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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Takes Distribution Agreement Global with Avnet (news with additional features)

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor Takes Distribution Agreement
Global with Avnet (news with additional features)

19.07.2016 / 06:00
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Santa Clara, California and Phoenix, Arizona - July 19, 2016 - Dialog
Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power
management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and
Bluetooth(R) low energy technology, today announced that it has expanded
its current distribution agreement with Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading
global technology distributor, to include the Americas, EMEA, and Japan
regions. Dialog Semiconductor had previously franchised Avnet in China.

Effective immediately, Avnet will distribute Dialog's complete portfolio of
semiconductor standard products worldwide. The expanded agreement will
deepen Dialog's global market penetration of its power-saving standard
products technology portfolio including SmartBond(TM) Bluetooth low energy
SOC's, power management ICs (PMIC) and RapidCharge(TM) AC/DC power
conversion solutions.

"Avnet is committed to bringing new, sustainable and connected products and
services to our customers around the world," said Lynn Torrel, Senior Vice
President, Semiconductor Business Development, Worldwide at Avnet. "Adding
Dialog Semiconductor's diverse power management and connectivity solutions
portfolio and in-depth mobile application expertise to our ever-expanding
suite of IoT-enabling products and services in the Americas and EMEA, in
addition to Asia, will give our customers even greater options for bringing
differentiated, power-friendly connected products to the market more
quickly and cost effectively."

"By collaborating with Avnet, the worldwide leader in semiconductor
distribution, Dialog is dramatically increasing the exposure of our
innovative mixed-signal products to a much broader set of customers," said
Tom Sandoval, Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales at Dialog. "Avnet's
sales and expert technical support will enable us to capture business in
fast growing and emerging markets, aligning with Dialog's commitment to
continued growth."

For more information on Dialog Semiconductor products available through
Avnet, click here.

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NOTES

Dialog, the Dialog logo, RapidCharge and SmartBond are trademarks of Dialog