Avnet Inc.

Exporter
2211 S 47th St., Phoenix, AZ 85034-6403, United States
(480)643-2000, (480)643-7240 fax, http://www.avnet.com

Primary SIC: Electronic Parts and Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Description: Avnet Inc. incorporated in New York in 1955. The company is one of the world's largest industrial distributors of electronic components, enterprise computer and storage products and embedded subsystems. Additionally, Avnet provides engineering design, materials management and logistics services, system integration and configuration, and supply chain services. Avnet has two primary operating groups: electronics marketing and technology solutions. The electronics marketing segment markets and sells semiconductors and interconnect, passive and electromechanical devices for more than 300 of the world's leading electronic component manufacturers. The technology solutions segment markets and sells mid- to high-end servers, data storage, software, and the services required to implement these products and solutions. This segment also focuses on the worldwide OEM market for computing technology, system integrators and non-PC OEMs that require embedded systems and solutions including engineering, product prototyping, integration and other value-added services. The technology solutions segment is a leading partner for system vendors such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. Avnet operates more than 300 locations worldwide and sells to customers in more than 70 countries. More

Wholesale: Supplier of electronic components and computer products, including semiconductors, interconnect products, passive and electromechanical devices to original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers. Manufacturing: Semiconductors.