Avnet Memec Tops IDT Distributor List
PHOENIX -- Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a semiconductor solutions provider, has named Avnet Memec, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, as its North American Distributor of the Year.
Citing Avnet Memec's top numbers in sales, design wins and registrations over the past year, IDT presented the award at its Worldwide Sales Conference in Penang, Malaysia. The annual award recognizes IDT's top regional business partners.
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas has been an IDT partner for 20 years. Avnet Memec is the semiconductor specialty division, which focuses on a select number of supplier lines. 'The strength of our long-standing relationship with IDT contributes heavily to our success in the North American market. Through close collaboration, we can provide our customers with deep system knowledge, an extensive blend of technologies, and unmatched customer service,' said Phil Sansone, senior vice president of Avnet Memec. 'I'm looking forward to next year as well - IDT has many new products in the pipeline ready to hit the market. Let's see if we can make it two in a row.'
About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com.
About Avnet
With more than 250 locations serving customers in 70 countries, Avnet markets, distributes and adds value to the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers. Additionally, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, computer system integration and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. Visit www.avnet.com/.
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