Avnet Electronics Marketing Adds International Rectifier Hi-Rel Products to Portfolio.PHOENIX -- Leading distributor to the defense and aerospace industry expands franchise in the Americas Avnet Electronics Marketing, a leading distributor to the defense and aerospace market, has added International Rectifier International Rectifier Corp. (NYSE: IRF) is a manufacturer of power semiconductors (MOSFET, IGBT, diodes and thyristors), located in El Segundo, California, USA. It has a market capitalization of 2.48 billion USD and is listed on the S&P Midcap 400. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : IRF IRF Interferon Regulatory Factor IRF International Religious Freedom IRF Institut for Rationel Farmakoterapi (German) IRF Inherited Rights Filter (Novell) IRF Inherited Rights Filter ) high-reliability (Hi-Rel) products to its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. product line. Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), has been a distributor of International Rectifier's leading power management technology solutions for many years and now will support its Hi-Rel products. Avnet has stocked a broad range of International Rectifier Hi-Rel products with an emphasis on its suite of ruggedized discrete power semiconductors, voltage regulators An electronic circuit used to maintain a level amount of voltage in an electrical line. It eliminates power surges, spikes and brownouts, which can cause harm to sensitive electronics. A voltage regulator "module" (VRM) is a voltage regulator in a replaceable unit. See surge suppression and UPS. and gate drive ICs. Customers will have immediate access to these products through their local Avnet sales offices or through Avnet's online shopping cart. International Rectifier's Hi-Rel products are ideal for customers who develop and manufacture systems for space, aircraft, defense, transportation, communications and medical applications. "Avnet Electronics Marketing is excited about the expansion of our relationship with International Rectifier to include its Hi-Rel products," stated Phil Gallagher, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing in the Americas. "Our customers will greatly benefit from the synergy of our best-in-class support of the industrial and defense customer base and International Rectifier's leading technologies," he continued. "International Rectifier has a long and established heritage and technology leadership position in high-reliability applications. Our expanded relationship with Avnet will help us accelerate the adoption of our proprietary solutions with customers in the aerospace, defense and medical markets," commented Robert Grant Robert Grant may refer to:
To learn more about this engagement, please visit www.em.avnet.com/ir for more information. About International Rectifier International Rectifier is a world leader in power management technology. IR's analog and mixed signal ICs, advanced circuit devices, integrated power systems and components enable high performance computing computing - computer and reduce energy waste from motors, the world's single largest consumer of electricity. Leading manufacturers of computers, energy efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft and defense systems rely on IR's power management benchmarks to power their next-generation products. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.irf.com. About Avnet Electronics Marketing Avnet Electronics Marketing is the largest operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company with fiscal 2004 sales of over $10 billion, and one of the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services companies. Avnet Electronics Marketing distributes semiconductors, 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 from leading manufacturers. The company markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain management and engineering design services, such as device programming and connector and cable assembly. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves customers in 68 countries. The company's Web site is located at www.avnet.com/. |
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