August 23, 2011 - Avnet Electronics Marketing Delivers Solutions for Power Design in Virtual Power Forum

PHOENIX -- For a full 24-hours Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will be hosting its virtual Power Forum -- providing on-demand technical training from nearly 20 industry-leading power technology suppliers, including Infineon, Maxim, National Semiconductor, TE Connectivity and Texas Instruments. On September 21, 2011, attendees will have access to more than 40 in-depth technical webinars, each providing design engineers with a practical look at innovative products, market trends and design techniques. There is no cost to attend and registration is now open at www.em.avnet.com/powerforum. Watch a video previewing the Power Forum.

The technical webinars featured during Avnet's Power Forum cover a wide range of power electronics design topics and are presented by technical experts from Avnet and Avnet's supplier partners. Webinar topics include:

• Power Supply Layout
• Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Mitigation
• Digital Power
• Advanced Point-of-Load Power Architectures
• AC-DC Designs for Smart Meters
• Ambient Energy Harvesting
• Designing Li-Ion Battery Packs
• LED Lighting Reliability
• Solar and EV Protection
• Medical Compliance

To see the entire list of participating supplier partners and webinar topics, visit www.em.avnet.com/powerforum

"As design engineers continue to face challenges in creating lasting power solutions, Avnet is equipping our customers with the technical training to propel their designs to the next level," said Alex Iuorio, senior vice president, supplier marketing, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "The virtual Power Forum is an excellent example of Avnet's ability to leverage our in-house technical expertise as well as that of our industry leading supplier partners to provide our customers with educational opportunities that will accelerate their time to market."

Follow Avnet on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/AvnetDesignWire
Contribute to our technical forums @ http://community.em.avnet.com
View product and company videos @ http://www.avnetondemand.com/components/channel/7
Buy our components @ www.avnetexpress.com

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 website is located at www.em.avnet.com.

About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, Avnet generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

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