As often happens at Avnet, an acronym is the start of a journey to something pretty cool. Take PDLC, for example. It stands for ‘Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals’, which, we must admit, isn’t the catchiest of descriptions. But when you engineer PDLC into glass (or even a self-adhesive film that can be affixed to glass) it becomes much more interesting.
It’s a problem all too familiar to software developers: beginning a project with a poorly defined feature set, working in parallel with a hardware team who wants to select a module right from the start, so they can develop their carrier board. But how can you make the right choice so early in the process, when you’re not even sure what you’re going to develop?
We have it in front of our faces every day, but only pay it any attention if it breaks. A layer of transparent coverglass sits over all the display panels that we use every day – in smartphones and tablets, televisions and monitors – and is essential in guarding the delicate electronics underneath, while also enhancing the quality of the display.
Welcome to the September issue of the Avnet Embedded Spotlight.
Ultra thin and ultra light, with outstanding optical performance, Active Matrix OLED displays have been a staple technology for smartphones and smaller consumer applications since around 2009. Happily, these small, powerful displays have recently grown in size, opening up opportunities for their use beyond handheld applications.
PHOENIX – Sept. 19, 2023 – Design engineers and system architects can now effectively extend the operational lifespan of their previous generation AMD Ryzen™-powered C6C-RYZ COM Express® module with Avnet’s (Nasdaq: AVT) latest module called the MSC C6C-RYZ2. This module builds upon the previous generation, allowing enhanced performance, additional functionality, and prolonged usability.
When you want people to interact differently with your touchscreen, what do you do? For example, you might want to bring the benefits of a product to life using an interactive table, where different aspects of the user experience are displayed as you move it around the surface. Or perhaps you have a touch display that would be more user friendly with a ‘dial’ function? Not easy to achieve with just fingers. How do you bring the physical and digital together in an easy and fun way?
Welcome to the August issue of the Avnet Embedded Spotlight. If you’ve missed any of our previous Spotlights, don’t worry – they’re now all online! You can see all the back issues here and also share this page with anyone who wants to sign up and add themselves to the list to get future issues. We’ve still got lots to share with you this month, so let’s get going…
Four whole months. Imagine what you could achieve in this time, while you waited, patiently for your touch displays to arrive. In the past, this was normal. For a simple display stack with generic coverglass and display drivers, an engineer could expect to a sixteen-week lead time. Sometimes more.
Welcome to the July issue of Avnet Embedded Spotlight. After the announcement from Intel that they are stopping direct investment in their NUCs, we’ve got a range of alternatives for you. We’ve also got some brand-new boards for you. Here’s what we’ve got for you for July…