Digi-Key Corporation Inks Deal with Knott Systems, Inc. to Distribute Development KitTHIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota and SAN JOSE, California - March 20, 2007 — Digi-Key Corporation announced today the signing of a global distribution agreement with Knott Systems, Inc. One of the world’s fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key will serve as a distributor for Knott System’s Cyclone™ II PCI Express development kit. This development board provides a hardware platform for developing and prototyping PCI Express, double data rate 2 (DDR2) SDRAM and the 10/100/1000 Ethernet interface. Based on Cyclone™ II FPGAs and using Altera® MegaCore® functions on the user’s own IP. Cyclone II EP2C35 PCI Express development board allows users to solve design problems that typically require time-consuming and custom solutions quickly. The development kit will be featured in both Digi-Key’s print and online catalogs. “We are very pleased to add Knott Systems, Inc. to our line card,” said Mark Larson, Digi-Key’s president and COO. “We are certain that the features of this development kit will be of consequential interest and appeal to design engineers around the globe.” About Digi-Key CorporationOne of the world’s fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key has earned its reputation as an industry leader through its total commitment to service and performance. As a full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, Digi-Key has been ranked #1 for Overall Performance for 15 consecutive years from among the nation’s more than 200 distributors (EE Times Distribution Study/ May 2006). Offering more than a million products from over 340 quality name-brand manufacturers Digi-Key’s commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company’s broad product offering is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week at Digi-Key’s top-rated Web site, www.digikey.com. SOURCE: Digi-Key Corporation CONTACT: Steven G. Tsukichi, VP/Marketing, Digi-Key Corporation, 800-338-4105 x1001 (voice), steve.tsukichi@digikey.com |
