Avnet Wins Best IBM Semiconductor Solution Award
Avnet Electronics Marketing, the largest operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), today accepted “The Best IBM Semiconductor Solution” award in the annual IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards competition. The award recognizes IBM Business partners for their ingenuity, innovation, customer satisfaction and outstanding achievements in providing on-demand business solutions.
Beginning in 2004, IBM opened up its ASIC design methodologies for execution by Avnet Electronics Marketing. The Avnet/IBM teaming relationship has brought the IBM advantage to new markets and new customers. Avnet helps specify, develop and design ASIC solutions using IBM technologies which include industry-leading tools, cores, third party intellectual property and a comprehensive design methodology flow. Avnet’s seven design centers in North America enhance this value with a skilled team of experts in coding, verification, timing, test, floor-planning, physical design and noise analysis. The Avnet engineering team supports customers from traditional netlist and high-level coding handoffs to full turnkey design, where they handle all aspects of ASIC development from architecture definition to manufacturing release.
“Avnet has been in the ASIC business for 23 years. In 2004 we made the business decision to make IBM the cornerstone line of our ASIC strategy. Working with IBM, Avnet is able to provide integrated methodology and leading-edge technology for our customers resulting in a best-in-class solution,” said Jeff Ittel, senior vice president, Semiconductor Business Group, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.
Judges remarked that Avnet offers “outstanding product and technical solutions, extremely robust customer support, and is very closely aligned with IBM business growth objectives. Additionally Avnet’s technical capabilities and planning processes are excellent.”
“Recognized by the Beacon Awards, Avnet has worked closely with IBM and its Business Partners to provide clients with innovative solutions that solve real business issues,” said Ravi Marwaha, general manager, IBM Global Business Partners. “Avnet has set the standard for business excellence by delivering unique solutions as well as high customer satisfaction.”
About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group’s Web site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com.
About Avnet
With more than 250 locations serving customers in 70 countries worldwide, Avnet (NYSE: AVT) markets, distributes and adds value to the products of the world’s leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers.
Additionally, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, computer system integration and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. Visit http://www.avnet.com/.
About IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards
Nearly 662 nominations were judged by a team of leading industry journalists, analysts, and IBM executives, who selected winners and finalists in 38 award categories. These IBM Business Partners will be honored during the IBM PartnerWorld 2007 Conference in St. Louis, April 29-May 2. For more information about the IBM PartnerWorld Beacon Awards please visit:
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