THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minnesota, USA – Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced a global distribution agreement with analog semiconductor market leader SiTime. The company’s silicon MEMS-based oscillators and clock generators provide drop-in replacements for legacy quartz crystal oscillator products, and provide higher performance and better reliability at a lower cost. SiTime's leadership and innovation is revolutionizing the timing industry. The company has developed core technical expertise in MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology, analog CMOS circuit design and development, and cost-effective assembly and test. This expertise is unique to the timing industry, and is driving innovation at an exponentially faster rate than quartz.