RS Components Adds Energy-Efficient Microcontrollers to Semiconductor Offer in Global Distribution Deal With Energy Micro
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Posted on November 15, 2012 at 7:14:02 AM
RS Components Adds Energy-Efficient Microcontrollers to Semiconductor Offer in Global Distribution Deal With Energy Micro
OXFORD, England, November 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Franchise agreement will increase access to industry's lowest power microcontroller
range for customers worldwide
RS Components [http://uk.rs-online.com/web ] (RS), the trading brand of
Electrocomponents plc [http://www.electrocomponents.com ] (LSE:ECM), the world's leading
high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has agreed a global
franchise deal with Energy Micro [http://www.energymicro.com ], the energy friendly
microcontroller and radio company.
Within the scope of the agreement, RS will stock Energy Micro's complete range of
ultra low power ARM Cortex-based microcontrollers
[http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/semiconductors/processors-microcontrollers/microcontrollers ]
, semiconductor development kits
[http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/semiconductors/semiconductor-development-kits ], starter
kits and tools in its warehouses across Europe, Asia and North America.
"This agreement gives engineers easier and quicker access to our products direct from
RS' regional warehouses," said Geir Forre, CEO of Energy Micro. "RS has an impressive
array of online tools and resources, developed to support engineers and cut design times.
This cooperation reinforces our commitment to boost the uptake of energy-efficient
products worldwide and signals a major growth opportunity for our business."
"RS is committed to delivering the best technical solutions for engineers," said Chris
Page, Global Offer Director, Electrocomponents. "Reducing energy consumption is a key
concern for design engineers, and Energy Micro's microcontrollers address this challenge
by consuming just a quarter of the energy of rival parts."
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc,
the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. With
operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 550,000 products through the internet,
catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000
parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronics,
automation and control, test and measurement, electrical and mechanical components.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial
year ended 31 March 2012 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the website at http://www.rs-components.com.
Further information is available via these links:
Twitter: @RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
RS Components on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components
Relevant Links:
Electrocomponents plc [http://www.electrocomponents.com ]
http://www.electrocomponents.com
RS Components [http://www.rs-components.com ]
http://www.rs-components.com
DesignSpark: http://www.designspark.com
RS Components
CONTACT: Editorial Contact: Joanne Youson, RS Components, joanne.youson@rs-components.com, +44(0)1536-405752; PR Agency Contact, Janice Fenton, Publitek Technology PR, janice.fenton@publitek.com, +44(0)1225-470000
OXFORD, England, November 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Franchise agreement will increase access to industry's lowest power microcontroller
range for customers worldwide
RS Components [http://uk.rs-online.com/web ] (RS), the trading brand of
Electrocomponents plc [http://www.electrocomponents.com ] (LSE:ECM), the world's leading
high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has agreed a global
franchise deal with Energy Micro [http://www.energymicro.com ], the energy friendly
microcontroller and radio company.
Within the scope of the agreement, RS will stock Energy Micro's complete range of
ultra low power ARM Cortex-based microcontrollers
[http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/semiconductors/processors-microcontrollers/microcontrollers ]
, semiconductor development kits
[http://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/semiconductors/semiconductor-development-kits ], starter
kits and tools in its warehouses across Europe, Asia and North America.
"This agreement gives engineers easier and quicker access to our products direct from
RS' regional warehouses," said Geir Forre, CEO of Energy Micro. "RS has an impressive
array of online tools and resources, developed to support engineers and cut design times.
This cooperation reinforces our commitment to boost the uptake of energy-efficient
products worldwide and signals a major growth opportunity for our business."
"RS is committed to delivering the best technical solutions for engineers," said Chris
Page, Global Offer Director, Electrocomponents. "Reducing energy consumption is a key
concern for design engineers, and Energy Micro's microcontrollers address this challenge
by consuming just a quarter of the energy of rival parts."
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc,
the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. With
operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 550,000 products through the internet,
catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000
parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronics,
automation and control, test and measurement, electrical and mechanical components.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial
year ended 31 March 2012 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
For more information, please visit the website at http://www.rs-components.com.
Further information is available via these links:
Twitter: @RSElectronics; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS
RS Components on Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components
Relevant Links:
Electrocomponents plc [http://www.electrocomponents.com ]
http://www.electrocomponents.com
RS Components [http://www.rs-components.com ]
http://www.rs-components.com
DesignSpark: http://www.designspark.com
RS Components
CONTACT: Editorial Contact: Joanne Youson, RS Components, joanne.youson@rs-components.com, +44(0)1536-405752; PR Agency Contact, Janice Fenton, Publitek Technology PR, janice.fenton@publitek.com, +44(0)1225-470000