototype to production, Avnet supports
customers at each stage of a product’s lifecycle. A comprehensive
portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to
guide for innovators who set the pace for technological change. For
nearly a century, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around
the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn
more about Avnet at www.avnet.com.
Avnet
Maureen O’Leary, 480-643-7499
Maureen.OLeary@avnet.com
or
Silego Technology
Victoria Sereda, 408-327-8800
vitay@silego.com