Smith & Associates, who is currently ranked as No. 1 by Purchasing and Electronic Business in Independent Distribution of electronic components and semiconductors, including CPUs, memory, integrate circuits and peripheral devices, etc. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Smith is an international trading/service center, with 9 offices on three continents. Smith multi lingual supporting staff works around the clock in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia/Pacific.

As an open-market leader, Smith has more than 20 years successful track record in providing flexibility and responsiveness to deliver timely and unique solution to meet dynamic supply chain challenges. Smith customers compete in the global computing, telecom, automotive, consumer electronics, aviation equipment, medical technology, and other electronics sectors.

Smith & Associates offers each customer:
24-hour availability
Competitive prices
Comprehensive availability & inventory
Credit terms
Fast turn-around & fast quotes
Freight-forwarding & drop-shipping
Hard-to-find products
On-time delivery
Open-market pricing via the Internet
Superior customer service
Surplus and excess stock management
Solutions to shortage and sourcing problems

Smith also offers a full suite of in-house, value-added services that follow EIA standards and ESD controls. In addition, each shipment is personally inspected to ensure that orders are shipped correctly. Smith value-added services include:
Bar code labeling
Cable & electro-mechanical assembly
Component & module programming
Component & module testing
Excess stock management
Hard drive testing & verifications
Lead trimming & forming
Microprocessor testing & verification
Scheduled delivery orders
SMD tape & reel
Special & to-the-minute deliveries
Special packaging
Through-hole tape & reel.