Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Symmetry Electronics
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 27 September 2006
Microchip lines go online and to Mexico
Symmetry Electronics has signed an agreement to add Microchip Technology to its growing list of suppliers
Under the terms of the agreement, Symmetry Electronics is authorised to promote and sell Microchip's complete line of embedded semiconductor and development-tool products, including: PIC microcontrollers and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs), analogue and interface semiconductors, EEPROM nonvolatile memory and MPLAB development tools, through its e-commerce website SemiconductorStore, and throughout Mexico.
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'Microchip is recognised worldwide for their outstanding products, their no-nonsense approach to business and their focus on maintaining a high rate of continuous improvement for their shareholders and customers'.
'We are honoured to be a part of their sales channel and associated with their culture', said Fred Scott, VP of Marketing for Symmetry Electronics.
In addition to being the world's number-one provider of 8bit microcontroller units, Microchip recently unveiled their 16bit PIC24 microcontroller line, which is designed to be a broad platform that will serve the requirements of engineers for many years while at the same time keeping costs low.
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Microchip offers two 16bit microcontroller families - the cost-effective PIC24F and the high-performance PIC24H - give engineers multiple options across a wide spectrum of price, performance and features.
These PIC24 microcontroller families are pin, code and tool compatible with Microchip's 16bit dsPIC DSCs, providing an easy migration path for applications that require DSP capabilities.
'Microchip's focus is on helping our customers succeed', said Malcolm Campbell, Manager of Worldwide Distribution at Microchip.
'By joining forces with Symmetry, Microchip is expanding the options for customers to access Microchip products'.
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