Premier Farnell has signed a global franchise deal with Terasic Technologies, a supplier of FPGA development platforms.
It seems that Farnell's element14 online community was a factor in the deal.
"We are very excited to form the partnership with Premier Farnell. element14 is creating an active online eCommunity platform for engineers, which we believe will increase Terasic product visibility and create much discussion," said Terasic CEO Sean Peng.
The distributor will carry Terasic's Altera FPGA-based development platforms.
This includes general purpose platforms such as the new DE4 Stratix IV GX FPGA development system, DE2-115 board with the Cyclone IV FPGA.
"We continue to enhance our comprehensive suite of products for our customers, especially design engineers interested in purchasing product at the beginning of the product life cycle," said David Shen, head of Global technical Marketing Director at Premier Farnell.
"We are delighted with the agreement with Terasic Technologies, a leading supplier of FPGA development systems," added Shen.
