Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has been named the exclusive distributor of Agilent Technologies’ 1Gxx family of millimeter-wave and microwave (MMIC) products in the Americas.

Agilent’s packaged and die versions of high-performance switches, mixers and amplifiers provide engineers the superior performance required to meet the unique design challenges in defense/aerospace and communications applications up to 110 Ghz.

“Our proprietary MMIC processes and IC products provide significant performance and reliability differentiation for Agilent’s premiere electronics test and measurement products,” said Dr. Daniel Thomasson, director of Agilent’s High Frequency Technology Center (HFTC). “We are excited to partner with Avnet to expand our offering of these unique and innovative IC’s to Agilent’s aerospace/defense and communications customers.”

“Agilent’s 1Gxx family of products includes a diverse selection of millimeter-wave IC’s built in GaAs and InP processes that provide high repeatability and performance – making them ideal for use in today’s advanced RF and optoelectronics applications,” said Bryan Brady, vice president of defense/aerospace for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. “As an exclusive provider of this product line, we look forward to helping our customers speed their time to market and improve their overall performance of their designs.”

For more information about Agilent’s full line of MMIC products available from Avnet, please visit: www.em.avnet.com/agilent.