Arrow Electronics has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Exar which covers the semiconductor maker's entire product portfolio consisting of solutions from the datacom and storage, power, communications, and interface product lines. It will support a wide range of Exar's products, such as transceivers and UARTs; a variety of power management ICs, such as boost and buck regulators, charge pumps, LED drivers, LDO regulators, and programmable power solutions; and communications products supporting SDH, PDH, and OTN data transmission speeds for the networking equipment infrastructure, as well as Datacom and Storage semiconductors and board-level systems including applied service processors, express cards and 10G Ethernet cards. "We are delighted that our European customers will now benefit from Exar's world-class product portfolio," said Massimo Dall'Occo, vice president of marketing and engineering for Arrow's Embedded and Design Solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa. "The broad and value-rich products fit into our strategy to provide total solutions across all industry segments." Bentley Long, Exar's Vice president, Worldwide Sales added, "Exar is excited to be working with Arrow in Europe. Arrow has a large customer base in Europe and an excellent reputation for its high-quality technical support which is fundamental to our global expansion strategy."
