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Future Electronics, founded in
1968 by company president
Robert Miller and now a world-
class leader and innovator in
the distribution and marketing
of electronics components,
today announced its worldwide
distribution agreement with
Cypress Semiconductor has
been extended to include the
IoT product lines which Cypress
recently acquired from Broadcom.
The acquisition of Broadcom’s IoT product lines by
Cypress in July combined Broadcom’s wireless products
and its WICED developer ecosystem (Wireless Internet
Connectivity for Embedded Devices – pronounced “wik-id”)
with Cypress’ high-performance microcontroller, analog,
memory and USB connectivity solutions, consolidating
Future Electronics’ already-strong offering in IoT devices.
The former Broadcom products offer wireless technologies
like Wi-Fi for wireless local area networks (WLAN), Bluetooth
for content streaming, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for
ultra-low-power connectivity, which are the foundation of
the Internet of Things (IoT), providing easy-to-use wireless
connectivity solutions for consumer, industrial, medical,
automotive and other applications.
Under the distribution agreement Future Electronics will
stock Cypress’s broad wireless portfolio, which includes
fully-certified, production-ready modules or silicon together
made this possible.”
The Company and the MOD have also made significant
investments in the Barrow site’s operating systems, facilities
and skills to prepare for the manufacturing phase of the
Successor programme. The continued redevelopment of
the site will transform the way submarines are built and
will include new facilities and the refurbishment of existing
infrastructure to ensure it has the capacity needed to deliver
the Successor programme.
The Successor programme already employs more than
2,600 people across MOD and industry, including 1,800
Cypress Semiconductor extends Future Electronics franchise to
include IoT product line acquired from Broadcom
with easy-to-use software for Wi-
Fi + Bluetooth combo solutions
that integrate IEEE 802.11a/b/
g/n/ac WLAN and Bluetooth with
Basic Rate (BR), Enhanced Data
Rate (EDR) & Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE); Wi-Fi solutions with
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and
integrated ARM
®
Cortex
®
R4/M3
host MCUs; Bluetooth solutions
with Basic Rate (BR) + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) + BLE ;
and Automotive Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
“Future Electronics is proud to carry such a dynamic range
of IoT products which, doubled with our engineering
expertise, makes Future Electronics unrivalled for providing
both high-quality products and support for our consumers
to take their products from start to finish.” – Jill Thomas,
Future Electronics Technical Marketing Director, EMEA.
“As a long-time partner with Cypress, we are thrilled by
this acquisition,” said Kelly Murphy, Director of Product
Marketing from Future Connectivity Solutions. “The addition
of more industry-leading solutions in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
protocols greatly expands our offering to customers and
further strengthens our position in serving our customers’
IoT needs as this market continues to grow at a rapid pace.”
at BAE Systems. Thousands more will be employed in the
supply chain with an average of 7,800 people expected to
be working on Successor each year throughout the duration
of the programme. At peak, in the early 2020s, BAE Systems
anticipates employing more than 5,000 people on the
Successor programme.
To date, BAE Systems has worked with more than 100
suppliers, 85% of whom are based in the UK. The total spend
in the supply chain is anticipated to reach between £8-9bn,
with in excess of 350 suppliers in the submarines’ build
programme.
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