Digi-Key Electronics that offers a large selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment partners with Rochester Electronics, which has a large and continuous source of semiconductors.
The semiconductor industry is disrupted due to the pandemic and its impact on the supply chain factors that have led to serious concerns across industries. But with Digi-Key’s high-inventory buying model and Rochester’s massive in-stock inventory as well as its licensed manufacturing capabilities for end-of-life and legacy products, the new partnership will offer ease in procurement for many needs that cannot be filled elsewhere during these tumultuous times.
“We launched the Digi-Key Marketplace last summer to give engineers and innovators access to more product lines than ever before, through a one-stop shopping experience that serves the entire ecosystem of technology innovation,” said Jim Ricciardelli, EVP of digital business for Digi-Key. “With Rochester Electronics joining the Marketplace, we are able to offer more in-stock devices and semiconductors than ever before, supplying our global engineering community with the parts that they need most. The Digi-Key and Rochester partnership is great for our customers as we are both privately-owned companies that are customer value-driven first and foremost. We have seen an immediate positive impact for our customers.”
This Thief River Falls, Minn, based authorized global, full-service distributor of electronic components provides access to unlimited adjacent products and technologies through it online Marketplace. Digi-Key offers more than 11.5 million components with over 2.6 million in stock and available for immediate shipment from over 1.500 quality name-brand manufacturers.
To counter the component counterfeit that is on the rise due to shortages and high demand, the partnership guarantees authentic components. Rochester boasts partnerships with more than 70 authorized manufacturers, while Digi-Key is an authorized distributor for more than 1,800 industry-leading suppliers.
“It has been a very rewarding experience working with the Digi-Key Marketplace team,” said Christa Brooks, channel sales manager for Rochester Electronics. “We see a high level of customer service from every department we work with, and the digital Marketplace portal is user-friendly as well. I’m very proud of the Digi-Key and Rochester partnership in the Marketplace.” As an original manufacturer stocking distributor, Rochester has over 15 billion devices in stock encompassing more than 200,000-part numbers, providing the world’s most extensive range of end-of-life semiconductors and broadest range of active semiconductors.
