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AVX Honored by Electronic Products with Product of the Year Award

Submitted by: John Warner on Feb 20, 2006 at 9:49 pm Tagged with: Miscellany Source:

AVX Honored by Electronic Products with Product of the Year Award; TACmicrochip Recognized as a 2005 Product of the Year
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2006--AVX Corporation,(NYSE:AVX) a leading international supplier of electronic components, has received a 2005 Product of the Year award from Electronic Products for the 0402 TACmicrochip(TM) tantalum chip capacitor. The award was presented to AVX on February 7 at a ceremony at AVX's facilities in Myrtle Beach, SC.

"The Product of the Year award was established to identify and reward products that are innovative in their design, represent a significant advancement in a technology or its application, and display a substantial achievement in the price and/or performance of the device," said Ralph Raiola, Electronic Products editor.

The 0402 TACmicrochip tantalum chip capacitor was the industry's first 0402-sized capacitor and offers the highest volumetric efficiency currently available, delivering up to 10mF at 2V, with superior leakage characteristics. The 0402 tantalum chip capacitor is ideal for applications that require high capacitance values along with low leakage including medical implantables, miniature disk drives, and PCMCIA cards.

"AVX is pleased to receive a 2005 Product of the Year award from Electronic Products for the TAC Microchip tantalum capacitor," said Craig Hunter, AVX strategic marketing manager. "The award validates our commitment to developing innovative products that will help shape the industry for years to come."

For more information, contact AVX at 801 17th Avenue South, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578; by calling 843-448-9411, by fax at 843-444-2864 or on the Web at www.avx.com.

AVX Corporation is a leading international supplier of electronic passive components and connectors with 28 manufacturing and customer support facilities in 14 countries around the world. AVX offers a broad range of devices including capacitors, resistors, filters, timing and circuit protection devices and connectors. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:AVX).