AVX honored with a 2005 award from Arrow AVX Corporation’s Asian subsidiary, Kyocera Electronic Devices, has received the 2005 Highest Growth Supplier award in PEMCO products from the Asia-Pacific business of Arrow Electronics, Inc., a major global provider of products and services to the electronic components and computer products industries. Arrow presented the award on March 11, 2006 at the Arrow Asia-Pacific dinner in Dongguan, PRC. “Arrow was pleased to present AVX with our Highest Growth Supplier Award for 2005,” said Richard Huxley, Arrow VP Marketing, Arrow Asia-Pacific. “This award is a reflection of AVX’s worldwide partnership with Arrow and our mutual success in bringing our customers the best product selection and service they deserve. Arrow congratulates AVX for a
Awards
AVX receives SMT’s 2005 Passives and Components Vision Award AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components, received a 2005 Vision Award from SMT magazine in the Passives and Components category for its innovative FLEXITERM™ Technology. SMT announced the recipients of the 2005 Vision Awards at an awards ceremony on February 8, 2006 in Anaheim, Calif. “SMT Vision Awards serve as an industry benchmark of excellence for new technologies,” said Craig Hunter, AVX Strategic Marketing Manager. “When introducing FLEXITERM, we broke industry standards by allowing almost three times the amount of board flexure when compared to standard termination systems and further enhanced the capabilities of standard MLCCs. We are pleased that the FLEXITERM technology has been recognized by SMT as
TACmicrochip® recognized as a 2005 Product of the Year AVX Corporation, a leading international supplier of electronic components, has received a 2005 Product of the Year award from Electronic Products for the 0402 TACmicrochip® tantalum chip capacitor. The award was presented to AVX on February 7 at a ceremony at AVX’s facilities in Myrtle Beach, SC. “The Product of the Year award was established to identify and reward products that are innovative in their design, represent a significant advancement in a technology or its application, and display a substantial achievement in the price and/or performance of the device,” said Ralph Raiola, Electronic Products editor. The 0402 TACmicrochip® tantalum chip capacitor was the industry’s first 0402-sized capacitor and offers the highest
AVX receives inaugural award from Avnet AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced electronic components, has been named by Avnet, a world leader in electronics distribution, as the Top Passives Supplier for 2005. AVX received the honor at a Senior Executives Strategy Meeting recently in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The component manufacturer was recognized as an integral partner in the electronic components distribution market. “Avnet Electronic Marketing Americas is pleased to present AVX with its inaugural award of Top Overall Passive Supplier for 2005,” said Pat Wastal, senior vice president of IP&E for Avnet Electronics Marketing. “This award is based on the market position that AVX has within Avnet. Avnet and AVX have maintained a very strong relationship for over 40
AVX receives honors at 2005 Electronics Distribution Show AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced electronic components has received recognition from Arrow Electronics, a world leader in electronics distribution. AVX received the honor of Largest Sales Volume of Passive Products, recognizing its integral presence within the electronic components market. As a distributor of AVX, Arrow viewed the prominence of component sales as significant within the industry. The award was formally presented at the 2004 Electronics Distribution Show and Conference (EDS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. EDS is the annual meeting-place for the worldwide community of manufacturers of electronic components and the distributors through whom these products are brought to market. Arrow Electronics uses EDS as an opportunity to distinguish outstanding suppliers
AVX Corporation recognized for environmentally friendly technological leadership AVX Corporation, a leading international supplier of electronic components, has received the Corporate Environmental Achievement Award (CEAA) from the American Ceramic Society, the world’s leading organization dedicated to the advancement of ceramics. An awards banquet was held to formally recognize AVX during the Society’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. AVX was selected along with only one other company in 2004 to receive the CEAA. AVX has taken several critical steps to ensure environmental awareness within the company’s manufacturing processes. “As a worldwide technology leader, we feel an obligation to set the standard in environmental awareness and respect,” said Craig Hunter, AVX Strategic Marketing Manager. “It is a great honor to be acknowledged
AVX Corporation Tantalum Division, a leading supplier of tantalum components, has received the Annual Supplier Excellence Award from Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company dedicated to providing lifelong solutions for people with chronic disease. An awards banquet was held recently to formally recognize AVX in Biddeford, Maine. The AVX Tantalum Division was the only company selected to receive the annual award from Medtronic this year and also was the recipient in 2000. AVX’s Tantalum Division in Paignton, England will also receive the Medtronic Supplier Excellence award later this month. “AVX Tantalum Division has been a strategic supplier partner to Medtronic for nearly ten years,” said Bill Ceal, Medtronic Purchasing Manager. “They not only provide quality components, but more importantly,
