Avnet Abacus has strengthened its green credentials with a new supplier agreement. It has signed a pan-European distribution deal with Cymbet, a manufacturer of solid-state energy storage solutions for microelectronic systems. Avnet Abacus will distribute Cymbet's complete range of rechargeable solid state batteries, power management devices, and evaluation kits. This will include Cymbet's EnerChip solid state batteries (SSB) and development tools, the new EnerChip EP energy processor, the universal energy harvesting EVAL-09 kit, and the EnerChip CC RF Induction Charger EVAL-11 kit. Graham McBeth, president of Avnet Abacus commented, "This agreement with Cymbet is further evidence of Avnet Abacus bringing innovative, technology leading products to the European market. Cymbet's products are an ideal addition to our linecard, especially as we believe that their solid state batteries will become very important in future ‘green' electronic designs." Bill Priesmeyer, chief executive officer of Cymbet responded, "We are pleased to be partnering with Avnet Abacus for the distribution of our EnerChip product family. Our customers will benefit from Avnet Abacus' market leading presence, technical support capabilities, and logistical excellence." Cymbet's EnerChips are used in power back-up, embedded energy and energy harvesting applications.
