Digi-Key signs global distribution agreement with Rubycon

Digi-Key has entered into a distribution agreement with Japanese firm Rubycon, a specialist in aluminum capacitors and electric double layer supercapacitors.

"We are pleased to add Rubycon to Digi-Key's line card as they push to provide new innovative products and be an industry leader," said Tom Busher (pictured), Digi-Key's vp of global interconnect, passive, and electromechanical products. "Their expansive product offering and new series of lighting and power capacitors will offer great value to our customers." Yasumasa Kanada, executive vp and coo of Rubycon America, added: "Rubycon offers over 100 product families with 10,000 unique items that cover the range of needs for the industries that are served so well by Digi-Key. Not only are we excited, but we also feel this is a perfect fit to accelerate product availability into the hands of the design engineer." Rubycon's portfolio of capacitors is available for purchase now on Digi-Key's global websites.