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Las Vegas, Nevada. May 5–8, 2008.

2010 All-Industry Survey Results

When it comes to Catalog distributors, which one do you favor most?
Result: DigiKey, Newark, Mouser
When it comes to distributors for active components, which one do you favor most?
Result: DigiKey, Arrow, Avnet, Newark, Mouser
When it comes to distributors for passive components, which one do you favor most?
Result: DigiKey, Mouser, TTI, Newark, Avnet
When it comes to distributors for interconnect products, which one do you favor most?
Result: DigiKey, Mouser, Newark, Avnet, Arrow
When it comes to distributors for electromechanical products, which one do you favor most?
Result: DigiKey, Newark, Mouser, Arrow, Avnet
When it comes to distributors for power supply products, which one do you favor most?
Result: DigiKey, Newark, Avnet, Mouser, Arrow
When it comes to regional distributors, which one do you favor most?
Result: Hammond Electronics, Sager, Powell Electronics, Marsh Electronics
When it comes to national distributors, which one do you favor most?
Result: Arrow, Avnet, TTI, Future
Which distributor's web site provides the best information that enables you to do your job most efficiently?
Result: DigiKey, Newark, Avnet, Mouser, Future
When it comes to passive component manufacturers, which one do you favor most?
Result: Vishay, Panasonic, AVX, Murata, Ohmite
When it comes to interconnect manufacturers, which one do you favor most?
Result: Tyco, Molex, Samtec, Amphenol, ITT
When it comes to power supply manufacturers, which one do you favor most?
Result: TDK/Lambda, Power-One, Vicor, Acopian, Agilent
When it comes to switch/relay manufacturers, which one do you favor most?
Result: Omron, C&K, Tyco, NKK, Cherry
When it comes to semiconductor manufacturers, which one do you favor most?
Result: TI, National, On, Analog Devices, Maxim
When it comes to optoelectronics manufacturers, which one do you favor most?
Result: Avago, Agilent, Vishay, HP, Cree
What is the most important market your company needs to succeed in this year?
Result: Military, industrial, medical
What's stopping you from being more successful in your job?
Result: Excessive workload/lack of time, Insufficient funding, management
What do you need to be more successful in your job this year?
Result: Time, better test equipment and design tools, better training

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