DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 1, 2014 — Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading engineering resource and global authorized distributor for electronic components and semiconductors, has received the prestigious 2013 Catalog Global Distributor of the Year Award from TE Connectivity, a market leader in connectivity solutions for an array of industries. This annual Electronic Distributor Award was presented to Mouser executives at TE’s recent Global Distribution Summit in Los Angeles, CA.

“We are pleased to present this significant award to our outstanding partner,” said Joan Wainwright, President, Channel and Customer Experience, TE Connectivity. “TE’s Catalog Global Distributor of the Year was earned by Mouser, who had excellent sales results, high customer satisfaction rates and broad-based inventory investments, all of which further demonstrates that their relentless focus on design engineers continues to set them apart. We are incredibly proud of the strength of this partnership and applaud Mouser for sharing TE’s commitment to exemplary customer service.”

“We’d like to thank TE for this top award. It is a great honor to be recognized by a company such as TE Connectivity, a recognized leader in the industry and one of our most valued manufacturer partners,” said Glenn Smith, Mouser Electronics’ President and CEO. “TE has done a great job making it easy for us to reach an extremely huge customer base across the globe, all because of TE’s wide product portfolio, world-class quality and commitment to customer service.”

Mouser stocks a broad selection of TE products for industries and applications including automotive, industrial, harsh environments, RF communications, consumer devices, and aerospace and defense. To learn more about the newest TE products available from Mouser Electronics, visit www.mouser.com/te-connectivity.

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 stocks the world’s widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics’ website is updated many times per day 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 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 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 http://www.mouser.com.

About TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL) is a $13 billion world leader in connectivity. The company designs and manufactures products at the heart of electronic connections for the world’s leading industries including automotive, energy and industrial, broadband communications, consumer devices, healthcare, and aerospace and defense. TE Connectivity’s long-standing commitment to innovation and engineering excellence helps its customers solve the need for more energy efficiency, always-on communications and ever-increasing productivity. With nearly 90,000 employees in over 50 countries, TE Connectivity makes connections the world relies on to work flawlessly every day. To connect with the company, visit:  www.TE.com.

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