Digi-Key to Distribute ATP Electronics Inc Products Globally

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA - July 2, 2013

Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced the signing of a global distribution agreement with ATP Electronics Inc., an industry leader in manufacturing high-capacity, rugged, value-added memory products and solutions.

Established in 1991, ATP has accumulated many years of experience in the design, manufacturing, and support of high performance, highest quality DRAM modules and NAND flash storage products. ATP focuses in mission-critical applications such as industrial/automation, telecom, medical, and enterprise computing where high levels of technical support/expertise, consistency of performance, and manufacturing quality are required.

"The memory solutions market is constantly seeking rugged, durable memory components for increasingly demanding applications," said Mark Zack, Digi-Key's Vice President of Global Semiconductor Product. "ATP's System-in-Package process offers superior build quality and excellent value for our customers seeking these durable memory solutions. We are pleased to partner with ATP and to add their quality product to our broad line card."

ATP continues to expand its product portfolio with new unique features such as PowerProtector, which manages and ensures the completion of NAND flash operations during a power failure. ATP PowerProtector's leaner board footprint requirements allow for support in smaller form factor NAND storage such as CF, mSATA and eUSB SSD. ATP also introduces Enterprise Grade DRAM modules featuring Elevated Temperature Burn-In Testing, raising the quality standard for DRAM modules targeting mission critical applications.

"We are enthusiastic about the partnership and opportunity to leverage Digi-Key's expansive global reach to significantly increase availability of ATP Memory products, helping us offer the right memory solution to design engineering groups worldwide," said Terry N. Wilkin, ATP Director of Sales.

ATP's full line of memory solutions is available now for immediate shipment by visiting any of Digi-Key's Global Websites.

About ATP

ATP Electronics is a leading manufacturer of high performance, high quality and durable NAND flash memory solutions as well as DRAM memory modules. With over twenty years of experience in the design, manufacturing and support of memory products, ATP continues to focus on mission critical applications such as industrial, telecom, medical and enterprise computing where high levels of technical support, performance consistency and wide operating temperature ranges are required. As a true manufacturer, ATP offers in house design, testing and product tuning. ATP also offers extensive supply chain support with controlled/fixed BOM's and long product life cycles. For more information on ATP products please visit www.atpinc.com.

About Digi-Key Corporation

Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global, full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of electronic components, offering more than three million products from over 650 quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the industry and providing the best service possible to its customers. Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is available on the Digi-Key website.