Arrow Electronics, Inc. · Melville, NY United States ·(NYSE: ARW)

Arrow Electronics knows its target market. The company is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer products, alongside rival Avnet. Arrow sells semiconductors, computer peripherals, passive components, and interconnect products from about 800 suppliers to more than 130,000 OEMs, contract manufacturers, and commercial customers worldwide. The company distributes products made by such manufacturers as 3Com, CA, Freescale Semiconductor, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Hitachi, Intel, and Texas Instruments. Arrow also provides value-added services, such as component design, inventory management, and contract manufacturing. The company gets more than half of its sales outside the US. To read the full description, subscribe now.