U-blox partners with Digi-Key for US distribution

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u-blox partners with Digi-Key for US distribution

Thalwil, Switzerland - August 29, 2016 - u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced its partnership with Digi-Key to distribute its products in the US. Since its foundation in 1972, Digi-Key Electronics is ranked as the number 1 distributor of electronic components and the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery worldwide.

"We are delighted to have Digi-Key as our new and only distributor for the US," explained Nikolaos Papadopoulos, President of u-blox America. "We wanted to offer engineers, universities, and makers with a Digi-Key account the ability to bundle the purchase of our products with other components they are sourcing from Digi-Key. This will allow customers to more efficiently develop prototypes and get to market faster."

David Stein, Vice President Global Semiconductor at Digi-Key, adds: "We are very pleased with and proud of our partnership with u-blox. It allows us to offer our customers the most advanced versions of u-blox's wide range of positioning, cellular, and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth products and evaluation kits."

Digi-Key will offer u-blox latest GNSS and 3D Dead Reckoning position modules, as well as LTE, HSPA, CDMA, and GSM modules. In addition, Digi-Key will promote u-blox's advanced Bluetooth low energy and Wi-Fi modules, along with evaluation kits and blueprints.

Applications supported include Transportation/Telematics, Industrial Monitoring, Energy and Smart Grid, Healthcare, Home and Building Automation, Smart City and many more. u-blox's products support a wide temperature range, up to 85 degrees C for most of them.

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About u-blox

Swiss u-blox (SIX:UBXN) is a global leader in wireless and positioning semiconductors and modules for the automotive, industrial and consumer markets. u-blox solutions enable people, vehicles and machines to locate their exact position and communicate wirelessly over cellular and short range networks. With a broad portfolio of chips, modules and software solutions, u-blox is uniquely positioned to empower OEMs to develop innovative solutions for the Internet of Things, quickly and cost-effectively. With headquarters in Thalwil, Switzerland, u-blox is globally present with offices in Europe, Asia and the USA.

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About Digi-Key Electronics

Digi-Key Electronics, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global, full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than four million products from more than 650 quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the industry and providing the best service possible to its customers. Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is available at www.digikey.com.

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