Littelfuse Announces Appointment of TTI, Inc. as Authorized Distributor

    DES PLAINES, Ill.--July 17, 2002--Littelfuse, Inc. today announced the appointment of TTI, Inc. as an authorized distributor. The agreement, which includes all Littelfuse circuit protection components, enhances Littelfuse's ability to serve the growing market for its wide range of circuit protection products. Littelfuse selected TTI because of its proven success in providing customers with innovative and efficient technical design and supply solutions and its growing commitment to circuit protection solutions.
    "We are experiencing a tremendous increase in demand for our suite of circuit protection solutions. TTI is capable of supporting our entire product line to its customer base through a highly focused sales and marketing group," notes Jeff Burger, Littelfuse Sales Manager-Americas. "TTI's broad customer base, combined with Littelfuse's extensive product line, will extend circuit protection solutions to a wider array of customers and applications."
    Mike Morton, Senior Vice President Global Product Marketing of TTI stated, "TTI is extremely pleased to bring the full line of Littelfuse products to our wide customer base. The addition of Littelfuse will greatly complement our substantial commitment to circuit protection solutions and our product portfolio of circuit protection devices. TTI has made significant investments in order to grow our circuit protection business, including a dedicated marketingteam specifically for these devices. We are confident that our decision to align with Littelfuse, a market leader in circuit protection, will be of great value to TTI's ability to serve our customers."
    Under the agreement, TTI will begin to supply Littelfuse's products effective immediately. Interested customers can obtain more information about the product line by consulting www.littelfuse.com or contacting the company via phone at (800) 999-9445, or fax (847) 391-0459. For their nearest TTI sales support contact, customers can go to www.ttiinc.com or call 1-800-225-5884.

    Littelfuse is a global company offering the broadest line of circuit protection products in the industry. In addition to its Des Plaines world headquarters, Littelfuse has manufacturing facilities in England, Ireland, Switzerland, Mexico, China and the Philippines, as well as in Centralia, Des Plaines and Arcola, Illinois. It also has sales, engineering and distribution facilities in the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Brazil.

    TTI is a leading passives, interconnect and electromechanical products specialist with offices in 43 major markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit TTI's Web site, http://www.ttiinc.com, or contact Cathy Walensky, corporate communications coordinator, at TTI, (817) 740-9000.

    For more information, please visit Littelfuse's web site at www.littelfuse.com

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