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The choice of energy harvesters for self-sustaining sensors

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

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

AI-powered huupe dreams come true

See how Avnet helped usher in a new era of basketball technology. Think of it as the Peloton of basketball, an innovative basketball hoop using AI and computer vision components.

Connectors for harsh environments

The right connectivity solution for harsh environments depends on an understanding of the disruptive environmental factors and how they affect sensitive equipment. With this knowledge, engineers can select connectors

Meeting the challenges of medical cable assembly design

Cable assemblies play a crucial role in the medical industry, providing the essential connection between medical devices, patients and healthcare professionals. These assemblies must meet stringent requirements to ensure patient safety while delivering re...

Programming secure devices at scale, in a software-defined world

Software stored in non-volatile memory plays a crucial role in electronic products. Getting software into hardware and securing those devices in a connected world requires specialized support that is both repeatable and scalable.

Discover what’s special about AI processor architectures

Are you and your engineering peers curious about AI processors? There’s a good chance you are, but can you agree on what makes them different, better or special? It’s not just a label; they are architected in a fundamentally different way.

Life on the edge of the network

We are hearing more about AI at the edge, but where exactly is the edge? Is it just a concept, or something more tangible? Is it a hub or router in a building, a sensor in a field, or everywhere in between?

How modern workloads such as AI will affect 2025 Storage Trends

The landscape of data storage has been rapidly evolving.

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 Is Out Now

Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) 24H2 emerges as the latest iteration in Microsoft's LTSC lineup, offering significant enhancements and new features that distinguish it from its predecessor, Windows 10 LTSC IoT Enterprise.

Breathe easy: How electrochemical sensors safeguard air quality

Design engineers seeking to develop more sustainable devices can turn to electrochemical gas sensors for a variety of applications that reduce carbon emissions, protect the environment and safeguard human health.

Using Open Standard Modules in the IoT age

When you think about embedded compute modules, you should be thinking small.

Faster, hotter chips need smarter cooling solutions

The quest for better technologies to cool data centers reached new urgency lately, driven by the popularity of data-hungry AI and IoT applications like generative content and precision medicine. Explore liquid cooling solutions by reading more.

What is the impact of using AI in 5G networks?

AI is impacting the performance, security and maintenance of 5G networks. Network operators are racing to reap the benefits. AI promises to deliver returns on network investment and improve the end-customer experience along the way.

Take a look inside your first board support package

A good board support package (BSP), or software development kit (SDK), provides a jump-start for embedded software developers. What are you expecting to find inside a BSP, and what should you be looking for?

How do you make a cobot inherently safe?

As the market and uses for cobots grow, so does productivity. Cobots can quickly deliver an investment return when used alongside human operators. Given their close human proximity, how do you make cobots inherently safe?

How are magnetic rotary encoders used in industrial automation?

The Hall effect is used in rotary encoders to monitor position, speed and direction in electric motors and rotary dials. The encoder designs vary, so it is helpful to understand the main features and how they affect performance.

Developing an IoT asset tracker: What are the key technical considerations?

Technology is making asset tracking more accessible. Connectivity options are increasing, including non-terrestrial networks. Any object can be located and monitored. This blog uncovers the design challenges, including power, protocols and precision.

When GaN is too fast for your application, consider SiC instead

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.

Combining GaN and SiC for cost-effective power conversion

The public image of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) is as wonder materials. We know they are displacing older silicon technology, boosting the efficiency of power conversion stages. However, neither is a universal solution.

Digital interfaces are driving data in the automotive sector

High-speed automotive networks link independent control units. This article compares the role and specifications of Ethernet, CAN and SPE, and explores recent network innovations enabling zonal network architectures.

Take the programmable approach to smart sensing

A smart world depends on the data generated all around us. Take the programmable approach to capturing a smarter analog world. The right programmable gain amplifier (PGA) offers high analog performance with convenient digital control.

3 reasons you should move to a SaaS model now

Here are the three leading reasons why IT technology companies, where software is the IP that drives their brand, are making the transition from a traditional original equipment manufacturer (OEM) model to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.

Private 5G networks are becoming fundamental to enterprises

Cellular networks are no longer the exclusive domain of traditional telecom operators. If you are looking for guaranteed service levels, you should consider a private 5G network. The key is to master mmWave and MIMO technologies.

Explore some real-world examples of private 5G networks

There are increasing examples of private 5G networks, but many more at the trial-and-test bed stage. Find out why all kinds of industries are building private 5G networks rather than using public 5G networks.

More industries seek performance benefits of private 5G networks

We have waited 10 years for public 5G networks. While real-world implementations of private networks are in their infancy. Owning one means you don’t have to wait any longer. You also get exclusive access to the performance 5G offers.

How engineers cut development time in half for an EV fire warning system

Through rapid prototyping, Amphenol developed sensor modules that reliably detect carbon dioxide and hydrogen from cell decomposition venting for early warning of lithium cell thermal runaway.

Zero-touch computing for extreme edge locations

Avnet partners with HPE and Iceotope as authorized manufacturer of super-efficient Micro Data Centre liquid cooling solution for deploying and supporting real-time applications in extreme edge locations.

AI Inference at the Edge: A lesson from Marie Curie

In 1914, Marie Curie’s work on radium stopped in its tracks as the reality of World War I approached. Undaunted, Curie sent her entire stock of radium to a local bank by train and embarked on a new project – using her knowledge of radiology to save soldie...

Better beginnings and bolstered basics: Taking OEMs and ISVs to market with value.

Back in October, Brian Stack our EMEA Data Center Innovation Leader spent some time talking to Jon Collins of The Register about the options available to OE

Regulatory insights: Are your computer, audiovisual and information technology products ready for the transition to 62368-1?

Regulatory certification can be confusing because of constantly changing standards, the complexity of the process and the amount of time needed to properly complete it.

How AI-powered virtual assistants can transform healthcare

We have witnessed a paradigm shift in the way patients are being treated by the doctors with the help of AI and machine learning.

The rise of machine intelligence in the AI era

Whether you know it or not, this technology has a lot of potential to deal with business-specific challenges and the benefits of deep learning outnumber its drawbacks.

5 of the best artificial intelligence use cases

AI’s upgraded algorithms make predictive analytics, parse data, and help businesses make smarter decisions from the boardroom to the factory floor.

AI From A-Z: The biggest buzzwords around artificial intelligence

Companies across markets from consumer electronics to factory floors are finding power in the introduction of two letters: AI (artificial intelligence).

For Industry 4.0, Reliability Builds on Robust Connections

Looking to relieve increasing product complexity and cost pressures, manufacturers are moving toward the next phase of industrial automation envisioned in Industry 4.0. In this concept, smart factories respond instantly to changing workloads to more

Harnessing the Power of IoT: Microsoft’s Unique Approach

Little could this now-famous British serial entrepreneur have known in 1999 that the name he chose to define his approach for using RFID in P&G’s supply chain would top Gartner’s 2015 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report. Hackneyed though