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The Next Wave of AI: Building for the Edge in a Changing Semiconductor Market
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Alex Iuorio
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July 21, 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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July 20, 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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July 20, 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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July 20, 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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July 20, 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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July 20, 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.
Agentic AI for embedded control architectures
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Avnet Staff
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June 3, 2026
Explore three embedded control architectures that blend agentic AI with deterministic control for safer, more adaptive industrial drives and mobile robots.
Big, bright, built for engineers: New Display Kits for ST Discovery Boards
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Frank Ploenissen
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June 30, 2025
Size does matter. At least it does when it comes to our new MIPI DSI displays. We’re upscaling your options with new 7” and 10.1” display kits, designed to fit seamlessly with STMicroelectronics’ STM32F769I and STM32H747I Discovery kits.
Why you could be leading the next revolution
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Philip Ling
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June 11, 2025
Developments like multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge will define Industry 5.0. Adapting to these developments, even in small part, could catapult you out of the Information Age and past Industry 4.0.
Life on the edge of the network
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Avnet Staff
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January 29, 2025
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?
What to know about global action on cybersecurity
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Avnet Staff
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August 12, 2024
Growing concerns about cybersecurity and the financial damage caused by ransomware attacks are not going unnoticed by governments around the world.
Lighting Up the Future: New LED Lighting in Chase Field for the Arizona Diamondbacks
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Jamie Pederson
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August 9, 2024
Jam-packed event with hands-on workshops and technology demos focused on automotive, industrial, enabling technologies and more.
Time-of-flight distance measurement enables emerging markets
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Philip Ling
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August 7, 2024
Smart homes, industrial automation and healthcare can all benefit from new technologies for detecting proximity, presence and distance. Time-of-flight solutions offer many benefits, so how do they work?
Breaking down the IT and OT barrier is maximizing productivity
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Avnet Staff
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August 7, 2024
The digital capability of Operational Technology is advancing, gaining on the automation and productivity of Information Technology.
Deep vision inspection using AI enables multiple emerging markets
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Michaël Uyttersprot
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August 5, 2024
Machine vision enables many existing and emerging markets. Security, manufacturing and industrial automation all use machine vision. Adding AI inferencing at the sensor provides many benefits.
Breathe easy: How electrochemical sensors safeguard air quality
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Avnet Staff
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April 29, 2024
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.
Navigating the Future: How Avnet is addressing challenges in AMR Design
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Jamie Pederson
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April 16, 2024
Autonomous Mobile Robots are performing tasks that are too dangerous, tedious, or costly for humans. Designing AMRs involves many technical and business challenges. This article covers these challenges and how Avnet will help you overcome them.
Will Ethernet cancel CAN?
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Avnet Staff
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March 28, 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.
The AMD platform approach to robotics delivers significant productivity gains
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Philip Ling
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November 10, 2023
Robots are transforming industry by boosting productivity. Standardizing on common hardware and software platforms accelerates product development.
Key trends across the development of MedTech devices
September 18, 2023
The healthcare industry is facing a unique combination of challenges over the coming decades.
Factory automation realizes boost from new technologies
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Philip Ling
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July 6, 2023
The technologies behind automation must combine reliability and stability with an eagerness to develop in a commercially responsible way. Discover the technologies making the grade right now.
An interview with a robotics pioneer
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Avnet Staff
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June 28, 2023
Wiring harnesses are the second heaviest component in a car. What would happen if we could print electrical connections directly to the chassis, or replace wires in other products? Avnet asked a pioneering company looking to do just that.
How do you make a cobot inherently safe?
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Avnet Staff
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June 27, 2023
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?
Common industrial motors and how to drive them
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Avnet Staff
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June 27, 2023
Controlling electric motors means understanding torque, speed and efficiency. Selecting the right type of motor for an application may also include the best control method, such as pulse width modulation or field-oriented control.
Explore options for choosing an optical rotary encoder for motion control and position sensing
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Avnet Staff
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June 20, 2023
Rotary position sensing is used in motor control and user interface panels. It comprises various encoding methods. Optical encoders can offer advantages. We look at the options and how to choose the right one for your application.
How are magnetic rotary encoders used in industrial automation?
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Avnet Staff
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June 15, 2023
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.
Combining GaN and SiC for cost-effective power conversion
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Avnet Staff
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April 20, 2023
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.
Yes, you can get to market fast in IoT
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Mark Josewski
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January 9, 2023
The IoT is giving OEMs new ways to serve customers. With these new products come new business models. Bringing a new solution to market takes effort. Where should you put your resources?
Why you should be turning on to brushless DC motors
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Avnet Staff
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November 22, 2022
For most applications, brushless DC motors are the more flexible and efficient choice.
Why should you consider a smart monitoring system for your diesel generator?
By
Philip Ling
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August 17, 2022
The IoT is changing the way we manage and maintain essential assets. Smart sensors, cloud-based analytics and remote management are coming together to increase productivity, efficiency and reliability.