Digi-Key Corporation and SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation Ink Distribution Agreement
Thief River Falls, Minnesota and Frisco, Texas (USA) - February 15, 2007 - Digi-Key Corporation and SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation announced today the signing of a distribution agreement.
SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation, part of the SANYO Electric Group, utilizes its vast research and development resources as it strives to create and improve battery technology to provide rechargeable power for phones, computers, power tools and a wide variety of portable devices.
Digi-Key is stocking lithium, nickel-cadmium and nickel metal hydride batteries in a wide variety of sizes as well as battery packs made with SANYO batteries. These products will be available directly from Digi-Key and will be featured in both its print and online catalogs.
"We are very pleased to expand our battery offering with products from SANYO Energy," said Mark Larson, Digi-Key's president and COO. "SANYO is recognized worldwide for both quality and reliability, and we consider this to be a great addition to Digi-Key's product offering."
"The addition of Digi-Key to our distribution channel will enhance our exposure to the marketplace and facilitate getting our products to customers who require quick availability," said Masami Murata, president, SANYO Energy USA Corporation.
This new distribution agreement will enable Digi-Key to fulfill both the design and production quantity demands of its diverse customer base.
Company Backgrounds
About Digi-Key Corporation
One of the world's fastest growing distributors of electronic components, Digi-Key has earned its reputation as an industry leader through its total commitment to service and performance. As a full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, Digi-Key has been ranked #1 for Overall Performance for 15 consecutive years from among the nation's more than 200 distributors (EE Times Distribution Study/ May 2006). Offering more than 800,000 products from over 330 quality name-brand manufacturers, Digi-Key's commitment to inventory is unparalleled. Access to the company's broad product offering is available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week at Digi-Key's top-rated Web site, www.digikey.com.
About SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation
As portable phones, computers and power tools demand smaller, lighter, more robust power, Sanyo meets these needs as the technological leader in all rechargeable systems. Sanyo's vast research and development resources help create and improve battery technology for today's power-hungry products and include nickel-cadmium (Ni-CD), lithium ion (Li-ion), nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) lithium batteries, fast charge control chips and modules, and amorphous solar cells. With manufacturing facilities around the world, many Sanyo batteries are produced in Asia and distributed throughout the world. Sanyo's U.S. headquarters are centrally located in Frisco, TX in the northern Dallas metroplex. This facility also houses our engineering center, which provides customers with complete mechanical, electrical and systems engineering support.
Editorial Contacts:
Digi-Key Corporation
Steven G. Tsukichi
Vice President of Marketing
Tel: +1 (218) 681-8000, Ext 1001 (voice)
steve.tsukichi@digikey.com
SANYO Energy (USA) Corporation
Bill Godsey
National Distributor CRM Manager
Tel: +1 (469) 362-5630
BGodsey@sec.sanyo.com
