30-Year Partnership Celebrated by Avnet and Murata

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Avnet Electronics Marketing and Murata Manufacturing Company have marked 30 years of collaboration, a partnership that began in 1980. The alliance has played a significant role in the electronics industry, providing a diverse range of discrete components, including capacitors, thermistors, resistors, and resonators. These components are found in everyday consumer products, such as personal computers, automotive electronics, mobile devices, and digital electronics.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership has endured through seismic changes in the technology industry over the past 30 years, demonstrating the strength of the relationship between Avnet and Murata.
  • Avnet's support capabilities and Murata's diverse product line have helped customers minimize design times and accelerate time to market.
  • The partnership has propelled Murata into the forefront of the marketplace, driving greater innovations fueled by their products.
  • Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in over 70 countries.
  • Avnet, Inc. generated revenue of $16.23 billion in the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009.
  • The partnership between Avnet and Murata spans three decades, with no signs of slowing down, as Tony Coalson, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Murata Electronics North America, looks forward to 30 more years of collaboration.
  • The partnership between Avnet and Murata has led to the development of a diverse range of electronic components, including capacitors, thermistors, resistors, and resonators.
  • These components are used in a variety of everyday consumer products, such as personal computers, automotive electronics, mobile devices, and digital electronics.
  • The partnership has helped Avnet customers minimize design times and accelerate time to market.
  • Avnet Electronics Marketing provides electronic components distribution services to over 100,000 customers worldwide.

Statistics:

  • 30 years: The duration of the partnership between Avnet and Murata.
  • Over 70 countries: The number of countries in which Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers.
  • $16.23 billion: The revenue generated by Avnet, Inc. in the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009.
  • 30 more years: The estimated timeframe for the continued partnership between Avnet and Murata.

Sources:

  • "Avnet and Murata Celebrate 30 Years of Partnership" (published by Avnet Electronics Marketing, date not specified).
  • About Avnet Electronics Marketing (located at www.em.avnet.com).
  • Avnet, Inc. (located at www.avnet.com).
  • "Avnet and Murata Celebrate 30 Years of Partnership" (Tweet by @AvnetDesignWire, date not specified).