Arrow Electronics Announces the Worldwide Availability of ARM Development Kit for Altera Cyclone III

MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Feb. 25, 2008 --The North American Components business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. today announced the worldwide availability of the ARM Cortex-M1 Development Kit.

Now available beyond the United States and Europe and exclusively from Arrow, the kit provides all the tools and software to enable users to develop an embedded system based on the ARM Cortex-M1 processor and Altera Cyclone III field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).

Well known in the embedded market for its experience in providing processor and development tools, ARM's Cortex-M1 Development Kit is a combination of technologies for the telecommunications, automotive and transportation, industrial and medical industries where high reliability is a key requirement.

More information regarding the ARM Cortex-M1 Development Kit is available at http://www.arrownac.com/arm.

About Arrow North American Components

The North American Components (NAC) business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductors and passive, electromechanical and connector products, computing solutions, services and supply-chain solutions tailored to serve distinct customer segments with dedicated sales teams. Two primary, customer-focused NAC groups serve these market segments: The Arrow Electronics Components Group serves North American-based OEM and contract manufacturing customers and the Arrow/Zeus Electronics Group targets the aerospace and military markets.
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions.