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PHOENIX -- Avnet Memec, part of the Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today the launch of a series of technical seminars focused on Energy Micro's energy-efficient EFM®32 microcontrollers (MCUs). These day-long technical seminars will take place in nine cities across the United States and will be hosted by technical experts from both Avnet Memec and Energy Micro. Registration costs $32.00 and is open now at www.em.avnet.com/EFM32Seminars.
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Attendees will spend the day exploring the advantages of Energy Micro's product families, through technical presentations and hands-on labs — featuring the EFM32 Gecko starter kit. Ideal for use in ultra, low-power applications, the EFM32 MCU enables designers to achieve the lowest possible energy consumption in applications that operate with no external power or operator intervention. In addition, technical experts from ARM will also be on-hand to present on ways to simplify design migration using Cortex-M3 architecture.
"Energy Micro is excited to team up with Avnet Memec to help train our broadening base of customers in the Americas," said Raman Sharma, vice president of sales, Americas, Energy Micro. "With this seminar series, a team of experts will give our customers a hands-on experience with our energy-friendly Tiny Gecko microcontroller as well as our innovative energyAware™ and Simplicity Studio software suites."
"Our customers are looking to Avnet for energy-efficient MCU solutions to meet the rising demand for battery-operated applications, like sensor monitoring and security access," said Phil Sansone, senior vice president, Avnet Memec Americas. "This seminar series offers engineers the opportunity to receive technical training for one of the most sought-after technologies in the marketplace today. This series helps designers find better solutions in Energy Micros's product families and accelerate their time to market."
To find out more, visit www.em.avnet.com/EFM32Seminars
Cost to Attend
These seminars are $32.00 to attend. All attendees will receive an Energy Micro Tiny Gecko Starter Kit. (Part number: EFM32-TG-STK3300, a $70.00 value).
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About Energy Micro
Energy Micro is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM® Cortex™ processor core. Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company's ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems and portable health and fitness equipment. The products are supported by Energy Micro's Simplicity Studio, an easy-to-use software console helping to reduce embedded system development times by a half. Energy Micro is backed by leading Nordic venture partners, Northzone Ventures and Investinor. Further information is available at www.energymicro.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
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Bethany Helvie, 480-643-7183
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Bethany.Helvie@avnet.com
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