San Diego, CA – AEM, INC. has entered into a distribution agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia to market its commercial product lines, including Surface Mount SolidMatrix® Chip Fuses, Multilayer Varistors, Inductors and Chip Beads. Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM) is a part of the leading global distributor of electronic components and computer products, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT).

AEM is a worldwide leading company for the manufacturing of multilayer ceramic components, high-reliability solid body micro-fuses and SolidMatrix^® chip fuses with its core technologies in proprietary materials, patented processes, and specialty equipment.

From fast acting to slow blow, AEM offers a broad line of surface mount chip fuses available in the industry. Available in industry standard 0402, 0603, and 1206 chip sizes, AEM chip fuses offer superior quality, precision and reliability, and are ideal for applications in LCD monitors, PC cards, disk drives, portable communication products, digital cameras, camcorders, TVs, cell phones, rechargeable battery packs, battery chargers, etc. AEM is committed to excellence and perfection in providing products and services with the highest quality and the best value.

With its regional headquarters in Singapore, Avnet Asia has offices in over 40 locations in 10 countries in Asia. Avnet Asia distributes semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components to serve a wide range of customers including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers, and small- to medium-sized businesses, and provides associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The partnership between AEM and Avnet Asia will strengthen AEM’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with increased local support for existing and future customers.

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San Diego, CA – AEM, Inc. announced its introduction of 1206 size High Current Chip Fuses. The fuses are rated at 24 volts with a current rating ranging from 10A to 20A. Constructed as multilayer monolithic structure, the new 1206 size High Current Chip Fuses are specially designed for applications with high power consumption requirements and size limit. It is ideal for applications in servers, storage systems, notebooks, telecom and power supplies, etc. The new high current fuses are Pb-free and comply with the requirements of EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The fuses are available on 7-in reel or 13-in reel. For more information click here, or contact the company at (858) 481-0210, ext. 1224.

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 San Diego, CA - AEM today received two "Certificate of Excellence" awards from Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company for its outstanding technical support and outstanding management and initiative in support of subsystem troubleshooting and problem resolution critical to the success of a premier program of significant national importance.

Lockheed Martin, a $39 billion company, is the world's #1 defense contractor. Space Systems Company, a major business area of Lockheed Martin, is a world leader in the design,  production and integration of launch vehicles and systems, spacecraft for telecommunications, remote sensing and space science, as well as missile systems for defensive and strategic missions.

AEM is a worldwide leading company for the manufacturing of multilayer ceramic components, high-reliability solid body micro-fuses and SolidMatrix® chip fuses with its core technologies in proprietary materials, patented processes, and specialty equipment. AEM is committed to excellence and perfection in providing products and services with the highest quality and value.

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San Diego, CA - AEM, INC. has entered into a global distribution agreement with Mouser Electronics to market its full line of Surface Mount SolidMatrix® Chip Fuses.

From fast acting to slow blow, AEM offers the widest range of surface mount chip fuses available in the industry. Available in industry standard 0402, 0603, and 1206 chip sizes, AEM chip fuses offer the highest current ratings in the smallest package sizes, with superior quality, precision and reliability. The three different clear-time characteristics are designed to meet engineers' needs for sophisticated product design.

Mouser Electronics is the fastest growing broad-line catalog distributor in the electronics industry with new products added daily to its website of over 720,000 components for easy online purchase 24 hours a day. By teaming up with Mouser Electronics, AEM will be able to respond competitively and expeditiously to the circuit protection market demands.

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San Diego, CA – AEM, Inc. announced its introduction of the world’s first 0603 (1608) size SolidMatrix® surface-mount slow-blow fuses, the world’s smallest slow-blow fuses in a chip format. The fuses are rated at 32 volts with a current rating ranging from 1A to 5A. As electronic products continue to shrink in size, AEM 0603 slow blow fuses provides the solution to meet market demand.

AEM slow-blow fuses are specially designed for withstanding high in-rush currents, and are ideal for applications with turn-on surges and inrush current, such as LCD panels, inverters, battery chargers, and power supplies for computers and consumer electronics. Constructed as multilayer monolithic structure, the new slow-blow fuses feature high solvent and high temperature resistance, superior mechanical integrity, and space-saving capacity.

The new slow-blow fuses are Pb-free and comply with the requirements of EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The fuses are available on 7-in reel or 13-in reel. For more information click here, or contact the company at (858) 481-0210, ext. 1224.

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San Diego, CA – For the second year in a row, AEM, INC. received the prestigious "Gold" Supplier award for 2004 from Northrop Grumman Space Technology for consistently demonstrating excellence in product quality, delivery predictability, competitive pricing and other value-added services.

Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST), a sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a $29 billion global company, is a leader in the development of space, defense and electronics systems. AEM was one of approximately 40 Gold Supplier companies selected from NGST’s thousands of vendors.

AEM is a worldwide leading company for the manufacturing of multilayer ceramic components, high-reliability solid body micro-fuses and SolidMatrix® chip fuses with its core technologies in proprietary materials, patented processes, and specialty equipment.

AEM is committed to excellence and perfection in providing products and services with the highest quality and value.

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San Diego, CA – AEM, Inc., a worldwide leading manufacturer of high-reliability fuses for aerospace and military industries, has expanded its commercial SolidMatrix® fast-acting fuse line with the introduction of a new product series, surface-mount 1206 (3216)

size slow-blow fuses. The new slow-blow fuses are rated at 32 volts to 63 volts with a current rating ranging from 1A to 8A. AEM plans to launch its 0603 and 0402 slow-blow fuses in the coming months.

Constructed as multilayer monolithic structure, the new slow-blow fuses offer high solvent and high temperature resistance and superior mechanical integrity. It is specially designed for withstanding high in-rush currents, and is ideal for applications in LCD panels, inverters, power supplies, etc.

Environment friendly, both AEM’s fast-acting and slow-blow fuses are Pb-free and comply with the requirements of EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The fuses are available on 7-in reel or 13-in reel. For more information, please visit the company’s web site at http://www.aem-usa.com/chipfuses.html, or contact the company at (858) 481-0210, ext.1224.

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San Diego, CA -- Daniel "Hai-ming" Chang, was officially appointed by Mayor Dick Murphy of San Diego, as a member of the Science and Technology Council. San Diego, also known as the "Finest City in America", is a cutting-edge technology center for tele-communication, software, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Daniel Chang was graduated from South China University of Technology and University of Southern California with MS degrees in both Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science. Chang had worked for Philips North America and Kyocera as materials scientist, senior engineer and research manager.

In 1988, Chang founded AEM (formerly American Electronics Materials), a high-technology manufacturing company in San Diego, California. For the past decade, AEM has demonstrated significant growth. The Company had been selected three times as the winner of "Inc. 500 - America's Fastest Growing Private Company". Chang is currently Chairman, President and CEO of AEM (Holdings), Inc. USA and AEM Components, Co., Ltd. China. Daniel Chang is an active member in San Diego Chinese Society. He is the Honorable Chairman of US-China Entrepreneur Association.

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San Diego, CA, – AEM, INC., a leading manufacturer of solid body circuit protective components and inductive components, today received the "Gold" Supplier award for 2003 from Northrop Grumman Space Technology. AEM was awarded this significant honor based on the company’s perfect quality rating, excellent delivery rating, and outstanding technical and application support during the past year.

Northrop Grumman Space Technology (NGST), a sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a $25 billion global company, is a leader in the development of space, defense and electronics systems. AEM was one of approximately 25 companies selected from over 1400 NGST suppliers. The award is determined by the NGST Suppliers Rating Program (SRP) and the Supplier Rating & Improvement Program (SRIIP), which use criteria that measure customer satisfaction, quality and delivery schedule performance.

AEM is a worldwide leading company for the manufacturing of multilayer ceramic components, high-reliability solid body micro-fuses and SolidMatrix™ chip fuses with its core technologies in proprietary materials, patented processes, and specialty equipment. AEM is committed to excellence and perfection in providing products and service with the highest quality and value.

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AEM, Inc., a long time manufacturer of high reliability fuses for military and aerospace applications, is introducing a new line of surface mount chip fuses for commercial applications with following features: o Patented multilayer monolithic structure enabling high current rating for small package size: up to 4A for 0402 size, up to 6A for 0603 size, and up to 8A for 1206 size. o Glass ceramic monolithic structure for high solvent and high temperature resistance, and superior mechanical integrity. o Priced 20-30% below industry average. Click here for more information about the new product.

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Mar. 7, 2000 - AEM acquired a U.S. patent for “Multi-Layer and Multi-Element Monolithic Surface Mount Fuse and Method of Making the Same”.

A U.S. patent, which was filed on Dec. 17, 1998, was granted to AEM, Inc. and the inventors, JefferyD. Montgomery, Xiangming Li, Daniel H. Chang, Kenneth M. Wallace and Kenneth X. Kuang. U.S. Patent No. 6,034,589 for a "Multi-Layer and Multi-Element Monolithic Surface Mount Fuse and Method of Making the Same" was issued by the Patent and Trademark Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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