DigiKey

DigiKey Corporation
Trade name	DigiKey
Company type	Private
Industry	Electronics distribution
Founded	1972
Founder	Ronald Stordahl
Headquarters	Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Dave Doherty (President & COO); Mark Larson (President & COO, 1985–2015; General Manager, 1976-1985);
Revenue	$3 billion (2018)
Number of employees	4,000+
Website	digikey.com

DigiKey Corporation (formerly written as Digi-Key) is an American company based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that distributes electronic components. The company was founded in 1972 by Ronald Stordahl. DigiKey is the fourth largest electronic component distributor in North America and the fifth largest electronic component distributor overall. The company is privately owned by Stordahl.

The name "Digi-Key" is a reference to the "Digi-Keyer Kit", a digital electronic keyer kit that Stordahl developed and marketed to amateur radio enthusiasts. Electrical schematics for the electronic keyer were published in the April 1968 of the radio publication QST.

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