Freescale Semiconductor Awards EBV Elektronik "Distributor of the Year 2006" for Outstanding Growth and Innovation
Munich -- Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) has recognized EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE:AVT) company, as EMEA region distributor of the year for outstanding top line growth and innovation. EBV grew its Freescale business by over 25 percent compared to the same period last year.
"Freescale is delighted with EBV's performance during 2006," said Aiden Mitchell, Director of Channel Management EMEA at Freescale Semiconductor. "EBV contributed to our growth by investing in fully productized reference designs and solutions based on Freescale's ColdFire(TM) and Power Architecture(TM) products. This award is as much about innovation through EBV as it is about performance recognition."
"Freescale is one of the world leaders in the semiconductor industry and we are very excited and proud that EBV received this award. To grow our business year on year by more than 25 percent is something really special and rewards the professionalism of the EBV team in providing the right commercial, technical and logistical support to our customers," said S. Puljarevic, President of EBV Elektronik. "Freescale's state-of-the-art embedded semiconductor technology for wireless, networking, automotive, consumer and industrial markets, combined with the commitment of EBV will lead us to further growth and also to strengthen our position in Freescale's distribution network."
EBV's reference solutions are helping customers reduce time-to-decision and time-to-market. The DragonFire reference platform utilizes the MCF5329 ColdFire microcontroller and provides customers with the ideal application package in addition to a comprehensive Linux software environment. The SnakeBytes reference platform features Freescale's MPC8349 PowerQUICC II Pro processor, incorporates a Linux BSP, a PCI solution for high data throughput, a local bus solution for low latency data transmission, and several industry standard interfaces. For more information please visit www.ebv.com/snakebytes and http://www.ebv.com/dragonfire
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD). http://www.freescale.com/
About EBV Elektronik
EBV Elektronik, an Avnet (NYSE:AVT) company, was founded in 1969 and is the leading specialist in European semiconductor distribution. EBV maintains its successful strategy of personal commitment to customers and excellent services. 240 Technical Sales Specialists provide a strong focus on a selected group of long-term manufacturing partners. 110 continuously trained Application Specialists offer extensive application know-how and design expertise. Warehouse operations, complete logistics solutions and value-added services such as programming, taping & reeling and laser marking are fulfilled by Avnet Logistics, EBV's logistical backbone and Europe's largest service centre. EBV operates from 55 offices in 26 countries throughout EMEA (Europe - Middle East - Africa).
More information about EBV Elektronik under www.ebv.com
Editor Contact EBV Elektronik:
Bernd Schlemmer
Director Communications
Im Technologiepark 2-8
85586 Poing
bernd.schlemmer@ebv.com