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Avnet Shines a Spotlight on Microcontroller Solutions

Narrated by Avnet's microcontroller technology specialist Jim Carver, the dynamic training videos give users a programmer's perspective on the features and benefits of the technologies available. These compelling technical videos combine expert narrative with graphic visuals and easy-to-follow sample project builds. In less than 20 minutes, busy engineers can get a complete run-down of product specifications, technical advice and insider tips for faster programming.

The first three videos in the Microcontroller Technology Spotlight series focus on practical real-world design examples implementing the Freescale Semiconductor Tower system, Texas Instruments Stellaris microcontrollers, and the mbed rapid prototyping microcontroller platform from NXP Semiconductors.

"Today's engineers are under tremendous pressure to innovate on tighter budgets within more compressed time-to-market windows," said Dayna Badhorn, director, centralized technical support, Avnet Electronics Marketing. "These videos can help meet these challenges by providing designers with unbiased technical instruction in a format that is user friendly, technologically substantive and readily accessible any time, anywhere there is Internet access."

To access the Spotlight instructional videos, please visit Avnet Electronics Marketing Online Training Web site. The new Spotlight video series for microcontroller engineers is another component of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas' comprehensive Centralized Technical Support strategy, which also includes online technical forums, Avnet OnDemand product videos and an industry-leading team of technical support experts.

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About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more than 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at www.em.avnet.com. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009, Avnet generated revenue of $16.23 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

Avnet Electronics Marketing
Bethany Helvie, Public Relations, 480-643-7183
Bethany.helvie@avnet.com