Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it was presented with the 2009 Catalog Distributor of the Year award from Littelfuse, the global leader in circuit protection.

Cited as the basis for the prestigious award was Mouser’s leadership in product introductions, new business opportunities, capturing designed-in part registrations, and creative marketing and sales campaigns.

Gordon Hunter, Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, commented, “It is our pleasure to present this award to Mouser Electronics for the second consecutive year. Mouser is an outstanding partner that is dedicated to our company and our end customers. We commend the entire Mouser team for its strong and successful customer relationships and for providing exceptional support for our products. Mouser has delivered excellent business results to Littelfuse over the years and has been a significant contributor to our growth. We are proud to partner with this world-class company and to celebrate our mutual success.”

Glenn Smith, President and CEO of Mouser, said, “This recognition by Littelfuse, the world leader in circuit protection, is an affirmation of our commitment to the rapid introduction of new products and to the world-class customer service we provide. On behalf of Mouser, it is a great honor to once again accept this award from Littelfuse.” Smith added, “It is a pleasure to do business with Littelfuse and we will continue to do what we do best by introducing new products, expanding the customer base, and growing our businesses.”

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Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced it received the Distributor of the Year award from Vishay Intertechnology, one of Digi-Key’s authorized supplier partners. In addition, Digi-Key presented Vishay with a Superior Sales Performance Award. The awards were presented at the Electronic Distribution Show & Conference (EDS), held May 11 to 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Vishay presented its Vishay Americas Distributor of the Year award to Digi-Key in recognition of Digi-Key’s outstanding performance.

“Vishay is very pleased to present its Distributor of the Year award to Digi-Key,” said Greg Mefford, Vishay’s vice president, worldwide distribution sales. “Digi-Key’s exceptionally broad range of products and its world-class customer service have made it an industry leader. We are proud to partner with Digi-Key and look forward to continuing to work with them to serve end customers.”

“Digi-Key is honored to be named Vishay’s Distributor of the Year,” said Mark Larson, Digi-Key’s president and COO. “We strive to offer the best, most innovative products for our customers worldwide and are proud to offer Vishay’s discrete semiconductors and passive components as part of our broad offering available for immediate off-the-shelf delivery.”

Digi-Key presented its Superior Sales Performance Award to Vishay in recognition of Vishay’s excellent track record of supplying its components to Digi-Key and supporting Digi-Key’s successful strategy of business growth and development.

“We are happy to present our Superior Sales Performance Award to Vishay,” Larson continued. “With Vishay’s extensive product portfolio and commitment to quality, it has further enhanced Digi-Key’s ability to meet the needs of end customers worldwide through industry-leading product availability and customer service.”

“Vishay is truly grateful to receive this award from Digi-Key,” said Greg Mefford, Vishay’s vice president, worldwide distribution sales. “In today’s world of ever-shrinking design cycles and increased competition, supply-chain excellence is essential for success, and this award recognizes that fact.”

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Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has won the 2009 EMEA Distributor of the Year award from Crydom, the world leading manufacturer of solid state relays. The award recognises the significant European sales growth achieved by Farnell in what was a challenging year for the electronics industry.

Crydom also noted the successful collaboration between the two companies on element14 – Farnell’s technology portal and eCommunity for electronic design engineers – and its support on new product introductions.

Farnell offers over 400 product lines from Crydom’s comprehensive range that includes PCB, panel mount and DIN Rail mount solid state relays in AC and DC. Comprehensive technical data on all the products, coupled with the discussion forums provided by element14, helps potential users of Crydom products select the optimum device for their application quickly and easily.

Steve Hallgate, Farnell’s Senior Product Manager, EMCO, said: “Farnell continues to add a unique extra dimension to the way in which we are able to support our design engineering customers and at the same time showcasing the very best in new products and technologies from our suppliers. The award from Crydom underlines the success of these relationships and their effect on business levels”.

“This award represents a major landmark in the relationship between Crydom and Farnell,” said Albert Vazquez, Managing Director, Crydom SSR Limited. “Farnell has a great understanding of our product offering and has all the right tools and support to take them to market effectively”.

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Industry’s smallest and highest performance buck-boost converter

Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking the Texas Instruments TPS63020 Power Management IC.

The Texas Instruments TPS63020 power management IC is the industry’s smallest and highest performance buck-boost converter with a 4-A switch and up to 96 percent efficiency. The TI TPS63020 power management IC helps extend battery life in smartphones, portable medical equipment, DLP® pico projectors, and other battery powered multimedia devices. The TI TPS63020 buck-boost converter operates with a wide input voltage range of 1.8V to 5.5V and can discharge lithium batteries down to 2.5V or lower while maintaining excellent light load efficiency.

Also available from Mouser is the TI TPS63020EVM-487 evaluation module which is a fully assembled and tested circuit for evaluating the TPS63020 buck-boost converter with 4A switch. The TPS63020EVM-487 operates from a 1.8V to 5.5V supply and provides a 3.3V output.

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Agreement adds comprehensive portfolio of embedded modules and products for wireless connectivity

Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced it has signed a Europe-wide agreement with Roving Networks, a leading manufacturer of ultra-low power Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules, serial adaptors and custom wireless platforms.

The agreement adds a comprehensive range of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth solutions to the Avnet Embedded portfolio, including the popular RN-131G which is a complete TCP/IP solution in a compact surface mount package and the multitude of serial interfaces supporting RS232, RS422, RS485 in a range of surface mount, thru-hole and packaged configurations. Roving Network’s robust software API eliminates the need for software drivers and simplifies development while providing low power, high quality wireless connectivity at cost competitive prices.

“Avnet Embedded has an outstanding reputation for a proactive sales force and strong technical support organisation,” explained Mike Conrad, CEO and President of Roving Networks. “This relationship significantly strengthens our presence throughout Europe.”

Martin Brooks, vice president, Avnet Embedded, added: “Roving Wi-Fi devices allow Avnet Embedded to competitively address the Wi-Fi market with a fully featured TCP/IP enabled product, giving cost, power and size benefits over alternative solutions. With the range of packaging options, we really have something to address all requirements at very cost-effective price points.”

Alastair Worth, marketing director Wireless, Avnet Embedded, added, “Roving serial adapters add wireless connectivity to any device. Whether its simple point to point cable replacement or an internet enabled application, Roving Networks products give our customers an advanced connectivity option that is complementary to our existing portfolio.”

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ACAL Technology has signed a pan-European franchise agreement with International Components Corporation (ICC) manufacturer of Elpac brand power supplies. The pan-European franchise is an extension of their existing agreement in Germany, and provides customers throughout Europe with technical support and integration services on ICC Elpac’s range of specialist power supplies for medical and portable applications.

The Elpac Power Systems™ product range comprises a broad range of high-efficiency, desktop and open-frame power supplies for commercial and medical applications as well as custom power supplies from 5-1500W. ICC also manufactures rechargeable battery solutions, custom chargers, Lithium Ion battery packs and docking stations.

Peter Sadler, Managing Director, ICC Elpac Europe, comments; “The new agreement will allow customers throughout Europe to access ACAL Technology’s specialist technical support and integration services. These services have helped customers in Germany to implement high-efficiency power designs in a minimum time to market.”

ACAL Technology’s Director of Product Marketing Europe, Phil Barron, adds, “The Elpac products will allow us to help customers to capitalise on emerging opportunities in the fast-growing market for portable medical equipment.”

For more information, please visit, http://www.acaltechnology.com/uk/icc-elpac

Following successful negotiations with Würth Elektronik, Farnell, the leading distributor of electronic and industrial components, has secured three month exclusivity on Würth’s new WE-PMI (Power Multilayer Inductor) range. This announcement reflects Farnell’s sustained focus on being the first to introduce the latest technologies and products to market. Farnell will be communicating this exclusive new product addition to customers via its established online communications channels.

The compact surface mount WE-PMI multilayer inductor range is offered in a 1008 case size and has a current capability up to 1A. DC resistance values are below 0.3 ohms.

WE-PMI inductors are suited to use in DC/DC converter designs and in particular those with high switching frequencies. Typical end applications include PDAs and digital cameras.

Commenting on the exclusive agreement, Sebastian Valet, Farnell Account manager, Würth Elektronik said: “With operations throughout Europe and Asia Pacific and over 30 country websites, we believe Farnell has the right logistics infrastructure to reach the greatest number of engineers with our products. Their high service sales model and technical competence complements this to make sure that designers around the world receive accurate and up-to-date information as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

Farnell’s Segment Manager for Semiconductors Passives and Optoelectronics, Richard Curtin, said: “Being the first distributor to stock the Wurth WE-PMI range underlines how Farnell is at the leading-edge of technology in the electronics sector. By working with us, design engineers across the globe can be confident that they are getting access to the very latest technology from industry-leading suppliers for their new designs.”

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Aerco has been appointed as a stocking distributor by FCT, the leading German, D-type connector manufacturer in an appointment that recognises Aerco’s success in the growth of FCT’s UK business over the past seven years.

Aerco will support the UK market by holding stock, offering low or no MOQs, providing a high level of technical support and providing samples of the wide range of D-type connectors manufactured by FCT.

The FCT range includes power, coaxial, signal and PCB contacts in standard, mixed layout and high density formats and serves the medical, military, telecommunications, aerospace, instrumentation, broadcast and industrial markets.

Alec Sluce, Aerco’s connector product manager, says of the appointment: “At Aerco we are strong in the markets that are the prime target areas for FCT and the company’s reputation for high quality D-type connectors will be complementary and will strengthen our already extensive connector product range.”

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Israel based manufacturer of Super Capacitors, Cellergy, have appointed Broadband Technology 2000 ltd to market their innovative range of Super Capacitors in the UK & Ireland.

Cellergy’s extensive product portfolio is designed to extend the life of Batteries, especially reducing stress during pulses and supporting Batteries in cold Environments to which the Cellergy’s performance is outstanding when compared to similar technologies. The Ultra Low ESR products cover a range of 7mF to 700mF and have an extensive range of 1.2 to 14volts with life expectancy to 50,000 hours

Cellergy have recently made major investments into automation and production expansion in readiness for the anticipated market growth. Cellergy have identified major applications which include Energy Harvesting.

Menachem Gilad, CEO of Cellergy said that BT2000s market knowledge , customer base and product portfolio was an excellent match for the Cellergy technology. Mike Collen, Marketing Manager BT2000 whilst visiting the production facility in Migdal Haemek in Northern Israel met the full team along with their parent company and said “ I was delighted by the commitment Cellergy have made to this innovative Technology. The Quality control is excellent and they have major commitments to developing the processes further. The Parent company, PCB, have made the resources available so production can double within weeks” Collen said “ we have already received major interest from the AMR Market and companies investigating renewable energies. Cellergy will be a great asset and partner for our customers”

Typical applications for the Cellergy Super Capacitor technology are Motor Drives, Solenoids, GSM/GPRS, RFiD pulses and Energy harvesting for all market sectors including Military applications.

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Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from Murata Power Solutions.

The Murata Power Solutions BEI15 Series DC-DC Converters are isolated wide input bipolar DC-DC Converters featuring a full 15 Watt output in one square inch of board area. The BEI15 series offers efficient regulated DC power for PCB mounting. The wide range 4:1 inputs on the 0.96″ x 1.1″ x 0.35″ converter are either 9 to 36 Volts DC (Q12 models) or 18 to 75 Volts DC (Q48 models).

The Murata Power Solutions BEI15 Series DC-DC Converters are ideal for high current applications such as small instruments, arealimited MCUs, data communications equipment, remote sensor systems, vehicle, and portable electronics. To learn more, visit http://www.mouser.com/muratabei15.

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