Avnet Abacus Signs Green Technology Battery Deal with Cymbet

Avnet Abacus, one of Europe’s leading interconnect, passive, electromechanical and power distributors, has signed a Pan-European distribution agreement with Cymbet Corporation, the leader in solid-state energy storage solutions for microelectronic systems, to distribute Cymbet’s complete range of rechargeable solid state batteries, power management devices, and evaluation kits.

This will include Cymbet’s EnerChip solid state batteries (SSB) and development tools, the new EnerChip EP energy processor, the universal energy harvesting EVAL-09 kit, and the EnerChip CC RF Induction Charger EVAL-11 kit.

“This agreement with Cymbet is further evidence of Avnet Abacus bringing innovative, technology leading products to the European market,” Graham McBeth, president of Avnet Abacus commented. “Cymbet’s products are an ideal addition to our linecard, especially as we believe that their solid state batteries will become very important in future ‘green’ electronic designs.”

“We are pleased to be partnering with Avnet Abacus for the distribution of our EnerChip product family,” says Bill Priesmeyer, CEO of Cymbet. “Our customers will benefit from Avnet Abacus’ market leading presence, technical support capabilities, and logistical excellence.”