Dialog Semiconductor Expands Distribution Deal With Avnet Globally

(RTTNews) - Dialog Semiconductor Plc. (DLGNF.PK, DLGS) announced Tuesday that it has expanded its current distribution agreement with Avnet, Inc. (AVT), a technology distributor, to include the Americas, EMEA, and Japan regions.

Effective immediately, Avnet will distribute Dialog's complete portfolio of semiconductor standard products worldwide. Dialog Semiconductor had previously franchised Avnet in China.

Dialog expects the expanded agreement to deepen its global market penetration of its power-saving standard products technology portfolio including SmartBond Bluetooth low energy SOC's, power management ICs and RapidCharge AC/DC power conversion solutions.

Lynn Torrel, Senior Vice President, Semiconductor Business Development, Worldwide at Avnet, said, "Adding Dialog Semiconductor's diverse power management and connectivity solutions portfolio and in-depth mobile application expertise to our ever-expanding suite of IoT-enabling products and services in the Americas and EMEA, in addition to Asia, will give our customers even greater options for bringing differentiated, power-friendly connected products to the market more quickly and cost effectively."