Digi-Key Announces Stock on STMicroelectronics Evaluation Boards and Kits

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota - August 13, 2009 — Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, announced today it is now stocking STMicroelectronics' wide range of evaluation boards and kits.

Featured in Digi-Key's print and online catalogs, these products are available for purchase and immediate shipment on Digi-Key's global websites.

STMicroelectronics' evaluation boards are classified as follows:

• Product evaluation boards – help designers evaluate the features and performance of selected products.
• System evaluation boards – propose optimized and tested solutions for application designs.
• Sample and promotion kits – propose a selection of similar or complementary products.

Product families available for STMicroelectronics' product evaluation boards and kits include amplifier and comparators ICs, audio, communication and connectivity ICs, imaging, lighting ICs, microcontrollers, motion sensors (MEMS), motor control ICs, power management ICs, RF power, and touch sensor ICs. System evaluation boards are available for automotive, communication, computer and peripheral, consumer, industrial, and security and smartcard applications.

"Digi-Key is committed to stocking products that reduce time to market and make design engineers' jobs easier, and to that end, we are very pleased to make available STMicroelectronics' extensive line of evaluation boards," said Dave Doherty, Digi-Key vice president of semiconductor product.

About Digi-Key Corporation

One 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 17 consecutive years from among the nation's more than 200 distributors (EE Times Distribution Study/August 2008). Offering more than 1.5 million products from nearly 400 quality name-brand manufacturers, Digi-Key's commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company's broad product offering is available 24/7 at Digi-Key's top-rated website, www.digikey.com.