 The ongoing global semiconductor shortage is boosting business opportunities for semiconductor industry intermediaries, or authorized distributors, as they are able to source parts faster, according to the WSJ report. What Happened: Services of electronic component distributors such as Avnet Inc NASDAQ:AVT and Arrow Electronics Inc NYSE:ARW are increasingly sought after from bigger companies such as Intel Corp NASDAQ:INTC, Samsung Electronics and others, who generally rely on direct purchases and are able to secure supplies on their own, WSJ reported Sunday. 