Superior Product Quality Earns Product Quality Award

27 March 2000

Superior Product Quality Earns AVX Corporation the 2000 Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Product Quality Award

    SAN ANTONIO--March 27, 2000--AVX Corporation , the world's premier supplier of electronic components, is the recipient of the 2000 Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Product Quality Award.
    AVX produces a variety of highly reliable electronic capacitors for a broad range of industries including telecommunications, computer, automotive and defense/aerospace. As one of the largest and fastest-growing segments of the electronic component marketplace, the telecommunications industry is driving growth of the discrete capacitor market.
    AVX is dedicated to "total customer satisfaction" in response to increased demand and the constantly changing needs of end-user industries. AVX consistently provides a high level of quality, service and reliability to its customers. AVX's high product quality can be seen in their tantalum and multilayer ceramic capacitors, as well as in their (Z) chip, which is an integrated passive electronic device.
    According to company representatives, AVX is the only U.S. based ceramic capacitor manufacturer and one of only two companies in the world that manufactures its own ceramic material. This enables AVX to control the quality and reliability of production. Based on their strength of reputation, high level of customer satisfaction and quality products, AVX is expected to continue in its role as the industry leader in the discrete capacitor marketplace.
    "AVX's products have demonstrated high reliability in the end-user industries in which they are used," states Frost & Sullivan's industry analyst Keith Robinson. "AVX's components are considered to be top notch in the capacitor market according to customers that purchase passive components."
    "We are very proud to receive this award from a respected organization such as Frost & Sullivan," reports Craig Hunter, strategic marketing manager at AVX. "The fact that the award is based on careful and independent research and rewards our dedication to quality and innovation makes it all the more significant."

    About AVX

    AVX Corporation, headquartered in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is a leading supplier of electronic components. With manufacturing and sales operations across the globe, AVX produces more than 200 million capacitors daily.

    About Frost & Sullivan

    Frost & Sullivan, an international marketing consulting and training firm, presents Market Engineering Awards to companies that demonstrate the diligence, perseverance, and dedication required to develop a successful business plan and excel in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. Founded in 1961, Frost & Sullivan is recognized as a global marketing research and solution leader, with offices located worldwide: Silicon Valley, New York, San Antonio, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Beijing, Tokyo, Singapore, Mumbai.
    For more information please visit AVX Corp. at http://www.avxcorp.com or Frost & Sullivan at http://www.frost.com.