Digi-Key Corporation Announces Distribution Agreement with Silicon Laboratories

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn.--Oct. 1, 20049, 2004--Digi-Key Corporation today announced a distribution agreement with Silicon Laboratories Inc. , a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Under the agreement, Digi-Key will distribute Silicon Laboratories' high-performance, analog-intensive, 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) product portfolio as well as wireline, networking and synthesizer products.

"Digi-Key is pleased to offer Silicon Laboratories' unique product portfolio," said Tim Sanghera, vice president of semiconductor products, Digi-Key. "With one of the largest customer bases in the industry and close ties to the design and engineering communities, Digi-Key aims to broaden Silicon Laboratories reach within a variety of markets."

"We're pleased to partner with a premier catalog distributor that continuously delivers exceptional and timely service," said Gary Gay, vice president of sales for Silicon Laboratories. "This partnership offers another way for our customers to easily select and order our mixed-signal solutions."

Silicon Laboratories offers a broad portfolio of easy-to-use, highly-integrated, mixed-signal ICs including globally-compliant embedded modems, low-jitter clocking solutions, RF synthesizers and an MCU portfolio that includes small form factor MCUs, precision mixed-signal devices, USB and CAN controllers, general purpose MCUs and USB to UART bridge solutions.

About Digi-Key Corporation

Digi-Key Corporation is a full-service provider of prototype/design as well as production volume quantities of electronic components and has established itself as one of the fastest growing distributors in the world. Digi-Key's Web site offers complete online commerce capabilities along with 24/7 instant access to broad-based, multimillion dollar product inventory.

About Silicon Laboratories Inc.

Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratories' diverse portfolio of highly integrated, patented solutions is developed by a world-class engineering team with decades of cumulative expertise in cutting-edge mixed-signal design. The company has design, engineering, marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories please visit www.silabs.com.