Avnet Inc. is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer products. It serves original equipment manufacturers, electronic manufacturing services providers, original design manufacturers, and value-added resellers. Avnet maintains an extensive inventory, including electronic products and system manufacturers. Avnet distributes products for companies like IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. Avnet has two major operating segments: Electronic Components (EC) & Premier Farnell (PF). The EC unit distributes semiconductors and Interconnect, passive and electromechanical devices, and provides supply chain management, inventory replenishment system and non-complex engineering design services and integrated solutions like technical design, integration and assembly of embedded products, systems and solutions for industrial applications. Avnet's PF unit provides a comprehensive suite of kits, tools, electronic components and industrial automation components to both engineers and entrepreneurs....
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