About Silica
SILICA – The Engineers of Distribution.
SILICA, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, provides a comprehensive range of products from 22 semiconductor manufacturers along with design support and the full set of logistical and value added services to industrial and commercial customers throughout Europe.
We have built a strong reputation within the distribution industry by continually adding value within the supply chain to improve both our customers and suppliers results. Today, SILICA is the third largest semiconductor distributor in Europe, employs more than 550 people and operates 36 branch offices.
With local teams of application engineers and technology specialists, Silica is dedicated to support customers technically and to provide the design-in expertise needed for them to compete successfully.
We understand that the products and support we provide are critical to both the day to day and longer term success of our customers. Therefore our market strategy is based on reliability, in-depth design support and extensive customer service offerings. Silica’s local engineering and sales employees understand both commercial and technical issues and how they relate to the needs of our customers - rather than technical or business issues in isolation. This means a rapid return on investment, short time-to-market cycles and genuine competitive advantage for our customers.
Silica is owned by Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), Avnet, one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and technology services and solutions with more than 250 locations serving 70 countries worldwide.
Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities, such as maximizing inventory efficiency, managing logistics, assembling products and providing engineering design assistance for its 100,000 customers, accelerating their growth through cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2007, Avnet generated revenue of $15.68 billion.
In 2001, SILICA began with a very simple premise: figure out what customers need and provide it.
In the next few years, Silica added staff, clients, and capabilities. We built lasting supplier and client relationships, expanded our linecard and service capabilities and entered new markets. We have grown organically and independently and we have kept pace with change - in the industry, the technology and our services.
Finally, we deliver cutting-edge technology, solutions, and knowledge which provides bottom-line value to our clients. That's why most of our long-time clients are still with us and we continue to sign new ones.
