Mouser Signs Distribution Agreement with Pacific Silicon Sensor, Inc.

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Pacific Silicon Sensor, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silicon Sensor AG, and leader in high-quality silicon-based optical sensors used in medical, military/aerospace, security, industrial, and automotive applications.

Mouser will stock a wide range of Pacific Silicon Sensor’s silicon PINs, standard photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes (APD), and position sensitive detectors (PSD), with both single and dual axis.

Barry Jones, CEO of Pacific Silicon Sensor, stated, “We are very pleased to be teamed with Mouser Electronics and have them as a sales channel in the US. Both our companies take great pride in the innovative technology we offer, as well as the excellent customer service we provide; our relationship with Mouser will further that purpose to a broader market sector.”

According to Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President of Active Products, introducing these innovative sensor solutions to Mouser’s engineering customers will penetrate new markets and bring new customers to Pacific Silicon Sensors.

“Our engineering customers’ require rapid introduction of the newest products and technologies for their design projects,” Scott said. “By adding these new products to our linecard, we’re able to satisfy our customers’ requirements and at the same time, quickly introduce the Pacific Silicon Sensor brand name to a previously untapped segment of the engineering community.”

Pacific Silicon Sensor’s products are available in several forms including chips, wafers, hermetic package devices, modules on ceramics or printed boards, as well as detector/filter combinations, molded plastic packages, and hybrids. The products feature the lowest dark current, minimum series resistance, lowest capacitance, long carrier life, low cross-talk, fast response, minimum reflection, and UV-Blue-NIR-1064nm spectral enhancement.

The distributor’s broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations make Mouser the design engineer’s one-stop shop for all the board-level components and associated development tools necessary for total project design.

Mouser Electronics, the fastest growing catalog distributor in the electronics industry, is the only major distributor to publish a new 1,850+ print catalog every 90 days. In addition, its website is updated daily and has over 825,000 products available for easy online purchase 24 hours a day. Mouser.com also provides more than 677,000 downloadable data sheets and over 1.5 million cross-references.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers. Mouser.com features over 825,000 products online from more than 330 manufacturers. Mouser’s 1,850+ page catalog is published every 90 days, providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 280,000 customers in 170 countries from its 432,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility in Mansfield, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

About Pacific Silicon Sensor, Inc.
Pacific Silicon Sensor, Inc. (PSS) is a designer and manufacturer of high-quality Silicon based optical sensors. Their product line includes a wide range of standard photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes (APD), and position sensitive detectors (PSD), both single and dual axis. Silicon Sensor AG and its subsidiaries provide a variety of standard and custom optoelectronic solutions worldwide. Their photodiodes, avalanche photodiodes (APDs), position sensors and photodiode arrays are currently deployed in medical, military/aerospace, security, industrial and automotive applications. Pacific Silicon Sensor is part of the Silicon Sensor AG family: World leaders in Silicon Sensor Technology. More can be found at www.Pacific-Sensor.com or by calling (818) 706-3400.

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