Sipex Corporation Enters Into a Global Distribution Agreement With Farnell InOne

MILPITAS, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sipex Corporation , a leading provider of high performance, analog integrated circuits (ICs) today announced that it has entered into a Global Distribution Agreement with Farnell InOne, a leading distributor of electronic and MRO specialist products and services throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Under the agreement, Farnell InOne Europe/AsiaPac and Newark InOne in the US will carry an extensive range of Sipex products, with special emphasis on Power Management and Interface devices, all of which are RoHS Compliant.

Sipex' analog IC portfolio is grouped into three product families: Power Management, Serial interface and Optical storage. ICs within these product families range from proprietary products for next generation system designs to drop-in replacements to industry standard devices. Sipex's product portfolio suits a wide range of applications like wired and wireless data communications hardware, networking and telecommunications equipment, industrial automation and portable consumer products. "With Farnell InOne's capabilities in providing engineering support, systems integration, prototype design and manufacturing, testing, e-commerce and logistics, Sipex' product can reach a wider customer base," said Rick Hawron, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales.

About Sipex

Sipex Corporation is a semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets high performance, value-added analog integrated circuits (ICs). Sipex serves the broad analog signal processing market with interface, power management and optical storage ICs for use in automotive, portable products, computing, communications, and networking infrastructure markets. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, CA with additional offices in Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and the UK. Sipex sells products direct and through its distribution channels. For more information about Sipex, visit http://www.sipex.com/.

About Premier Farnell

Premier Farnell plc is a market-focused, customer-responsive organization that combines traditional distribution skills with technologically advanced, proactive marketing disciplines. Premier Farnell is a leader and innovator in eBusiness, with world-class tailored EProcurement solutions at the top end of its capabilities, designed with larger companies in mind. They specialize in servicing the needs of its customer for small orders combined with high added-value, tailored services, often for research and design, manufacturing and maintenance, repair and operations activates across virtually every industry. A multi-channel organization, Premier Farnell is precisely aligned to the needs of its customers, giving them complete flexibility and choice.

Premier Farnell operates in 21 countries and trades in over 100, with 5,000 employees worldwide. The group has a database of over 2 million customer contacts worldwide and links over 3,000 suppliers to their markets. It has a range of over 400,000 products and access to 4.3 million more. Companies within the Premier Farnell Group include Farnell InOne, CPC, BuckHickman InOne, Kent, Newark InOne (USA), MCM, an InOne company (USA) and Akron Brass (USA).

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