November 6, 2013 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading global authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronics components, received top readership ratings in the prestigious Distributor of the Year Survey organized by the leading German magazine, Elektronik and its online publication.

Mouser performed well in all categories, receiving the first place rating in Passive Components for Product Availability and second place for Product Portfolio.  In the category of Active Components, Mouser scored high with second places in both Product Availability and Product Portfolio. Finally, in the category of Electromechanicals, Mouser also received a high rating of second place for Product Availability.

“We are very pleased with our growth in Europe overall, and in Germany. We are committed to serving European design engineers with the newest products and most advanced technologies, the highest degree of customer service and technical support, as well as offering local marketing support to our suppliers and media partners in the region,” says Mark Burr-Lonnon, Mouser Senior Vice President of EMEA Business. “This survey shows that we have been especially successful, winning and being placed in categories against competitors who have been established here for many years longer than Mouser.”

“Our European customers are discovering that Mouser offers many value-added benefits,” Burr-Lonnon continues. “Our nine local offices in the EMEA region (Germany, UK, Czech Republic, France, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden) are proving to be a key advantage for us.”

At the heart of Mouser’s European operations is its Munich headquarters. “This location has been instrumental in supporting our Marketing-driven operation in Europe as we initiate campaigns to meet local needs and work closer with our European supplier interface. We’ve always been on the forefront of new technologies, and as the design-fulfillment distributor, we plan to continue to lead the industry in this area,” Burr-Lonnon concludes.

This year’s 2013 survey was the seventh time that Elektronik magazine has published the results of its reader survey covering distribution, and customers who completed the survey seem to be very satisfied with their suppliers.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 20 global support locations and the latest, most technologically advanced components for their newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated daily and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 4 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

About Mouser
Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 4 million products online from more than 500 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 400,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.

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