Laird Technologies Further Expands Distribution Product Portfolio With Digi-Key Corporation


Infrastructure Antenna Systems Products Added to Current Distribution Portfolio of Thermal Management, Wireless M2M, EMI, and Signal Integrity Lines

St. Louis, Missouri, USA - Laird Technologies, a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, today announced it has expanded its global distribution product portfolio with Digi-Key Corporation to include its Infrastructure Antenna Systems (IAS) product lines. An industry leader in the design and manufacture of antennas for mobile devices and wireless data, Laird Technologies possesses end-to-end system knowledge and employs advanced, proprietary design tools to bring novel antenna designs to market with unmatched performance that maximize total system performance and user satisfaction.

"Digi-Key is a global distributor covering many different market segments, which now includes Laird Technologies' Infrastructure Antenna Systems product line," said Bruce Juhl, Laird Technologies Director of IAS Distribution. "Their on-hand stocking inventory and easy-to-use website ordering system greatly benefits our customers who are looking for quick and easy antenna solutions."

Customers can access all of Laird Technologies' product lines from the Laird Technologies Supplier Page on the Digi-Key Website. The IAS product offering consists of Nano and Blackchip(TM) antennas, RFID antennas, fiberglass omnidirectional dispatch base station antennas, and lightning arrestors. In addition to IAS, other Laird Technologies' product lines currently available through Digi-Key include an extensive line of Thermal Management, Wireless M2M, EMI, and signal integrity solutions.

These products are ideal for use in the medical, analytical, telecom, industrial, and consumer markets. For more information, please logon to www.lairdtech.com.

About Digi-Key Corporation
As one of the world's fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key Corporation has earned its reputation as an industry leader through its total commitment to service and performance. Digi-Key is a full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than 1.5 million products from over 440 quality name-brand manufacturers.

A testament to Digi-Key's unparalleled commitment to service, North American design engineers have ranked Digi-Key #1 for Overall Performance for 18 consecutive years (EE Times Distribution Study/August 2009). Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is available at www.digikey.com.

About Laird Technologies, Inc.
Laird Technologies designs and manufactures customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.

The company is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management products, specialty metal products, signal integrity components, and wireless antenna solutions, as well as radio frequency (RF) modules and systems.

Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including the handset, telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer, medical, and industrial markets.

Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, employs over 10,000 employees in more than 39 facilities located in 13 countries.

Contact Information

For additional information, visit www.lairdtech.com or contact us at:

Americas: +1-847-839-6907 or IAS-AmericasEastSales@lairdtech.com
Europe: +44-(0)-7595-003-164 or IAS-EUSales@lairdtech.com
Asia: +65-6-243-8022 or IAS-AsiaSales@lairdtech.com

Editorial Contact:
Matt Judkins
Marketing Director
Tel: 636-898-6048
matt.judkins@lairdtech.com

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