9-State Midwest Manufacturers’ Representative — Semiconductor & Enterprise Engineering
Manufacturers’ Representative Firm

Engineering Expertise to Design-In the World’s Highest-Performance Semiconductors

Supporting OEMs across 9 Midwest states with their IoT, industrial, and automotive applications—and Enterprise data centers with high-density NVMe SSD memory, power, and processing solutions.

President’s Welcome
“Customer 1st is a Sales Agency (Manufacturers’ Representative Firm) that not only sells electronic components and subsystems, but also works closely with our Customers by providing engineering expertise to help them “design in” the right technologies. Our focus is to work with our customers to design-in the world’s highest performance semiconductors and subsystems; supporting OEMs with their IoT (Internet of Things) applications and Enterprise with their SSD memory and processing needs. In everything we do, our team strives to put our Customers and Principals first! I want to personally thank you for looking at our site and encourage you to contact us for your unique needs.”
Chris Swiatkiewicz President, Customer 1st
Meet Leadership →
16 Represented Semiconductor & Subsystem Principals
9 States Midwest Territory Coverage + Global CM Support
100% EE/ME Degreed Mechanical & Electrical Sales Engineers
10+ Authorized Global Distribution Partners
Core Technology Domains

Full-Stack Component & Subsystem Representation

From silicon carbide power devices and micro DC/DC converters to 32TB Enterprise NVMe SSDs and custom displays, our Sales Engineers bridge Principal innovation and OEM engineering teams.

Memory & Enterprise Storage

Enterprise SSDs, DRAM, NAND & Processors

High-reliability 3D V-NAND NVMe SSDs, HBM, DRAM, eMMC, and Exynos/ARM processors engineered for hyperscale data centers, HPC, and embedded OEM platforms.

Power & SiC Semiconductors

Power Conversion, PMICs & Silicon Carbide

Isolated AC-DC/DC-DC converters, IBC & POL modules, CMOS LDOs, XCL micro DC/DC inductors, SiC MOSFETs/Schottky diodes, and custom lithium/industrial battery systems.

Displays, Sensors & Protection

HMI Displays, MEMS Sensors, EMI & TVS

Custom LCD/OLED & multitouch displays, industrial PCs, MEMS accelerometers/magnetic sensors, automotive sensors, EMI filters, magnetics, TVS surge arrays, and thermal cooling.

Midwest Footprint

9-State Territory with Cradle-to-Grave Global Program Support

Headquartered in Prior Lake, Minnesota with a Southern Territory office in Olathe, Kansas, we support OEMs across nine states and coordinate directly with their global contract manufacturers.

  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • Nebraska
  • North Dakota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin