Macnica to offer Critical Link’s Intel-based SOMs and Custom Imaging Platforms

Solana Beach Calif. - November 1, 2018 - Macnica Americas, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Macnica, Inc., a $5B global leader in technology product distribution, and Critical Link, LLC, a leading U.S. provider of embedded solutions, announced today that Macnica Americas has been appointed an official distributor of Critical Link’s products throughout the United States and Canada.  Macnica Americas offers the full range of Critical Link’s System on Modules (SOMs) and imaging platforms, as well as systems development and customization services.

“Critical Link’s Intel® FPGA-based SOMs are a great solution for our FPGA customers,” said Akinobu Miyoshi, CEO of Macnica Americas.  “In addition, Critical Link’s imaging expertise enables us to offer our industrial customers a broader range of custom camera solutions.”

“Our goal as an embedded solutions supplier is to provide quality, high performance products to industrial market customers.” said John Fayos, President and Co-Founder at Critical Link. “We are pleased to be working with the Macnica Americas sales team, who brings the knowledge and customer-first mindset to help achieve this goal together,”

Critical Link offers a broad range of production-ready, industrial performance System on Modules (SOMs) and embedded imaging platforms based on Intel Cyclone® V SoC with FPGA and Arria® 10 SoC with FPGA.  Critical Link is a Platinum member of the Intel FPGA Design Services Network and Intel IoT Solutions Alliance, and is ISO 9001:2015 Registered by SRI Quality System Registrar.  

Critical Link’s full range of products and services are available immediately through Macnica Americas.  For more details, please visit https://www.macnica.com/americas/products/boards-modules/critical_link or contact Macnica Americas at info.mai@macnica.com.

About Critical Link
Critical Link, LLC (Syracuse, NY; www.criticallink.com) develops embedded systems solutions, system on modules (SOMs), and imaging hardware for industrial electronic applications. The company provides expertise in image sensor technology, system on chip (SoC) and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design, signal processing, and vision protocols for product development through production.

About Macnica Americas
Macnica Americas is the North American Division of Macnica, Inc. a $5B global leader in technology product distribution, high-touch support and complex design services, with global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. Macnica Americas serves OEM companies, particularly those specializing in creating innovative video, imaging, networking and storage products. Macnica Americas’ headquarters are located in San Diego, with offices in San Jose, Dallas, Chicago, and Boston, and representatives throughout the United States and Canada.