Intel®, Analog Devices Join Distributor to Inspire Technological Innovation

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is pleased to be a principal sponsor of the 17th Create the Future Design Contest, a challenge to engineers and students around the world to create the next great thing. Mouser, which has sponsored the contest for several years, is joined this year by valued suppliers Intel® and Analog Devices, Inc. as co-sponsors. The contest is produced by Tech Briefs Media Group, an SAE International Company. COMSOL is also a principal sponsor of the contest.

The grand prize winner receives worldwide recognition and a cash prize of $20,000 for an innovative product that benefits society and the economy. Previous contests have produced more than 14,000 design ideas from engineers, entrepreneurs and students in more than 100 countries.

Last year's grand-prize-winning entry was Invisible Glass, developed by Brookhaven National Laboratory's Center for Functional Nanomaterials. Invisible Glass presents a method for creating surface nanotextures that effectively eliminate optical reflections from glass, silicon and plastics.

"Mouser has been dedicated to fostering education and innovation since our founding," said Kevin Hess, Mouser Electronics Senior Vice President of Marketing. "We proudly support opportunities like the Create the Future Design Contest that bring out the best in engineers and students."

"Mouser Electronics, renowned for providing unmatched service to customers and manufacturers, are also champions of innovation," said Joseph Pramberger, President of Tech Briefs Media Group. "We are pleased to again work with such quality companies as Mouser, Intel and Analog Devices."

The Create the Future Design Contest brings attention to product designs that enhance quality of life, improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare or help to reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources. Previous grand prize-winning entries include an economical rapid screening device to prevent food-borne illness and a wheelchair propulsion system designed to increase the user's mobility while decreasing upper body repetitive strain injuries.

The contest was created in 2002 by the publishers of Tech Briefs magazine to help stimulate and reward engineering innovation. The grand prize winner will be chosen from the winners in seven entry categories: Aerospace and Defense, Automotive/Transportation, Consumer Products, Electronics/Sensors/IoT, Manufacturing/Automation/Robotics, Medical, and Sustainable Technologies. For more information, go to www.mouser.com/createthefuture.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser strives to empower innovation among design engineers and buyers by delivering advanced technologies. Mouser stocks the world's widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is continually updated and offers advanced search methods to help customers quickly locate inventory. Mouser.com also houses data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

About Mouser Electronics

Mouser Electronics, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on rapid New Product Introductions from its manufacturing partners for electronic design engineers and buyers. The global distributor's website, Mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 5 million products from over 750 manufacturers. Mouser offers 23 support locations around the world to provide best-in-class customer service and ships globally to over 600,000 customers in more than 220 countries/territories from its 750,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.mouser.com.