Supporting Silicon – In More Ways Than One

Dear Reader

From FPGAs and ASICs, DSPs to microprocessors and MCUs to memory, semiconductor technology continues to evolve rapidly as manufacturers work to address the performance, functionality, integration, size and power demands of new and emerging designs. However, such evolution is not simply limited to these ‘high-profile’ parts, but applies equally to the ‘supporting silicon’ - the ‘less glamorous’ semiconductor parts that remain absolutely essential to successful application implementation.

At Arrow we recognise the importance of choosing the right ‘supporting silicon’ and we offer products from some of the world’s leading suppliers of these technologies. As a result, our linecard features a comprehensive range of amplifiers, comparators, ADCs, DACs, multipliers, dividers, regulators, interface ICs, power supply controllers, sequencers, switches, drivers, voltage references, clock and timing devices and a whole host of other general-purpose and application-specific supporting silicon products.

However, we also recognise that our customers look to Arrow for much more than just the availability and supply of product. As semiconductor technologies continue to increase in sophistication, and as the necessary supporting silicon adapts and evolves to address new and emerging design challenges, there is a growing requirement for technical support throughout the application development cycle. With more technical resources than any other distributor, Arrow Northern Europe is ideally placed to provide design in and technical support - from helping with initial product comparison and component selection, through to design-in and prototyping, then on to final volume production.

Finally, it is also worth emphasising that, because Arrow carries and supports every type of semiconductor product – from the most sophisticated DSP to the smallest LDO – we are uniquely positioned to mix and match devices and, ultimately, to identify the best solutions for a given application based on performance, size, power, cost and all other key criteria.

I hope you enjoy this issue of Arrow Innovation. As always, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

Karin Jensen
Director Nordic Semiconductor Marketing