Mouser Electronics and SiTime Corporation Ink Global Distribution Agreement

2008-09-22 15:02:03 - MEMS-Based Programmable Oscillators Support a Variety of Applications

Mansfield, Texas, USA -September 22, 2008 - Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has signed a global distribution agreement with SiTime, a leading supplier of MEMS-based silicon resonators, oscillators, and complete timing solutions.

'Mouser's large, worldwide customer base can now utilize SiTime's high-performance, programmable timing solutions to significantly improve the size, robustness, and reliability of their products while eliminating multiple suppliers,' said Peter Himes, SiTime's Vice President of Sales. 'Mouser is a leader in catalog and online distribution and will enhance the market coverage of SiTime's products.'

According to Barry McConnell, Mouser Vice President of Product Marketing, the distributor is known for its rapid introduction and prolific marketing of new product solutions to design engineers.

'Adding SiTime Corporation to the Mouser linecard enhances our product offering and allows us to honor our commitment to deliver high quality products to the design engineering community,' McConnell said.

SiTime's programmable MEMS oscillators utilize a proprietary MEMS resonator design in conjunction with a drive circuit and high-performance frequency synthesizer to generate a clock output. The high performance programmable oscillators offer very low jitter and a wide range of programmable frequencies as high as 125 MHz, enabling them to be used in a variety of applications.

Known for its broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations, Mouser continuously offers customers the most innovative products and latest technologies for their new design projects.

Mouser Electronics is the only major distributor to publish a new 2,100+ page print catalog every 90 days. In addition, its website with interactive online catalog is updated daily, contains more than a million products for easy online purchase, provides over 1.5 million cross-references, as well as more than 900,000 downloadable data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, and other technical design information.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers. Mouser.com features more than a million products online from more than 366 manufacturers. Mouser's 2,100+ page catalog is published every 90 days, providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 280,000 customers in 170 countries from its 432,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About SiTime
SiTime Corporation designs, manufacturers, and markets MEMS-based silicon resonators, oscillators, and complete timing solutions. Key benefits are the small size, high reliability, low cost, and short lead times. SiTime's primary investors are JAFCO, NEA, Greylock, Northgate venture capital firms, and Robert Bosch GmbH.

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