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Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced that Lawrence (Liren) Chen has joined the company’s Board of Directors and has been appointed a Member of the Board’s Audit Committee. The addition of Lawrence Chen will increase the total number of Directors on the Board to 10. Lawrence (Liren) Chen Lawrence Chen is President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Member of the Board of Directors of InterDigital, Inc., a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence, and related technologies. Before joining InterDigital, Chen served in roles of increasing responsibility at Qualcomm Inc. for nearly 25 years, culminating in his appointment as Senior Vice President, Global Head of IP, and Legal Counsel. In that role, Mr. Chen oversaw Qualcomm’s global intellectual property portfolio and led technology, business strategy, product management, and global eco-system development for Qualcomm Technology Licensing. Chen is a Member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce China Advisory Committee and a Member of the Council for Inclusive Innovation of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics announced a new distribution agreement with digital infrastructure company Equinix. This strategic collaboration will enable Arrow channel partners to resell Equinix services as part of integrated solutions aimed at network optimization, hybrid multi-cloud enablement, and enhanced application workload performance. They can now position and invoice Equinix services on a monthly recurring basis. Digital infrastructure solutions The Equinix Platform includes data center co-location, private connections to major public cloud providers, and a wide array of interconnections within its over 260 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers globally. By leveraging Equinix's carrier-neutral IBX data centers, customers can optimize their WAN and drive digital transformation with low-latency, cost-effective networks. Customers can optimize their WAN and drive digital transformation with low-latency Mike Worby, EMEA head of strategic alliances for Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business, said, "We are excited to work with Equinix to provide our channel partners with unparalleled access to industry-pioneering digital infrastructure solutions. This collaboration will enable businesses across EMEA to accelerate their digital initiatives, optimize network performance, and achieve greater agility in their operations." Footprint in the EMEA region Orla Ni Chorcora, vice president of EMEA channel sales at Equinix, said: "Arrow's extensive reach and expertise is invaluable to help us expand our footprint in the EMEA region. Together, we can empower businesses with the digital infrastructure they need to rapidly scale globally, innovate continuously, and deliver world-class digital experiences." Equinix solutions are now available to channel partners in the UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Finland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Sweden.

Arrow Electronics has announced a global distribution agreement with Truesense, a globally renowned company in edge AI, software algorithms and Ultra-WideBand (UWB) radar and ranging technology, to distribute Truesense modules, development kits and software. The agreement lets Arrow’s customers accelerate new product designs by leveraging Truesense UWB modules for roles such as communication, ranging and localization, real-time location, asset tracking, gesture detection, access control, and environmental sensing. Arrow Electronics adds Truesense Ultra-Wideband portfolio Adding the Truesense portfolio to our lineup expands our offer to customers" “Adding the Truesense portfolio to our lineup expands our offer to customers, provides easy access to cutting-edge UWB technology that permits high-value functionality with excellent power efficiency ideal for IoT devices and portable products,” said Matthias Hutter, the Vice President - Supplier Marketing and Product Management, EMEA, Arrow Electronics. He adds, “With the supporting ecosystem comprising evaluation hardware and ready-to-use software, we can help our customers quickly bring new concepts to market that are innovative and disruptive, as well as robust and reliable.” Arrow Electronics and Truesense partnership “Our agreement with Arrow strengthens our market presence and enables a broader customer base to unleash the inherent strengths of UWB in future generations of smart products,” said Alessandro Bassi, the Chief Marketing Officer, Truesense. He adds, “Teaming our specialized knowhow and R&D resources with Arrow’s in-house engineering skills and commercial services is a combination that’s sure to deliver success.” Ultra-WideBand (UWB) technology UWB technology is based on IEEE 802.15.4a/z and optimized for precise location, with strengths including high accuracy and reliability, low latency, security, and low power consumption. Resistant to obstructions, interference, and multipath errors, UWB performs strongly in indoor contexts Resistant to obstructions, interference, and multipath errors, UWB performs strongly in indoor contexts, such as in smart buildings, smart factories, medical applications such as patient and equipment monitoring, and the enhanced spatial awareness in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) equipment. Truesense was founded in 2020 and is closely connected to the Politecnico University in Milan. The current portfolio, now available from Arrow, comprises the DCU040, and DCU150 modules for ranging use cases based on NXP® Semiconductors’ Trimension® ICs, and very soon will make available a new module and platforms for radar use cases. Truesense modules integrate antennas, external components Truesense modules integrate antennas, and external components, such as a clock, filter, so there is no requirement of RF design by the user. Also available, the Truesense UWB development kit is ready to plug into Arduino hardware and is easily configured to assist development of new products that incorporate UWB technology. Customers can also take advantage of Truesense UWB software libraries, AI algorithms, smart-app and code examples to facilitate their projects and minimize time to market for new product designs.