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News Release from: Farnell
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 09 September 2002
Farnell claims largest IC range in the
UK
Farnell reckons it offers the largest semiconductor range available in Europe, with around 40,000 semiconductors and related products from well over 100 suppliers.
Farnell offers the largest semiconductor range available in Europe, with around 40,000 semiconductors and related products from well over 100 world-class suppliers The distributor ships over 350,000 semiconductor units to customers, each day
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to its world-leading suppliers, Farnell is widely recognised for its support and development of niche semiconductor manufacturers, with whom it has several exclusive deals.
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Gary Nevison, Head of Product and Supplier Development, Premier Farnell Europe and Asia-Pacific, is very clear on the reasons for the Group's unrivalled semiconductor success: "We offer products from every one of the world's major suppliers in an unmatched breadth and depth of product range.
This is underpinned by excellent technical support and exhaustive knowledge resources for design engineers, including semiconductor application notes, design tips, frequently asked questions, product migration information and over 80,000 product datasheets.
Farnell is a high quality, high service supplier - we provide top quality semiconductor products and services, nothing less".
The distributor also provides a wide range of innovative, cutting-edge services to support its product offerings, including its widely acclaimed Product Watch obsolescence service.
Launched earlier this year and the first of its kind in the UK, Product Watch gives Farnell's UK customers advanced warning of obsolete, end of line and end of stock items.
Innovation is something which is embedded in the Group's history.
Eight years ago, Farnell launched its Semiconductor Applications Directory, with the aim of providing targeted, relevant design-based information to its customers as an added-value service.
The Directory was extremely well received: so much so that today, 1 million issues later and with 3000 copies downloaded from the website each week, Farnell continues to send the 32-page volume to customers all over the world, twice yearly.
Nevison comments: "We saw a real customer need for this sort of information, which we draw from our huge datasheet and application note knowledge bank and issue as a free service.
Even today, no other distributor is providing anything remotely similar and the Directory is something of which Farnell is rightly proud".
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