From leading edge embedded and display technology that enables you to ship products to the market quickly and efficiently, to expertise in design and production—our resources can help you stay up to date with embedded trends, technical expertise, and technology.

Navigating the Future: How Avnet is addressing challenges in AMR Design

By Jamie Pederson - 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.

Industrial cloud platforms, the engine that improves quality and performance

Imagine the Metaverse

June 15, 2023

Via a combination of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality technologies, end-users can visit whole new worlds and experience incredible interactive activities. The digital world we’re accustomed to will be elevated to uni

Choosing the right image sensor for machine vision applications

By David Hustler - January 6, 2023

The core component in any machine vision system, the image sensor has a major influence on product performance—but there's no universal right fit. There are many aspects to consider, and every manufacturer's product is different.

How the IIoT and edge computing are solving the “Short Board” problem

April 22, 2022

Industrial manufacturing processes generate vast amounts of data. This data can be used in meaningful ways – to predict failure, optimize the lifespan of equipment, and improve process efficiencies to keep pace with market demand.

Six cool new autonomous technologies

By Cameron Coward - January 31, 2022

From planes, trains, and automobiles to farm equipment and Martian rovers, engineers are extending the capabilities of autonomous technologies to achieve simple productivity improvements and a better understanding of big issues like global warming.

How to get to market with machine learning

By Philip Ling - January 12, 2022

Some may think of machine learning as the supporting act for AI, but in the industrial sector it is the main attraction. We spoke with Avnet Silica’s Michaël Uyttersprot, manager, system solutions, AI/ML and Vision, EMEA, to find out more.

Smart cameras, cloud platforms shorten long tail of the IoT

September 29, 2021

Bluetooth-enabled, ultra-low-power image systems and AI-enabled object recognition make it easier to scale up the IoT. For the first time, low power solutions make smart cameras a cost-effective route to adding intelligence everywhere.

FPGA vs. GPU vs. CPU – hardware options for AI applications

March 31, 2021

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?

Top 10 pitfalls in developing machine vision systems with artificial intelligence

March 31, 2021

Machine vision (MV) and artificial intelligence (AI) provide valuable inspection and analysis capabilities to a wide range of leading-edge applications. As with all advanced technologies, there are pitfalls to avoid.

The State of Automotive Only Starts with Autonomous Driving

March 6, 2020

Learn how the state of automotive spans a variety of applications, from electrication to in-cabin AI.

Xilinx SoCs and the reVISION Stack Accelerate Embedded Vision Integration

May 4, 2018

SoCs with programmable logic are an essential element of real-time embedded vision systems. Designers can capitalize on the power and efficiency of Xilinx's Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC devices to implement their designs using Avnet's Embedded Vision Kits

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Autonomous vehicles are the future

April 9, 2018

Self-driving cars, unmanned aircraft or driverless tractors—autonomous vehicles stopped being merely an idea on paper a long time ago.

Is the machine vision market set to undergo explosive growth?

December 14, 2017

The global machine vision market is still in a phase of steady, rapid growth. According to forecasts released by BBC Research, the global machine vision market was about US$16 billion in 2018, and is slated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of

How all programmable technology revolutionizes embedded vision

December 14, 2017

Autonomous driving is just the start of EV solutions

Seriously: What you can see is far more than what you see!

August 28, 2017

In addition to our own eyes, there is a growing number of "mechanical eyes" that help us observe, document, and analyze our surroundings in the world today.

conceptual image of digital eye and and automated factory

What kind of “eyes” does smart manufacturing really need?

August 18, 2017

Market requirements have propelled the industrial vision market to rapid growth in recent years. According to estimations by Shenzhen Gaogong Industry Research Institute (GGII), the machine vision market, driven by China’s industrial sector, is exp

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Embedded vision is everywhere! See for yourself

March 3, 2017

Embedded vision technology will soon touch nearly every aspect of our daily lives –- from automatic vacuum cleaners in our homes to augmented-reality applications.