Avnet Silica announces distribution deal with SiTime

SiTime is the market leader in offering MEMS-based precision timing solutions that target a $10B total timing market by 2024. SiTime solutions are used by 15,000 customers in 250 applications, with over 2 billion units shipped globally. The SiTime product offering includes a wide portfolio of devices such as oscillators, clock generators and resonators.

The SiTime devices are highly programmable solutions that enable customers to differentiate their products with higher performance, smaller size, lower power and better reliability. In addition, the company’s technology delivers industry-leading dynamic performance in harsh environments that have high shock, vibration, or rapid changes in temperature. Such environments are routinely encountered in industrial, automotive or aerospace applications.

“We are delighted to be adding SiTime products to our portfolio,” said Laurence Dellicott, Director Supplier Management & Fulfilment Services, at Avnet Silica. “These programmable and highly rugged solutions based on advanced MEMS technology are ideally suited for the fastest growing target markets across Europe and beyond in the industrial, communications, automotive and aerospace and defence sectors, as well as the IoT.”

“SiTime’s partnership with Avnet Silica is a win-win for both companies,” said Piyush Sevalia, executive vice president of marketing, at SiTime. “It enables us to build on the successful business relationship we’ve enjoyed with Avnet in the US and Asia. With Avnet Silica’s leading market position in Europe, we expect to grow our customer base in Europe, and offer the benefits of our industry-leading precision timing solutions to them.”