OREANDA-NEWS. August 30, 2016. Avnet Silica, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company, today announces that it has signed a distribution agreement with Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth® low energy technology. The agreement is effective immediately covering all of EMEA.

Avnet Silica will stock the complete range of Dialog Semiconductor products, including the SmartBond™ Bluetooth low-energy SoCs, PMICs and RapidCharge™ AC/DC power conversion solutions. 

“By collaborating with Avnet Silica, Dialog is dramatically increasing the exposure of our innovative mixed-signal products to a much broader set of customers in EMEA,” said Dipak Raval, Director of Sales - EMEA at Dialog. “Avnet’s sales and expert technical support will enable us to capture business in fast growing and emerging markets across Europe, aligning with Dialog’s commitment to continued growth.”

“Our agreement with Dialog Semiconductor is intrinsically linked to Avnet Silica’s commitment to provide our customers with the most innovative solutions. By offering the full range of Dialog’s power management and connectivity solutions worldwide, our customers have access to a full range of IoT enabling products and services in one place, reducing time to market for low-power, differentiated products,” said Mario Orlandi, President Avnet Silica.

For more information on Dialog Semiconductor products available through Avnet Silica, click here.

About Avnet Silica
Avnet Silica is the European semiconductor specialist division of Avnet, Inc., one of the leading global technology distributors, and acts as the smart connection between customers and suppliers. The distributor simplifies complexity by providing creative solutions, technology and logistics support. Avnet Silica is a partner of leading semiconductor manufacturers and innovative solution providers over many years. With a team of more than 200 application engineers and technical specialists, Avnet Silica supports projects all the way from the idea to the concept to production. For more information, visit www.avnet-silica.com.

About Avnet, Inc.
From components to cloud and from design to disposal, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology by providing a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, services and solutions. Avnet is a global company ranked on the FORTUNE 500 with revenues of \\$26.2 billion for the fiscal year 2016. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

About Dialog Semiconductor
Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom (ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimized for smartphone, computing, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL) and smart home applications. Dialog’s power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer’s user experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio, Bluetooth® low energy, Rapid Charge™ AC/DC power conversion and multi-touch.

Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London. In 2015, it had approximately \\$1.35 billion in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor companies. The company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German TecDax index.