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Special SectionTop 25Global DiStributorSThe wheel’s turningAlthough the electronic componentsdistribution landscape remains relativelyunchanged from last year, EBN Editor-in-ChiefBrian Fuller says the business itself is wilderthan ever.S-3Tips for designengineers: tapping intoonline design toolsOne available resource is designed to supportthe engineer from prototype to production.S-16Ulysses and theSirens: Distributors eyeconsumer businesslongingly but warilyWill distributors be lured by the promiseof consumer dollars, or will they maintaintheir course?Did the lessons fromthe 2011 tsunamis andfloods really sink in?Following a relatively mild year in termsof natural disasters, supply-chain companiesare cautioned to fight complacency.Resolving design chainvs. supply chain conflictsEngineers don’t design for the supply chain;they design for their customers.S-4S-8S-12Top 25 globalelectronic componentdistributorsThe annual survey of distributors producedsome interesting numbers, but little changein rankings.Dueling swordsin the EMS sectorElectronics manufacturing services providersare experimenting with a revenue model thatemphasizes quality instead of volume.The anti-counterfeitmovement: Is it reallya movement yet?Despite greater awareness and significantstrides, the high-tech sector is only beginningto grasp what it means to deal with counterfeitpart tracking and reporting.S-18S-20S-22America’s declared(and undeclared) cyberwarThe US government is employing several tacticsto protect national interests from networkattacks and data theft.S-14May 2013 Top 25 Global Distributors S-1