Avnet Cilicon Adds Paragon Innovations to Avnet Design Service Provider -ADSP- Program; Paragon Adds New Resources and Capabilities to Avnet Cilicon's Design Group.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Avnet Cilicon, the focused semiconductor division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, today announced an agreement with Dallas-based Paragon Innovation Inc. to provide Avnet's customers with third-party design services for embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . Avnet's Design Service Providers Program pools the top engineering design services companies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. to provide its customers access to superior board- and system-level solutions through third-party design assistance. "Paragon Innovations' experience in embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. design, communications, protocols, and multimedia design are an ideal match for Avnet Cilicon's customer base," said Jim Schaeffer, senior vice president for Avnet Cilicon's Design Services organization. "Increasing numbers of Avnet's semiconductor customers are seeking strong hardware and software expertise, and Paragon adds a natural synergy to our team from the extensive work they've already done for Avnet's semiconductor suppliers such as Motorola and Hitachi." Mike Wilkinson Mike Wilkinson (born October 1, 1981 in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin), is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for BC Khimki in Moscow, Russia. Wilkinson went to Wisconsin Heights High School and played basketball for the Vanguards. , founder and chief executive officer of Paragon Innovations, welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with Avnet Cilicon. "Avnet is a world-class, global organization that shares our passion for excellence and providing an outstanding return on investment for our respective customers," Wilkinson said. "We are thrilled to join their program and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship." Additional information on Avnet's Design Services Provider program is available at www.ads.avnet.com/. About Avnet Electronics Marketing Avnet Electronics Marketing, serving customers in 63 countries, is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), one of the world's largest technology marketing and services companies, and ranked 168 in the Fortune 500. Avnet Electronics Marketing, Americas (EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. ) serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in North America and Brazil through four focused business units, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated services. Avnet Cilicon focuses solely on semiconductors with dedicated channels to specific end-market segments; Avnet IP&E is the leading interconnect, passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components specialist; Avnet RF & Microwave is the distribution market leader in the sale of components and services to the wireless electronics industry; and Avnet Supply Chain Services provides end-to-end supply chain optimization Supply Chain Optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs (including manufacturing costs, programs. The company's Web site is located at www.avnet.com. About Avnet Cilicon Avnet Cilicon is the semiconductor distribution specialist division of Avnet Electronics Marketing in the Americas. Avnet Cilicon combines semiconductor expertise, technical excellence and deep market knowledge to enhance time to revenue for all supply-chain partners in the electronics arena. Avnet Cilicon's core competencies include materials management, technical support through Avnet Design Services, logistics support through Avnet IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. and customer-centric, dedicated sales channels. To learn more about Avnet Cilicon's capabilities please visit http://www.cilicon.com or call 800/408-8353. About Paragon Innovations Inc. Plano, Texas-based Paragon Innovations Inc. specializes in the design, development and documentation of embedded systems in commercial and consumer technology products. Paragon's technology experts leverage more than a decade of experience in rapid product development to deliver products such as electronic medical equipment, video products, semiconductor reference platforms and Internet appliances. The medical, Internet, semiconductor, oil & gas, robotics and wireless industries, among others, benefit from Paragon's expertise. Customers include 3M, B.Braun Medical, Analog Devices, Hitachi, Motorola, Panasonic and Halliburton. Paragon is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that was founded in 1990 by Wilkinson. For more information, visit www.paragoninnovations.com, or contact Kay Pinkerton at 214/521-8596, or via e-mail at kpinkerton@mbapr.com. |
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