Poing, Germany, July 11, 2011 – Avnet Memec today announced that it has expanded its component distribution agreement with Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance.  Avnet Memec will sell and support Microsemi’s full range of power, RF, analogue and mixed-signal devices throughout all European territories.

“Avnet Memec has successfully supported and designed-in components including Microsemi’s award-winning SmartFusion™ FPGAs for many years,” said Steve Haynes, President Avnet Memec EMEA.  “Expanding our agreement with Microsemi enables us to bring a wider, more exciting range of new products to our entire European customer base, backed by Avnet Memec’s first class technical design support and service.” 

“Leveraging Avnet Memec’s well-established presence throughout Europe will allow us to identify and further grow our customer base,” said Eric van de Heijden, VP Sales, EMEA & Russia for Microsemi.  “In addition, collaborating with Avnet Memec’s superior technical service and support organization will allow us to provide our customers an even broader range of Microsemi solution products.” 

About Microsemi

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor solutions for: aerospace, defense and security; enterprise and commercial; and industrial and alternative energy markets. Products include high-performance, high-reliability analog and RF devices, mixed-signal and RF integrated circuits, configurable SoCs, FPGAs, and complete subsystems. Microsemi is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has more than 2,800 employees globally. Learn more at www.microsemi.com 

About Avnet Memec

Avnet Memec, a business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, is a highly specialised semiconductor distributor, operating on a pan-European basis and employing a significant number of engineers to support customers’ design efforts. Avnet Memec specialises in highly innovative suppliers and technologies, which will help a variety of customers to differentiate their designs. Its area of specialisation extends from Analog and Microcontrollers to RF, Datacom and Networking. The business unit operates out of 31 offices in 19 European countries and represents major semiconductor franchises on a pan-European basis. www.avnet-memec.eu