AI is changing the game. Whether you're working on systems that act intelligently in a specific domain (narrow AI), or in general (strong AI). Designing those systems is no easy task. Explore our resources to stay up to date in the world of AI trends, technology, and technical expertise.
Semiconductor Market Pulse: Five Key Points for Q2 2026
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Thomas Foj
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May 18, 2026
The latest on market trends, technology advances, and supply chain shifts shaping Q2 2026.
The New Reality of Memory Supply: Navigating the Memory Shortage
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Avnet Staff
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April 28, 2026
AI is increasingly moving from the cloud to the edge, driving additional needs in areas such as power management, sensors and microcontrollers, not just high‑end compute.
Why Performance per Watt Is Becoming the Key Metric in Edge AI
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Michaël Uyttersprot
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April 27, 2026
In many deployments, systems must run continuously for extended periods without intervention, making reliability a primary design concern alongside performance.
Enabling Efficient Edge AI with DEEPX NPUs and the Avnet Silica Ecosystem
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Michaël Uyttersprot
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March 17, 2026
Learn how you can enable efficient Edge AI with DEEPX NPUs and the Avnet Silica Ecosystem.
SQL Server IoT 2025: Bringing AI and Enhanced Analytics to Edge Data
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Yann Stridde
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February 5, 2026
Organisations are feeling increasing pressure to process information directly at the edge
Smart Agriculture Solutions
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Harvey Wilson
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January 23, 2026
Practical Innovations in Connectivity, Positioning and Edge Intelligence
FPGA vs GPU vs CPU vs MCU – hardware options for AI applications
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Michaël Uyttersprot
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January 6, 2026
Field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) deliver many advantages to artificial intelligence (AI) applications. How do graphics processing units (GPUs) and traditional central processing units (CPUs) compare?
Integrating AI in Smart Buildings
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Harvey Wilson
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September 8, 2025
The way we design, operate, and interact with buildings is evolving rapidly. With the rise of AI, IoT, and advanced analytics, buildings are transforming into intelligent, energy-efficient structures that can adapt in real time to occupant needs.
Shaping the future of Healthcare - Avnet Silica's latest webinar series
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Harvey Wilson
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January 20, 2025
With the growing demand for personalised healthcare, remote monitoring, and advanced diagnostic tools, innovative electronics are paving the way for safer, smarter, and more efficient medical devices.
Kits not bits - fast tracking edge AI development with ease and no risk
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Harvey Wilson
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September 16, 2024
This article looks at how these modules have evolved from development tools, for teaching and prototyping, to enterprise-quality components that can simplify your product development while meeting industrial standards.
Accelerating the Development of “Smart” Industrial Equipment
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Harvey Wilson
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September 16, 2024
This article elaborates challenges before discussing how the Arduino product portfolio and ecosystem accelerates time to market.
Defect visual inspection using AI enables multiple emerging markets
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Michaël Uyttersprot
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August 8, 2024
Machine vision is enabling many existing and emerging markets. Security, manufacturing and industrial automation all use machine vision. Adding artificial intelligence (AI) inferencing at the sensor provides many benefits. Industrial automation combines ...
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.