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Avnet promotes corporate officers
2011-12-22
United States : multispecialist Avnet has unveiled two corporate officer promotions. Steve Phillips, CIO, has been promoted to a corporate officer position of senior vice president for Avnet, Inc. from vice president. In addition, Graeme Watt, president of Avnet Technology Solutions EMEA, was elected as a new corporate vice president for Avnet, Inc.

Avnet Memec expands European distribution agreement for Renesas with industrial automation products
2011-08-30
Semiconductor specialist Avnet Memec has expanded its pan-European distribution agreement with Renesas Electronics Europe to include industrial automation products such as IO Link, ERTEC and Ethernet Controllers & PHYs supporting IEEE1588 v2. Avnet Memec already distributes Renesas Electronics' mainstream technologies including MCUs (8/16/32 bit), Opto-Couplers, Power MOSFETs and ASICs across Europe, through its offices in Austria, Belux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Avnet Memec expands relationship with Microsemi
2011-08-12
Avnet Memec has expanded its component distribution agreement with Microsemi, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance. Avnet Memec will sell and support Microsemi's full range of power, RF, analogue and mixed-signal devices in Europe throughout its offices in Austria, Belux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Smarteq and Avnet Memec sign distribution agreement for Europe
2011-07-11
Swedish antenna vendor Smarteq has selected Avnet Memec as its pan-European distribution partner. The agreement covers 19 countries (Austria, Belux, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom) where Avnet Memec will market Smarteq antennas for M2M and telematic solutions.

Echelon teams with Avnet Memec
2011-06-17
Semiconductor specialist Avnet Memec has become the pan-European distributor of Echelon's Commercial Markets product line for device and system manufacturers. Echelon's line of energy control network products — ranging from microprocessors, twisted pair and power line signaling component technology and system software to infrastructure products — is used in over 100 million devices and 300,000 buildings worldwide. The addition of Echelon's products allows Avnet Memec to empower its building automation, managed street lighting, and renewable energy market efforts with the LonWorks networking platform. Customers will be able to place orders with Avnet Memec offices in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom as of July 1, 2011.