Newark (company)

Newark
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryElectronic components
Founded1934
Area served
North America
Key people
Uma Pingali
ParentPremier Farnell
Websitenewark.com

Newark, also called Newark Electronics, Newark element14, or Newark (an Avnet Company), is a high-service electronic components distributor serving North America and parts of Central and South America. Founded in 1934 as Newark Electric, a small Chicago shop selling radio parts, the company is the Americas division of Farnell Global (part of Avnet) and is one of the largest electronics distributor worldwide.