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Bringing products to market can be complex, from customizing designs for manufacturing, connecting to the IoT, meeting complex global certifications or integrating system-level applications. Explore our content on ways to move from idea to production.
Beyond the datasheet: The no-code route to MEMS-based machine learning at the edge
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Philip Ling
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January 17, 2025
New MEMS sensors from STMicroelectronics integrate an innovative machine learning core, making it simpler to deploy machine language in many applications where motion detection is used. We take a look beyond the datasheet to see how it works.
2025 supply chain insights you won’t get from a genAI chatbot
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David Paulson
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January 16, 2025
What are the biggest risks and/or opportunities facing stakeholders across the high-tech supply chain in 2025? The greatest opportunities lie in the details others overlook.
AI-powered robots coming to a factory near you
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Karen Field
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January 15, 2025
The smart robot trend stands to grow dramatically in the next few years, with enabling technologies like Edge AI powering the growth trend. Find out just how big the smart robot trend really is.
The future of farming: Smart, automated & sustainable
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Valeri Oliver
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January 14, 2025
Design engineers are leading the way in harnessing and creating the next generation of autonomous systems to address the world’s growing food challenges, improve productivity and reduce the environmental impacts of farming.
Engineers focus on power technologies, Avnet data shows
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Lee Fitzgerald
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January 13, 2025
Visitor data for Design Hub, Avnet’s self-service design tool, shows power design is a trending topic for the engineering community.
Looking ahead to 2025: How data insights shape electronics industry design choices
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Rondekka Moore
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January 10, 2025
Think of trend analysis as your engineering time machine. It transforms messy, real-world data points into a high-resolution snapshot of where technology is heading—not where the hype cycle claims it’s going. Sure, spotting the next unicorn market migh...
A Displays Technology Guide for Electronics Engineers
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Frank Ploenissen
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January 10, 2025
Selecting the right display and ensuring its protection are crucial steps in the product design process. This guide will help engineers navigate the complex landscape of displays, including cover glass options and integration processes.
How a small Arizona electronics firm got to baseball’s biggest show
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Valeri Oliver
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April 15, 2024
The PitchCom device made its way from the drawing board to MLB fields last season in a fascinating tale of persistence, know-how and simple luck. Two Arizona inventors explain how they made it happen.
AI-powered wearable targets preventable deaths – Part 1
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Philip Ling
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April 5, 2024
Proof of Concept. The first part in an Avnet Case Study Series
Explore the challenges and opportunities of bi-directional charging and EVs
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Miguel Tapia
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December 7, 2023
In bi-directional charging, energy can flow into an EV battery, be extracted from it and routed back to the grid. With the momentum of climate protection, it’s poised to become a common feature in EVs.
How to boost communications security in EV charging systems
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Harvey Wilson
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December 6, 2023
ISO 15118 defines a communications standard for the interface between EVs and the electricity grid that now includes an improved security regime. Here’s an overview of the standard and how it should be implemented in an EV charging system.
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.
How to secure your IoT infrastructure
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Philip Ling
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December 6, 2023
IoT infrastructure security needs to be treated holistically. The challenge many OEMs face is implementing a homogeneous solution to a network of heterogeneous devices.
What’s going on inside an energy harvesting PMIC?
September 25, 2023
Power management ICs, or PMICs, are useful in most applications. A single PMIC can control multiple power rails and manage the way they come online at power-up. This can protect sensitive devices.
Taking a sustainable approach to making sustainable products
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Tiitus Aho
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September 25, 2023
The raw materials used to make a product can be defining. It matters how much the manufacturer leverages recycling and whether the materials come from sustainable sources. This is complicating supply chains trying to monitor the origin of materials.
Faster, hotter chips need smarter cooling solutions
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Andrea Tsapralis
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September 25, 2023
The time is right for a set of new liquid cooling technology applications that before now may not have been economically viable. They are Precision Immersion Liquid Cooling and Direct-to-Chip Negative Pressure Liquid Cooling.
An environmentally conscious semiconductor industry takes on sustainability
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Philip Ling
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September 25, 2023
Momentum is building to make the semiconductor supply chain more sustainable. Leading manufacturers are committing to deadlines for carbon neutrality, as we discuss the second issue of What’s Next, Avnet’s digital magazine.
Empower your food storage equipment with Avnet’s IoT accelerator
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Avnet Staff
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June 23, 2023
Maintaining proper temperatures in fresh food storage applications means increased productivity for employees and reduced waste. Avnet’s IoTConnect accelerator enables real-time alerts and notifications for temperature, humidity and other factors.
Intro to Standard Molex Products and How They Are Integrated into Medical Applications
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Jamie Pederson
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June 21, 2023
Interconnect technology is designed for nearly every application imaginable including medical products. Molex designs and develops cutting-edge standard products with the quality and reliability that meet the rigorous needs of the medical industry.
Solutions for transportation design pain points don’t have to be daunting
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Jamie Pederson
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March 21, 2023
Transportation engineers seeking solutions to overcome today’s most common design pain points can look to the industry’s long history of innovation for inspiration.
A primer: Understand the importance of EMI and EMC in EVs
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Avnet Staff
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March 10, 2023
A strong understanding of the basics of electromagnetic interference and of electromagnetic compatibility is vital for any automotive engineering team. This article introduces the concepts as well as some initial checklist items.
Let’s explore the technology inside IoT endpoints
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Steven Dettloff
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January 6, 2023
When it comes to the IoT, almost anything is possible. Engineers within OEMs using the latest semiconductor solutions can be more innovative when developing endpoints. And new technologies are creating new business opportunities.
How to find the right op amp
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Avnet Staff
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November 23, 2022
Analog design relies heavily on many types of op amps. They are the most versatile of all electronic components and there are many parameters to consider when choosing the right device for your design.
Understanding the analog aspect of data converters
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Avnet Staff
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November 16, 2022
There are many types of data converters available. First, choose the right architecture to meet your requirements. Comparison then helps you make the right choice for your application.
What is the new IAS MIPI sensor interface?
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Jim Beneke
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May 26, 2022
Reduce complexity in vision applications with the Imager Access System MIPI sensor interface that addresses hardware compatibility.
Simulating the sun: Considerations for grow light design
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Cameron Coward
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May 9, 2022
The ability of the LEDs in today’s horticultural systems to accurately simulate the sun, and in fact any desired portion of the light spectrum, is leading to higher crop yields and profits. Here is a look at some of the key design considerations.
Chip shortage to usher in transformative design-procurement-supply chain partnerships
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Peggy Carrieres
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May 6, 2022
The electronics engineering world as we know it will be fundamentally changed by the ongoing chip shortage as stronger partnerships will be formed with procurement and supply chain experts. What we’re experiencing now is unlike anything before.
Are consumer MSLA resin 3D printers good for prototyping enclosures?
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Cameron Coward
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May 3, 2022
Because MSLA printers are now at price points competitive with budget FFF printers, we wanted to find out if they’re suitable for 3D printing for prototype enclosures. This article examines the possibilities and challenges.
Prevent facial recognition spoofing with stereo vision
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Cameron Coward
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May 2, 2022
Without any additional protection, image sensor-based facial recognition is easy to spoof with a printed photo. We explore hardware options to prevent this spoofing, including Avnet’s own dual-camera mezzanine for Ultra96-V2 development boards.
How to use structured light and image sensors for range detection and identification
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Philip Ling
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April 25, 2022
Today’s most popular 3D imaging technologies are Time of Flight (ToF), stereo vision and structured light. This article overviews the basic operating principles and the relative strengths, weaknesses and trade-offs associated with each option.