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Through the agreement, for example, DigiKey is now stocking Ambiq’s Apollo4 Blue Plus SoC, which is aimed at designers of always-connected IoT endpoints, for example wearables and battery-operated smart devices.
According to Ambiq, the Apollo4 Blue Plus – with Bluetooth LE 5.1, enhanced graphics, audio support and additional on-chip memory has enough compute and storage to handle AI algorithms and neural networks, always-on voice recognition, and a display capability for smooth graphics.
“DigiKey is pleased to add Ambiq to our core supplier line card,” said David Stein, vice president, semiconductors at DigiKey. “As a leader in low-power SoC solutions, Ambiq has raised the bar with their new MCU & SoC, and we’re excited to support designers, engineers and builders globally as they work with these innovative solutions to accelerate progress.”
Line card
The distributor – which is based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota – also recently announced an expansion in its line card.
Specifically, it highlights it has expanded its portfolio – in 3Q 2023 – by adding 40,000 new stocking parts including 19,000 newly introduced products.
This total includes products from Allegro (for example, the ASEK724LLC-30AB-T current sensor), MSP (MPM3695-100 DC/DC Power Module with PMBus), TE Connectivity (RJ45 Industrial IP20 Connector Assemblies), Vishay Dale (HV-IBSS-USB Series Power Shunt) and ACL Staticide (ACL 8900 StatIQ armband monitor).
“DigiKey is continually expanding its inventory to offer engineers and designers the industry’s largest supplier portfolio and widest product offering,” said Mike Slater, vice president, global business development for DigiKey.
“All the products we have added in the third quarter are now regularly stocking devices that have enhanced our commitment to the global engineering community who purchase industrial automation, semiconductor, sensor, power, passive and connector technologies.”
