SEALSQ Further Expands its North American Footprint by Signing a Distribution Agreement with Symmetry
July 25, 2023 | WISeKeyEstimated reading time: 1 minute
WISeKey International Holding Ltd., a leader in cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions operating as a holding company, today announced that its Semiconductors & PKI subsidiary SEALSQ Corp. (NASDAQ: LAES) and Symmetry Electronics (“Symmetry”), a worldwide distributor of semiconductors and embedded electronics, have signed a Distribution Agreement covering North America.
Symmetry’s worldwide sales and engineering team delivers unparalleled technical services to customers and offers an exceptional e-commerce experience. With its focused line card, growing inventory, and unsurpassed technical support, Symmetry strives to support design engineers and buyers throughout the design cycle and into production.
As part of the Exponential Technology Group (XTG), a member of the TTI, Inc. Family of Specialists, Symmetry provides its suppliers with the fortified support of XTG’s network. Supported by the strength of Berkshire Hathaway, TTI Inc.’s Family of Specialists includes TTI, XTG, Mouser Electronics, and Sager Electronics.
Symmetry’s specialized teams will be supported by SEALSQ’s existing North American Sales & Application Team who has over 20 years of senior level business experience in the semiconductors, PKI-IoT, connectivity, and integration field.
David Khalifa, VP of Global Sales for WISeKey said, “The agreement with Symmetry will expand our customer reach throughout the North American market, specifically on the applications SEALSQ targets such as Smart city, Smart home, Smart appliances or Industrial IoT. Symmetry’s strong technical expertise will be a key asset to deploy our end-to-end security solutions into the North American market.”
Symmetry Vice President and General Manager, Keenan Jeworski, expressing his views of the new partnership, noted “We are extremely pleased to announce SEALSQ as the latest addition to our growing line card and look forward to many years of growth and success. This collaboration opens up boundless possibilities for both organizations as we combine our expertise and resources to create transformative solutions for the electronics industry.”
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