Electrifying efficiency: Michael Luett on how STMicroelectronics is revolutionising car electrification applications
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Avnet Staff
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July 16, 2024
Here, we talk to Michael Luett, Automotive Marketing Manager at STMicroelectronics (ST) and the latest contributor to Electrify Tomorrow, our exclusive webinar series, about some of the latest trends in power electronics.
Bright, brighter, brightest? Why a display backlight system is more than meets the eye
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Avnet Staff
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June 27, 2024
The human eye doesn’t perceive light in a linear way. So, if you’re looking to achieve a super-bright result, your display will need a huge amount of energy – in fact, more than double the cost of a standard display.
Colour, style and shape: the art of coverglass
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Avnet Staff
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June 27, 2024
How many times have you touched a glass screen today? Ten? Twenty? Thirty? More? Unless you’re actively monitoring your screen time, it’s barely even a consideration. But the kind of glass you interact with matters.
ePaper integration with PCAP
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Avnet Staff
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June 27, 2024
Electronic paper (also known as e-ink, electrophoretic display, or electronic ink) is a kind of electronic display that mimics the appearance of ink on paper.
How is AI changing the electronics industry?
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Philip Ling
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May 22, 2024
Artificial intelligence has the potential to influence every part of any company. As a trusted partner and leader in technology, Avnet has a responsibility to its customers and suppliers to consider the impact of AI from all angles.
Why AI and embedded design share the same DNA
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Philip Ling
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May 22, 2024
Intelligence comes in many forms. More of us are interacting with devices that appear to understand us. What and how they understand depends on the technology inside. How are embedded engineers implementing intelligence?
Why AI must redefine processor architectures
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Philip Ling
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May 22, 2024
Artificial neural networks are complex, multi-layered and multi-dimensional arrays of interconnected numerical values. Executing the math behind those connections is at the heart of AI. This math is unlike any other in the digital domain.
Learn how AI and the latest CPM technologies optimize patient rehabilitation
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
Continuous passive motion (CPM) is now a critical part of patient rehabilitation. New technologies, including artificial intelligence, are helping medical OEMs take the next step to optimize patient therapy.
Using sound to capture medical data boosts device innovation
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
Wearable medical devices provide continuous body monitoring. Acoustic sensing is non-intrusive and the data supports early diagnosis and remote analysis. Are the stethoscope’s days numbered? That’s not likely, but new device opportunities abound.
Designers lead advances in CT scanning field
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
High resolution and low dose are two of the latest developments in computed tomography equipment used by medical professionals. Looking inside tells us how these innovations are being achieved.
When GaN is too fast for your application, consider SiC instead
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
The best power converters are not always the ones that switch the fastest. Gallium Nitride (GaN) switches faster than other power transistors, but sometimes it is too fast. Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs may sometimes be a better option.
Safer, targeted approaches to treat atrial fibrillation
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Avnet Staff
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February 21, 2024
Pulsed field ablation is a bold approach to treating atrial fibrillation. The control required is extreme, leading to innovative solutions and newly patented technologies gaining attention from doctors, patients and OEMs.
Hitting the triple bottom line drives sustainable design
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Philip Ling
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December 6, 2023
Sustainability at a corporate level continues to gain attention. Commercial success comes with social responsibility, something referred to in business as the triple bottom line and represented by the three Ps: profit, people and planet.
