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Future Electronics is one of the world-class leaders and innovators in the distribution and marketing of semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electro-mechanical components. The company operates from nearly 160 offices in more than 30 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Having served the electronics industry for more than 35 years, Future Electronics supports customers of all sizes throughout the world. It employs more than 5,000 people. It has emerged as one of the most important entities in the electronics distribution industry. Future Electronics is located in Bolton, Mass.

Federal Electronics, founded in 1948, is one of the leading full-service, electronics manufacturing service providers. The company specializes in the manufacturing of copper cables and wire harness assemblies for the mainframe computer industry. It serves the medical, military, telecommunications and industrial equipment industries. The company s manufacturing capabilities include mixed-technology printed circuit boards, flex circuits, copper interconnects, fiber-optic interconnect assemblies and test services. Federal Electronics provides a wide range of services, such as engineering support and materials management. The company is located in Cranston, R.I., and offers a wide variety of fiber-optic interconnect technologies, including standard connector formats and custom assemblies with nonstandard connectors for medical applications.

Founded in 1982, Advanced Interconnections was the innovator of the world's first removable terminal carrier. The company is a manufacturer of IC sockets and adapters for ball grid array package devices. Its patented eutectic solder ball terminals have earned recognition as a preferred solution for proven long-term performance in vigorous temperature cycling applications. In addition to the BGA socketing systems, Advanced Interconnections designs and manufactures a wide variety of sockets and adapters for semiconductors in power grid array, dual inline packet and station information packet packages, as well as a line of board-to-board connectors and adapters for test, production, emulation and package conversion applications. Advanced Interconnections maintains headquarters in West Warwick, R.I.