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October 17, 2019 | Digi-Key ElectronicsEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Digi-Key Electronics, the global electronic components distributor, has announced it will sponsor seven upcoming Microchip MASTERS events in November and December as the Gold Sponsor for all three China events, the Silver Sponsor for the India event, the Platinum Sponsor for the Korea event, and the Silver Sponsor for the two Taiwan events.
“We are thrilled to support the work of the Microchip MASTERs premiere technical training events,” said David Stein, vice president, global supplier management for Digi-Key. “The MASTERs events continue to arm system design engineers of every level with the information and hands-on training they need to scale the learning curve and get their products to market faster. The mission of the Microchip MASTERs could not align more with the values and mission of Digi-Key, and we’re proud to be a part of these events.”
The Microchip MASTERs conferences are held annually for embedded control engineers around the globe. The training sessions and classes cover a broad range of topics and are taught by Microchip’s own application and design engineers.
“Attendees have consistently conveyed Microchip MASTERs is the premier technical training event in the industry,” said Ken Pye, Microchip’s vice president of worldwide applications. “We appreciate the sponsorships of Digi-Key and thank them for helping our mutual customers learn how to differentiate their end products across the many different markets we serve.”
Digi-Key Electronics will sponsor the following events:
- Seoul, Korea – November 5-8, 2019 (Platinum Sponsor)
- Wuhan, China – November 6-8, 2019 (Gold Sponsor)
- Shenzhen, China – November 13-15, 2019 (Gold Sponsor)
- Taipei, Taiwan – November 14-15, 2019 (Silver Sponsor)
- Shanghai, China – November 20-22, 2019 (Gold Sponsor)
- Taichung, Taiwan – November 28-29, 2019 (Silver Sponsor)
- Bangalore, India – December 3-6, 2019 (Silver Sponsor)
About Digi-Key Electronics
Digi-Key Electronics, headquartered in Thief River Falls, Minn., USA, is an authorized global, full-service distributor of electronic components, offering more than 9.2 million products, with over 1.8 million in stock and available for immediate shipment, from over 800 quality name-brand manufacturers. Digi-Key also offers a wide variety of online resources such as EDA and design tools, datasheets, reference designs, instructional articles and videos, multimedia libraries, and much more. Technical support is available 24/7 via email, phone and webchat. Additional information and access to Digi-Key’s broad product offering can be found by visiting www.digikey.com.
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