Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it has reached a distribution agreement with the Electronic Components Group of Panasonic Industrial Company, the industrial components and electronic devices division of Panasonic Corporation of North America.

The much anticipated agreement between Mouser and Panasonic, a leading manufacturer of high quality electronic components, will provide electronics engineers the world over with access to Panasonic’s vast array of advanced electronic components. Mouser’s stock will include Panasonic capacitors, RF modules, switches, inductors, resistors as well as many other reputable Panasonic passive and semiconductor components.

Glenn Smith, Mouser President and CEO, states, “The partnership between Mouser and Panasonic provides a win-win-win solution for our customers, Mouser, and Panasonic. Mouser’s commitment to the rapid introduction of the newest products and technologies will provide Panasonic with new design opportunities for its product lines worldwide, while expanding an already extensive global customer base. We look forward to working with Panasonic and building a strong, successful relationship.” “Panasonic Electronic Components is pleased to work with Mouser Electronics to provide our products to the world’s leading electronics engineers,” said Jeff Howell, Group, Director, Panasonic Electronic Components. “Mouser is a highly respected, reliable distributor that professionals turn to for quick results. That matches up very well with Panasonic’s reputation for delivering quality products and customer service.”

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RS Components today announced the signing of a new distribution agreement with Panasonic, the world-leading manufacturer of electronic components and devices. Supporting this, Panasonic microsites have also been launched across all RS European websites.

RS currently stocks over 4,000 Panasonic products including discrete semiconductors, capacitors, resistors and inductors. The range will be further increased this year, as over 1,200 new semiconductor lines are added to the RS product portfolio. All products are available direct from stock on RS websites, supporting engineers’ needs for low volume samples for design and prototyping and production quantities below standard manufacturer order volumes.

Commenting on the new distribution agreement, Katsuhiko Otomo, President of Panasonic Industrial Europe said: “RS plays a vital role for Panasonic in helping to create demand for our electronics components in new designs. With on-hand stock, increased new products and excellent marketing capabilities, RS has demonstrated it is able to drive our relationship forward across Europe and Asia Pacific.”

For RS, Chris Page, General Manager, Electronics Division said: “Panasonic is a world leader in board-level technology used by design engineers. Our partnership with Panasonic will help customers get fast access to the latest devices and technical information to support their new designs.”

Supporting the agreement, RS has today also announced the launch of dedicated Panasonic microsites across Europe. The sites can be accessed through the main RS website, and contain links to the full Panasonic passive and semiconductor product ranges held in-stock by RS, along with application notes and supporting technical information to help engineers and buyers in the evaluation of Panasonic components. The sites can be accessed at www.rs-components.com/panasonic.

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Farnell, the leading multi-channel distributor, has enhanced its range of commodity electronic components. 9,000 new passive, semiconductor and optoelectronic products have been added from some of the electronic sector’s leading manufacturers; including Tyco, Vishay, Panasonic, Texas Instruments and Epcos.

The addition of these products aims to give engineers a greater choice for their new product designs and seeks to strengthen Farnell’s reputation as a market leader in the distribution sector. The total number of products offered by Farnell now exceeds half a million with over a hundred more added each day.

Great care was taken in the selection of the new components to ensure that they reflected the needs of customers working to produce the next generation designs for both the consumer and industrial markets.

“This program underlines the dynamicism of our business model,” said Mike Buffham, Director of Supplier & Product Management, Farnell. “The electronics industry continues to be an incredibly fast changing and innovative market sector. Our design engineering customer base is always seeking the latest components and technologies to give them an edge and to meet the tough demands of their customers. We see it as our job to reflect this in the type and choice of components we offer backed by support that makes best use of the latest functionality the Internet can offer.”

Farnell’s wide range of technical support tools that includes online data sheets, live technical chat and the now well established the element14 www.element-14.com online engineering community, help speed and simplify the informed selection of the most appropriate components for particular tasks. A range of flexible packaging options such as peel packaging, reels, tubes, waffle trays and loose quantities supports the customer with the exact quantity of parts required, supplied in environmentally sound packaging that affords appropriate levels of protection in transit and handling.

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RS Components and Panasonic agree product range expansion

RS Components is pleased to announce a major product range expansion with Panasonic, the world-leading manufacturer of electronic components and devices.

RS will introduce a further 5,000 products from Panasonic into its global range, available to customers in both RS standard packaging for electronic design and maintenance engineers as well as production packaging, with the first launch planned for early March. This offering from RS will have a strong appeal to electronic design and production engineers searching for a comprehensive source of stocked products from Panasonic.

Included in the expanded range are Panasonic’s new MELF (metal electrode face) replacement resistors which offer designers reduced PCB mounting footprints and significant cost reductions. Together with substantially increased capacitor, choke/inductor and resistor ranges and a semiconductor offering in discrete and optoelectronic devices, RS will now supply the largest range of Panasonic products direct from stock across Europe, building on the strong working relationship it has established in Asia-Pacific regions.

“We are delighted to be working with RS Components to support research and development customers in electronics,” commented Katsuhiko Otomo, President of Panasonic Industrial Europe GmbH. “RS’ reach across Europe makes it the perfect partner with whom we can promote our product range.”

According to Chris Page, General Manager for Electronics at RS Components, “this expansion agreed with Panasonic capitalises on the market-leading global infrastructure developed by RS, enabling us to bring manufacturers’ products to customers across the globe.”

“Our partnership with Panasonic provides our customers with access to the widest range of Panasonic products available through European catalogue distribution at competitive prices,” says Page. “Design engineers want to use Panasonic because of the high-quality and performance of its components.”

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