Mouser and Amphenol TCS Initiate Worldwide Distribution Agreement

Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced a new partnership with Amphenol TCS, a leader in high-speed, high-density connection systems. Amphenol TCS designs integrated interconnect solutions for applications in the networking, communications, storage, and computer server markets. This new accord will enable design engineers to achieve their performance targets by providing rapid access to Amphenol TCS's extensive range of connector products with Mouser's fast and convenient ordering capabilities and library of the latest product information and data. The product line includes a diverse range of high-speed backplane and mezzanine connectors including the InfinX and NeXLev families that are designed to meet the increasing bandwidth demands of parallel board to board interconnection. Capable of support 25+Gbps and 12.5Gbps respectively, the InfinX and NeXLev connectors are optimized for differential signalling and offer the reliability of BGA attachments. "We're pleased to have Amphenol TCS as a supplier partner," says Krystal Jackson, Mouser's Vice President of Interconnects. "With Amphenol's focus on the latest communication protocols, our global customer base of design engineers will be able to find the connection solutions that they need for their newest designs." "Mouser's fast and easy ordering process and global presence make them the premier partner for product distribution," states Dave Castelli, product manager of Amphenol TCS. "With their dedication to customer service and product excellence, they distinguish themselves as the perfect fit for our own business strategy." 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 19 global support locations and stocks the world's widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated daily and searches more than 8 million products to locate over 2 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 Electronics 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 2 million products online from more than 450 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 325,000 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 About Amphenol TCS Amphenol TCS was founded in 1968 as a division of Teradyne, Inc. and acquired by Amphenol Corporation in December of 2005. Amphenol Corp. is the world's third largest connector company, producing electronic and fiber optic connectors, cable, and interconnect systems for applications converging technologies of voice, video and data communications, industrial/automotive and military/aerospace. For more information, visit www.amphenol-tcs.com