November 1, 2010 - Avnet Electronics Marketing Taiwan Chosen as Infineon's Top Distributor

Taipei, Taiwan -- In the eyes of Infineon, Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM) Taiwan is the number one distributor in Taiwan. Despite keen competition from a list of hopeful candidates, EM Taiwan emerged as the privileged winner after marking 50 percent of the supplier's revenue share. Other suppliers vying for the award included SAC (WPG), Arrow, Yuban and Pantek.

About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 3, 2010, Avnet generated revenue of $19.16 billion. Avnet, Inc's Web site: www.avnet.com.