Arrow Asia Received Asia Best Distributor Gold Award by NXP

Arrow Asia Received Asia Best Distributor Gold Award by NXP

July 24, 2007

    HONG KONG, July 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Asia
Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:
ARW) announced that it received the "Asia Best
Distributor Gold Award" by NXP.  This is an annual
award by NXP to recognize the outstanding achievement of
distributors in Asia Pacific.  The award measurement
criteria are based on the sales revenue achievement,
business growth and engagement level.  

    TL Chow, Distribution Channel, Senior Director, NXP
said, "Arrow has been a long-lasting partner to NXP. 
We appreciate the continuous commitment and support by the
Arrow team across the whole Asia region.  And this award is
a way to recognize the great contributions by Arrow team and
we look forward to further growing our business with Arrow
in the Asia region."

    "We are proud to receive this award by NXP for the
first time.  It is a clear testament of the great success of
the partnership with NXP across all countries where we
operate in Asia," said Tim Wang, vice president,
supplier marketing and asset management, Arrow Asia Pac
Ltd.  "This success is based on cooperation and
dedication by both the NXP and Arrow teams.  We will
continue to build on our strengths in extensive market
reach and deep understanding of the local market and
further develop NXP business in the region."

     In addition to the gold award, Arrow Asia also
received 2 awards from NXP in recognition of Arrow's high
performance in achieving volume units and sales revenue in
GA and multi-market semiconductor product segments.

    About Arrow Asia Pac

    A business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW),
Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia Pacific's leading electronic
component distributors. In addition to its regional
headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 50 sales
offices, four primary distribution centers and 12 local
warehousing facilities in eleven countries/territories
across Asia.

    Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive,
electromechanical and connector products from over 60
leading international suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more
than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers
and commercial customers in Asia Pacific.  Visit us at
http://www.arrowasia.com .
 
    About NXP 

    NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by
Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe,
the company has 37,000 employees working in 26 countries
across the world. NXP creates semiconductors, system
solutions and software that deliver better sensory
experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs,
set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide
range of other electronic devices. News from NXP is located
at http://www.nxp.com/ .


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    Ray Leung
     Marketing Communications Director 
     Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
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    Grace Kung
     Marketing Communications Manager
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