The award honors the Spansion distribution partner that ranked first in sales, demand creation, high-density NOR Flash sales growth and excellence in customer breadth, or customer count. Arrow was also recognized for its excellence in channel management initiatives.

"Arrow's performance benefits both companies globally and sets the stage for business development in Asia," said Peter Stenseth, director of worldwide distribution sales at Spansion.

"Spansion's support of our Guaranteed Design initiative and their long-term alliance with Arrow underline our mutual commitment to supply our customer base with leading-edge technology readily available for new customer designs," said Kurt Colehower, president of Arrow North American Components. "Spansion's leadership position is representative of their emphasis toward supporting demand creation globally."

About Arrow North American Components

The North American Components (NAC) business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductors and passive, electromechanical and connector products, computing solutions, services and supply-chain solutions tailored to serve distinct customer segments with dedicated sales teams. Two primary, customer-focused NAC groups serve these market segments: The Arrow Electronics Components Group serves North American-based OEM and contract manufacturing customers and the Arrow/Zeus Electronics Group targets the aerospace and military markets.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and computer products.

SOURCE: Arrow Electronics, Inc.

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