Distribution News


Avnet buys Taiwanese distributors


Strengthening its position in the Asian market, Avnet, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., has acquired Prospect Technology Corp., a semiconductor distributor with operations in Taiwan, and J.C. Tally Trading Co., Ltd. and its affiliate Shanghai FR International Trading, an interconnect, passive and electromechanical components (IP&E) distributor in Asia with operations in Taiwan and China.


Prospect Technology,with revenue


of about $157million in 2010, provides technical support,module solutions and circuit design.With a focus on battery and powermanagement, the distributor's line card includes Texas Instruments, LSI and Nuvoton.


"The combination of Prospect


Technology's technical expertise and Avnet's scale and scope gives us a strong competitive advantage as we continue to grow profitably in Asia," stated Harley Feldberg, president, Avnet ElectronicsMarketing Global.


With the acquisition of J.C. Talley,


Avnet ElectronicsMarketing Asia expands its position as the number one IP&E distributor in the region, according to the company.


With revenue of about $90million


in 2010, J.C. Tally's line card includes complementary suppliers such as NCC, Kemet, Panasonic, Coiltronics and Bussman. J.C. Tally also will be integrated into the operations of Avnet ElectronicsMarketing Asia.


www.avnet.com


Scott McLendon, VP of product management and marketing, Allied Electronics


Two of themost recent electronic component distributors to join ECIA's new "authorized-only" parts inventory search website are Sager Electronics and Allied Electronics. Both distributors have added their entire components inventory to the search site in an effort to combat counterfeit components in the supply chain.


ECIA says the www.eciaauthorized.comsite


is a key part of the industry association's strategy to deal with counterfeit parts, by providing component buyers with a secure location to find authorized product. Currently, more than two dozen authorized distributors make their inventories available for search at the site. Sponsoring ECIAmembers include Digi-Key, TTI, Sager, Avnet Express,Mouser, Allied and Future Electronics.


As one of the latest distributors to add its


available inventory to the site, Sager Electronics is a North American distributor of electronic componentswith corporate offices and a 100,000- square-footwarehouse inMiddleborough,Mass.


Sager's authorized product lines include interconnect, sensors, switches, relays, circuit


Sager, Allied join ECIA part search website


protection, EMI, power supplies, thermal management, filters, power entrymodules, magnetics, LEDs, capacitors, resistors,motors, printers and hardware.


Allied Electronics, Inc., headquartered in Fort


Worth, Tex.with sales offices across the United States and Canada, also added its full complement of inventory to the site.Withmore than 2million products in its inventory, Allied says it is able to meet the needs of awide range of customers in a variety of businesses and industries.


"ECIAauthorized.comis the industry's safest


parts inventory search engine," stated Scott McLendon, Allied's vice president of product management andmarketing. "The information is always up-to-date, orders are placed directly with the distributors and no unauthorized sources are allowed.We're very happy to be a part of it and proud of the association's efforts to protect buyers fromcounterfeit components."


Allied's authorized product lines include audio,


video, RF and security devices; automation and control equipment and components; as well as batteries, chemicals, adhesives, circuit protection, connectors, enclosures, racks, cabinets, ESD products, and prototyping aids. Other lines include fans,motors, thermalmanagement, optoelectronics, lighting, passives, pneumatics, power products, semiconductors, sensors, switches, relays, test andmeasurement devices, tools, hardware, and wire and cable.


Buyers and engineers can search using a full or


partialmanufacturer's part number to find components in stock at ECIA authorized distributors. Search results are based on all participating distributors and displayed at random, based on searchmatch and availability, said ECIA. All sales are completed through each distributor's private site.


Mouser earns AS9120A certification


Mouser Electronics, Inc. has completed the required audits to be registered as an AS9120A distributor. AS9120A is a quality management certification for distributors of aerospace commodity parts, which addresses chain of custody, traceability, control and availability of records.


Mouser will carry dual registration to


AS9120A and ISO 9001:2008 to serve both aerospace customers and customers who purchase commercial products.


Based on ISO 9001, with nearly 100 18 | September 2011


additional requirements specific to aerospace distributors, AS9120A provides companies with a comprehensive quality systemfocused on areas directly impacting product safety and reliability, saidMouser. Benefits include the ability to identify opportunities for operational improvements and cost reduction, improved audit and surveillance efficiency, reduced number of customer audits required and streamlined documentation.


"AS9120A is a perfect fit toMouser's enhanced traceability and anti-counterfeit


efforts," stated Pete Shopp,Mouser's senior vice president of business operations. "We wanted a standard thatwould be recognized by our customers asMouser's commitment to combating the serious problemof counterfeits."


Mouser has also incorporated key


provisions of AS5553 Counterfeit Electronic Parts: Avoidance, Detection,Mitigation, and Disposition into the QualityManagement System.


www.mouser.com/quality www.electronics-sourcing.com


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