Global agreement provides Electronic Design Engineers greater choice of passive products for a variety of; industrial, telecom, consumer, medical, wireless and other markets
Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor supporting millions of engineers and purchasing professionals globally, today announced the extension of its distribution agreement with Yageo, an innovative leading manufacturer of passive component solutions.
The global agreement adds 500 new product lines to Premier Farnell’s existing passive device portfolio and is available through its business units in North America (Newark and element14), Europe/ANZ and India (Farnell), China and Hong Kong (Premier Electronics) and Farnell Newark in ASEAN. The addition of these products is ideal for a wide and diverse range of applications in: industrial, telecom, consumer, medical, wireless, computer, peripherals, cellular and automotive markets.
Through Premier Farnell’s global distribution network and element14, Premier Farnell’s innovative information portal and eCommunity exclusively created for electronic design engineers, Yageo products can be ordered in bulk and are available for next-day delivery. Customers can also benefit from free re-reeling service, available on a wide range of capacitors and resistors. Local language websites and regional offices ensure that Premier Farnell’s customers receive excellent sales and technical support on all its product lines.
“As a global player in the electronics distribution sector, we always require a comprehensive suite of products for our customers, especially design engineers interested in purchasing product at the beginning of the product life cycle, to offer them a broader cost-competitive choice from one source,” said David Shen, Global Head of Technology at Premier Farnell “We are delighted with the agreement to extend our partnership with Yageo, global leaders in passive component solutions providing an ideal partnership that is in line with our strategy to provide our customers with exceptional time-to-market technology and superior product support service.”
Aaron Yang, President of Yageo America, and Managing Director of the Development Market Group, said: “Our global alliance with Premier Farnell reinforces our commitment to our customers to be the number one global passive components supplier by offering state-of-the-art passives with the right technical support, and global accessibility, allowing them to respond quickly to their market demands. The extended agreement is proof once again of the high level of trust that the electronic industry bestows upon Premier Farnell and its distribution leadership within the market, and confirms yet again just how satisfied our customers and partners are with our service.”
“As an innovative service provider to the rapidly changing consumer electronics and telecom markets, Yageo provides mass production capabilities for passive components to fit varied applications and specifications which is ideal for our customers, said William Chong, Regional Director of Supplier, Product and Purchasing Management at Premier Farnell Asia-Pacific. “Yageo already dominates the APAC region and is one of the largest passive manufacturer globally. We are delighted with this agreement and look forward to the extended relationship with Yageo.”
Yageo products offered by Premier Farnell can be ordered in bulk and are available for next-day delivery. Customers can also benefit from the free re-reeling service, available on a wide range of capacitors and resistors. The company’s local language websites and regional offices throughout the world are able to provide its customers with excellent sales and technical support.
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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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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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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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Distribution agreement now includes North America, Europe, Hong Kong (China), and Southeast Asia
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 has signed an expanded global distribution agreement with Littelfuse, a pioneer in the circuit protection industry. The expanded distribution agreement will allow Digi-Key to distribute Littelfuse product to North America, Europe, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and India.
“By expanding our distribution agreement, Digi-Key is now able to provide Littelfuse products to engineers and purchasers around the globe,” said Jeff Shafer, Digi-Key’s vice president of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical product. “We are confident Digi-Key customers worldwide will benefit from this agreement.”
Digi-Key Corporation stocks Littelfuse fuses, fuseholders, TVS diodes, thyristors, varistors, silicon protection arrays and other circuit protection devices. Littelfuse products in stock are featured in Digi-Key’s print and online catalogs and are available for purchase on Digi-Key’s global websites.
“For over 27 years, Digi-Key has been an important partner with Littelfuse,” said Littelfuse Vice President of Global Electronics Sales, Deepak Nayar. “Digi-Key’s reach and credibility among engineering communities has helped Littelfuse achieve recognition as the top circuit protection brand in North America. The extension of the Digi-Key and Littelfuse agreement expands market opportunities for both companies and offers more options for electronics manufacturers worldwide.”
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Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from Phoenix Contact.
The Phoenix Contact Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers, UT 6-TMC M, is a single-position overload circuit breaker with thermomagnetic tripping. It is a space-saving circuit breaker with a trip-free mechanism in the event of overload and short circuits within the maximum interrupting rating. The Phoenix Contact Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breakers, UT 6-TMC M, is mounted on an NS 35 DIN rail. The UT 6-TMC M features a compact design, large labeling areas, and a double plug-in bridge shaft, as well as a high level of system availability due to the reclosure function and clear status display.
Eleven nominal current versions can be selected from 0.5A to 16A. The large center labeling area enables clear assignment of the relevant circuit breaker.
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Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from Vishay. The Vishay / Dale IHLP 1212 Series Low Profile, High Current Inductors feature a shielded construction with a frequency range up to 1.0 MHz that handles high transient current spikes without saturation.
The Vishay / Dale IHLP 1212 Series Low Profile, High Current Inductors have the lowest DCR/μH in this package size. Due to the composite construction, the inductors have ultra low buzz noise. RoHS compliant to directive 2002/95/EC.
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Taiyo Yuden Recognizes Avnet Electronics Marketing As 2009 Distributor Of The Year
Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.) Inc. has recognized Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas as its 2009 Distributor of the Year. The award recognizes Avnet as the distributor with the highest increase in year-over-year sales of Taiyo Yuden’s surface-mount and leaded passive components, Bluetooth modules, power electronics modules, power supplies and recordable digital media. Avnet produced an outstanding 50 percent increase in the North American sales for calendar year 2009.
“At Taiyo Yuden, we are proud of our affiliation with highly regarded organizations such as Avnet,” said Shinya Miyazawa, president and CEO, Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.) Inc. “Avnet’s trust in our line of passive components, including multi-layer ceramic capacitors, inductors and ferrite beads, is testament to our commitment to advancing technology.”
“Being named Distributor of the Year helps to solidify Avnet’s place in Taiyo Yuden’s supply chain. This is terrific recognition of Avnet’s team effort to create new business channels for Taiyo Yuden, while meeting the needs of our customers,” said Alex Iuorio, senior vice president of supplier marketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.
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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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Expanded range includes MMB MELF resistors and increases total Vishay range from RS to over 10,000 products available direct-from-stock
RS Components today announced it has added a further 4,000 passive components from Vishay to its passives product range. The new introductions expand the total Vishay range available from RS to over 10,000 products across passive and semiconductor technologies.
The enhanced portfolio, spread across 15 technologies, creates one of the broadest ranges of Vishay passive products held in stock for design engineers. Range enhancements include power inductors, tantalum, MELF, and Power Metal Strip® resistors from Vishay Dale, complemented by a comprehensive range of chip resistors, both thick and thin-film.
The full Vishay range is available direct-from-stock in industry-standard packaging, ready for direct insertion into automated production runs. All products are supplied in flexible quantities so customers can order the quantity they need and avoid unnecessary stock-holding costs. Customers can also achieve larger discounts when ordering higher quantities.
Commenting on the launch, Philippe Masson, Director, Distribution Sales Europe, Vishay, stated: “We are excited by the commitment made from RS to increase the range of Vishay components available to customers. RS can meet the needs of customers around the globe, making them an ideal distribution partner for Vishay, with high quality service and support that matches the quality of our offer.”
For RS, Paul Webster, Head of Product Management, Electronics said: “Vishay are one of the premier brands that electronics design engineers and buyers look to when developing their latest applications. We are delighted to be increasing our Vishay portfolio to provide our customers with a comprehensive range at competitive prices and with market-leading service.”
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