Monday, July 07, 2008

Business: Arrow and Cree host lighting solutions seminar in India

Hong Kong, (ANTARA News/Xinhua-PRNewswire -AsiaNet) - Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced that it will co-host lighting solution seminars in New Delhi on July 15 and Mumbai in India on July 17 with Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components.

"The need for more efficient, energy-conscious lighting is why we are working with an industry leader, such as Cree, to offer world-class technology and ground-breaking LED lighting solutions in this market," said CC Lim, vice president of marketing for Arrow Asia Pac.

"The seminar will provide designers and manufacturers of lighting products a comprehensive overview of Crees LED products and Arrows total lighting solutions," said Peng Gun Goh, director of lighting business development for Arrow Asia Pac. "Arrow has a dedicated lighting team to provide customers with technical and sales support and help them accelerate design and production of high-brightness and cost-efficient LED lighting products."

Seminar Schedule and Venue:
Time & Date: 10am- 3:30pm, Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Venue: Jaypee Vasant Continental, New Delhi
Time & Date: 10am- 3:30pm, Thursday, July 17, 2008
Venue: VITS, Andheri-Kurla Road, International Airport Zone, Mumbai
For registration and more information, please go to http:/www.arrowasia.com.hk/event_registration/ .

About Arrow Asia Pac

A business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia-Pacifics leading electronic component distributors. In addition to its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 52 sales offices, four primary distribution centers and 13 local warehousing facilities in 12 countries/territories across Asia.

Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connector products from over 200 leading international and local suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers and commercial customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Visit http:/www.arrowasia.com .

About Cree, Inc.

Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency. Key to Crees market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in SiC and GaN for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.

For product specifications, please refer to http://www.cree.com .

Media Contact:
Ray Leung
Marketing Communications Director
Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
Tel: +852-2484-2484
Email: marcom.asia@arrowasia.com
Grace Kung
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +852-2484-2682
Email: grace.kung@arrowasia.com
SOURCE Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.

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