As the space race continues, the rules are being rewritten. The satellite industry is in a profound transformation. As the market for very low earth orbit (VLEO) satellites accelerates, engineers and procurement teams alike are rethinking the very buildi...

Mid-sized 12.1” display ready to rumble

By Frank Ploenissen - October 30, 2025

Extending the 12.1” display size offering, Avnet Displays adds another bright addition to the SimplePlus Touch Display family — combining trusted performance with an even broader choice for our customers.

Programmable logic provides the key to efficient edge AI

By Avnet Staff - October 29, 2025

FPGAs provide design flexibility. Like GPUs, configurable logic lends itself to massively parallel execution, aligning with the demands of embedded machine learning and artificial intelligence. Which one is better for your application?

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Transitioning from IoT to edge AI system development

By Avnet Staff - October 29, 2025

Rapid developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence present challenges for embedded system engineers charged with bringing AI to edge devices. How should design teams address these challenges?

Turning control into clarity: our latest encoder with TFT

By Stefano Rosato - October 15, 2025

Technologies tend to come full circle, but in this case we mean literally – combining an advanced rotary encoder (and encoder shell) with a 1.28-inch circular TFT display for a single, compact control solution.

How a leading fitness wearable brand rebuilt its supply chain for resilience and global growth

By Valeri Oliver - October 13, 2025

By consolidating distribution, embedding Avnet as a strategic partner, and implementing a global hub model, this fitness device customer created a supply chain capable of navigating both volatility and growth.

Automotive EV start up scaling global production using Avnet’s strategic supply chain hub model with regional inventory hubs, real time visibility tools and risk mitigation processes supporting multi region manufacturing.

EV start-up scales global production with Avnet's strategic supply chain hub solution

By Valeri Oliver - October 8, 2025

With manufacturing partners in Mexico and Asia, this electric vehicle manufacturer needed a supply chain solution that could support its “design anywhere, build anywhere” strategy without compromising quality, delivery or financial efficiency

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A technical guide to distributed aperture radar

By Avnet Staff - September 29, 2025

The combination of innovative hardware and advanced software is enabling a new approach to synthetic aperture radar design, improving spatial resolution, position detection and object recognition.

ECUs in off-highway vehicles

By Avnet Staff - September 25, 2025

Off-highway vehicles are becoming power-user for electronic control units (ECUs). Manufacturers are adopting new system architectures that support more complex software features, driving efficiency and productivity.

Not such a narrow margin: New TFT displays that are borderline genius

By Stefano Rosato - August 26, 2025

Our customers’ great tech needs space to shine, so we’ve introduced a new Narrow Border TFT solution in partnership with industry leader and global Tier 1 display manufacturer IVO.

Beyond the buffer: Why supply chain resilience demands more than assurance of supply

By Robert Cowan - August 20, 2025

Businesses navigating disruptions should consider how assurance of supply forms a key element of a supply chain resilience strategy. Understanding the concepts of supply chain resilience and assurance of supply is more critical than ever.

Integrating renewable energy into building HVAC systems

By Avnet Staff - August 13, 2025

An overview of technical advances in and real-world applications for energy harvesting used to power HVAC in domestic and commercial buildings.

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Satellites servicing satellites

By Philip Ling - August 7, 2025

High demand means that while space is big, it’s starting to fill up. Initiatives to use robots to repair, refuel, reassemble and eventually manufacture satellites in space are gaining pace. Sound complicated? It is.

Bluetooth Channel Sounding takes positioning to a new level

By Avnet Staff - July 29, 2025

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has released Version 6.0 of the core specification and its newest feature, channel sounding, is challenging incumbent approaches to indoor positioning. Access is one reason, in more ways than one.

Building better supply chains using AI

By Avnet Staff - July 17, 2025

Avnet delivered nearly 240 billion components worldwide in its 2024 fiscal year. With supply chain complexity increasing, leveraging AI to improve electronic component distribution is now a priority for service providers.

A supply chain professional's guide to thriving in uncertainty

By Robert Cowan - July 15, 2025

Today's professionals must master the art of strategic patience while building systems robust enough to weather whatever storm comes next. The winners will be those who respond most intelligently and avoid a knee-jerk reaction.

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Will vibe coding kill the compiler?

By Philip Ling - July 3, 2025

There is an ever-growing number of high-level programming languages to choose from. With vibe coding using AI assistants becoming popular, could the days of high-level languages, toolchains and even compilers be numbered?

Excellence at Every Away Game: How Data Drives the Arizona Diamondbacks

By Michelle Adams - June 30, 2025

Excellence at Every Away Game: How Data Drives the Arizona Diamondbacks

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Big, bright, built for engineers: New Display Kits for ST Discovery Boards

By Frank Ploenissen - June 30, 2025

Size does matter. At least it does when it comes to our new MIPI DSI displays. We’re upscaling your options with new 7” and 10.1” display kits, designed to fit seamlessly with STMicroelectronics’ STM32F769I and STM32H747I Discovery kits.

The choice of energy harvesters for self-sustaining sensors

By Avnet Staff - June 27, 2025

PART 2: This article reviews advances in self-sustaining sensor nodes, focusing on innovative designs tackling intermittent energy and ultra-low-power challenges.

How energy harvesting underpins the self-sustaining IoT sensor node

By Avnet Staff - June 27, 2025

PART 1: This article reviews advances in self-sustaining sensor nodes, focusing on renewable energy harvesting integration and power management techniques.

Why you could be leading the next revolution

By Philip Ling - June 11, 2025

Developments like multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge will define Industry 5.0. Adapting to these developments, even in small part, could catapult you out of the Information Age and past Industry 4.0.

May 2025 Global Freight Update

By Christian Goehring - May 30, 2025

Carriers are actively adjusting networks and capacities to meet these evolving demands. Investment in technology, sustainability, and resilient supply chains will be crucial for long-term success.

Avnet Displays and SiS: delivering excellence together

By Stefano Rosato - May 28, 2025

We have an impeccable track record for giving our customers the very best displays. So, we’d like to introduce you to Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), whose specialized firmware and hardware meets our every expectation – and yours.

Beyond the datasheet: How to get more out of your primary cell batteries

By Philip Ling - May 22, 2025

The world relies on small electronic devices powered by even smaller primary cell batteries. We dispose of around 80 million non-rechargeable batteries every day. How can we use technology to get more power out of our batteries?

Rapid edge AI development to redefine the embedded industry

By Alex Iuorio - May 21, 2025

Edge AI will be at the center of the fifth industrial revolution. The focus will shift from machinery toward people, productivity and sustainability. Embedded electronics is the foundation for this shift. While it may be difficult to predict the magnit...

Power of vision AI at the edge: How to unlock simple, fast edge AI deployment 

By Jennifer Skinner-Gray - May 20, 2025

Pre-built integrations eliminate stumbling blocks of edge AI development. Engineers can skip weeks of configuration and jump straight into building their core applications.

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Machines that learn: A deep dive into AI/ML models and algorithms

By Michaël Uyttersprot - May 19, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can be used to pull insights out of huge volumes of information quickly and efficiently. AI/ML can also give machines the ability to process information like humans do.  AI/ML can perform recogniti...

Hello world for machine learning

By Cliff Ortmeyer - May 16, 2025

Machine learning has been embraced by smart applications to solve virtually unsolvable problems. Also known as predictive analytics, it is a mathematical method that "learns" from known good data.

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