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From personal automobile to large commercial fleets, transportation is undergoing significant technological advances, especially in the areas of electrification and advanced driver assistance systems. Explore our resources to stay up to date with transportation trends and technology.
Targeted solutions for e-mobility’s five critical subsystems
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Miguel Tapia
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28/09/2026
From efficient power conversion to connected rider experiences, bringing semiconductors, software, reference designs and system-level platforms together is accelerating e-mobility development.
How the EV drivetrain is moving toward function consolidation
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Miguel Tapia
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23/09/2026
EVs present new opportunities for function consolidation, delivering lower cost and weight, and simpler wiring. But the shift comes with challenges when combining power, control and safety in a single platform. NXP is leading the evolution.
The Next Wave of AI: Building for the Edge in a Changing Semiconductor Market
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Alex Iuorio
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21/07/2026
Edge AI is entering its next growth phase, creating new opportunities for embedded innovation while increasing the importance of supply-chain planning, component strategy, manufacturability, and long-term product support.
Power, Thermal, and Compute Constraints
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Avnet Staff
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20/07/2026
A device may achieve impressive benchmark results yet struggle under real operating conditions. Learn how power, thermal and compute constraints shape successful Edge AI designs.
Model Optimization and Memory Fit
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Avnet Staff
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20/07/2026
A model that performs well in the cloud may not fit the memory, compute or power constraints of an edge device. Learn how optimization techniques help turn AI prototypes into deployable products.
Edge AI Requires an Ecosystem, Not Just an AI Chip
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Avnet Staff
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20/07/2026
Security, safety and privacy are product design challenges, not afterthoughts. Learn how device trust, secure updates and architecture decisions help protect Edge AI systems.
Edge AI Security Starts With Product Architecture
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Avnet Staff
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20/07/2026
The transition from prototype to production depends on more than inference performance. Learn how integration, deployment, supply planning and lifecycle support influence Edge AI success.
Timing at the Edge for Embedded AI Systems
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Avnet Staff
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20/07/2026
A fast model is not enough. Discover how to evaluate latency, jitter, reliability, and response timing across the entire sensing-to-action path to build Edge AI systems that perform predictably in the real world.
Low-voltage MOSFETs and supply chain resilience are powering the next generation of automotive electronics
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Miguel Tapia
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29/06/2026
Low-voltage MOSFETs reach up to around 200V; a range that is increasingly important in automotive applications that show signs of evolving into complex mobile networks.
Zonal architectures in off-highway vehicles
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Avnet Staff
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05/06/2026
Off-highway vehicles for harsh environments also need more electronic control units. Additionally, every vehicle can be different. OEMs are borrowing from the automotive industry to build flexible systems that scale.
Enabling zonal architectures with high-end MCUs
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Miguel Tapia
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13/04/2026
As vehicles become more software defined, zonal architectures and powerful, secure MCUs are becoming essential for cleaner integration and long-term scalability.
Leading-edge technology for power distribution in 12 V applications
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Miguel Tapia
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09/04/2026
Smart fuses are reshaping automotive power distribution, cutting weight, boosting EV range, and unlocking safer, smarter zonal architectures. Here’s how ST’s latest tech is driving the shift toward lighter, faster and more future-ready vehicles.
Designing the smart drone subsystems that matter most
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Miguel Tapia
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18/02/2026
The commercial and enterprise drone market is evolving fast, and the companies that will lead it are building tightly integrated architectures that reduce friction, accelerate development and deliver real intelligence at the edge.
The move to 48 volts in transportation
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Miguel Tapia
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16/12/2025
The move from 12 and 24 volts to 48 volts is reshaping how companies approach mobility and robotics. It's a clear signal that the industry’s raising the bar for what’s possible in terms of performance and safety.
Key factors impacting autonomous transportation
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Philip Ling
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26/11/2025
Transportation covers more than personal vehicles, and autonomy will change society beyond self-driving cars. A small number of factors have a big impact on this widespread change. The largest opportunities are driving developments.
EV start-up scales global production with Avnet's strategic supply chain hub solution
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Valeri Oliver
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08/10/2025
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
A technical guide to distributed aperture radar
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Avnet Staff
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29/09/2025
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
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Avnet Staff
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25/09/2025
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.
Developing power and data networks in emerging vehicles
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Philip Ling
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30/08/2024
Demand for more efficient transport of goods and people is creating opportunities for innovation. Electrification brings possibilities. Recognizing this, semiconductor manufacturers now offer solutions targeting all classes of emerging vehicles.
System-level considerations for EVSE design
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Avnet Staff
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05/08/2024
To get the optimum return over the EVSE’s lifetime, it is critical to evaluate the fundamental requirements of any specific charging station based on its purpose and location. These requirements may not always be the same.
How 48V systems are supporting fully electric vehicles
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Philip Ling
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22/07/2024
The automotive supply chain for 48V subsystems has seen increased demand from mild hybrids. With the same solutions now going into plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles, 48V is an active market segment.
Optimized power switching revs up for next-generation automotive applications
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Philip Ling
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22/07/2024
The move to zonal architectures is redefining the power distribution architecture. Automotive OEMs developing advanced features require optimized and intelligent power switches.
Understanding trade-offs for DC-DC converters in EV charging
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Avnet Staff
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24/06/2024
Within EV fast charging technologies, focus is on the crucial role of DC-DC converters in enabling efficient energy transfer. The design will be influenced by the primary commercial objective.
Bringing mm-wave beamforming to new applications
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Steven Fireman
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09/04/2024
With 5G rolling out and the help of phased array antennas, the 30 to 300 GHz, and specifically the millimeter-wave bands, of the RF spectrum are making their way into applications like autonomous driving.
How to win at e-ride-share
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Philip Ling
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08/04/2024
Electrification of transport is happening on a personal scale. Micromobility enables people to move around cities with greater freedom. What advanced features can we expect from technology providers?
Will Ethernet cancel CAN?
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Avnet Staff
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28/03/2024
10BASE-T1S Ethernet is the perfect protocol for implementing zonal electronic and electrical architectures in automobiles. This article highlights how it meets automotive requirements and showcases the Onsemi product family.
Modernizing automotive interfaces
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Avnet Staff
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05/01/2024
Microcontrollers (MCUs) drive virtually every embedded system. The automotive industry makes extensive use of MCUs, from comfort to cruise control. The latest features rely on data from increasingly diverse sensors. This requires both established and
Explore the challenges and opportunities of bi-directional charging and EVs
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Miguel Tapia
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07/12/2023
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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06/12/2023
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.
Integrating EV charging with Matter and the smart home
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Harvey Wilson
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05/10/2023
With electric vehicles (EVs) becoming more common comes increased focus on how we charge them. How can we integrate the EV charger with other smart home systems, and what opportunities could this create?