HONG KONG, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced that it will co-host lighting solution seminars in New Delhi on July 15 and Mumbai in India on July 17 with Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED solid-state lighting components.
"The need for more efficient, energy-conscious lighting is why we are working with an industry leader, such as Cree, to offer world-class technology and ground-breaking LED lighting solutions in this market," said CC Lim, vice president of marketing for Arrow Asia Pac.  

    "The seminar will provide designers and manufacturers of lighting products a comprehensive overview of Cree’s LED products and Arrow’s total lighting solutions," said Peng Gun Goh, director of lighting business development for Arrow Asia Pac.  "Arrow has a dedicated lighting team to provide customers with technical and sales support and help them accelerate design and production of high-brightness and cost-efficient LED lighting products." 

    Seminar Schedule and Venue:

    Time & Date: 10am- 3:30pm, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 
    Venue: Jaypee Vasant Continental, New Delhi 

    Time & Date: 10am- 3:30pm, Thursday, July 17, 2008 
    Venue: VITS, Andheri-Kurla Road, International Airport Zone, Mumbai
    
    For registration and more information, please go to 
http://www.arrowasia.com.hk/event_registration/ .

    About Arrow Asia Pac

A business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Arrow Asia Pac is one of Asia-Pacific’s leading electronic component distributors. In addition to its regional headquarters in Hong Kong, Arrow Asia Pac operates 52 sales offices, four primary distribution centers and 13 local warehousing facilities in 12 countries/territories across Asia.

    Providing a full range of semiconductors, passive, electromechanical and connector products from over 200 leading international and local suppliers, Arrow Asia Pac serves more than 10,000 original equipment and contract manufacturers and commercial customers in the Asia-Pacific region.  Visit http://www.arrowasia.com . 

    About Cree, Inc.

    Cree is a market-leading innovator and manufacturer of semiconductors and devices that enhance the value of solid-state lighting, power and communications products by significantly increasing their energy performance and efficiency.  Key to Cree’s market advantage is its world-class materials expertise in SiC and GaN for chips and packaged devices that can handle more power in a smaller space while producing less heat than other available technologies, materials and products.  For product specifications, please refer to http://www.cree.com .

    Media Contact:	
	
     Ray Leung
     Marketing Communications Director 
     Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.
     Tel:   +852-2484-2484		
     Email: marcom.asia@arrowasia.com
    
     Grace Kung
     Marketing Communications Manager
     Tel:   +852-2484-2682
     Email: grace.kung@arrowasia.com
 
SOURCE  Arrow Asia Pac Ltd.