Avnet
Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT)
today announced registration is now open for X-fest 2014 technical
workshops in North America and Europe. The 39-city international X-fest
seminar series offers free, full day, how-to training for system
designers targeting Xilinx® All Programmable products. X-fest
will run from September 2014 through January 2015 in locations around
the globe. Registration for workshops in Asia, November 2014 through
January 2015, will be available at a later date. Avnet has created a
short video to give engineers a preview of the event. The video can be
viewed here: http://bit.ly/1oKYHSd.
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This year’s X-fest program features twelve technical courses based on
Xilinx’s All Programmable devices, including the newly introduced
UltraScale™ product family. Participants can choose up to
four courses from any of the three educational tracks: Zynq®-7000
All Programmable SoC and the IoT, Design Essentials, and Techniques and
Applications. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to
interact with industry experts and view hands-on product demonstrations
featuring real-world solutions from top suppliers including Analog
Devices Inc., STMicroelectronics, TE Connectivity and Texas Instruments.
“As we open registration for our 2014/2015 global X-fest seminar series,
I think back to our very first X-fest program 20 years ago. At the time,
social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg was just 10 years old and the world
hadn’t even heard of a smartphone,” said Tim Barber, senior vice
president, design chain business development, Avnet Electronics
Marketing. “So much has changed, but one thing that has remained
constant is Avnet’s commitment to harnessing the power of our broad
ecosystem of suppliers to provide engineers with the state-of-the-art
products, tools and training they need to bring groundbreaking new
devices to market. We are excited to start a new X-fest season, bringing
a fresh slate of instructional programs and innovative product
introductions to our customers.”
“As a lead sponsor for X-fest 2014, Xilinx is working closely with Avnet
to deploy yet another successful X-fest program in the fall,” said Chris
Henry, vice president of sales operations at Xilinx. “X-fest is a great
vehicle for thousands of design engineers to expand their knowledge of
Xilinx’s All Programmable products and best in class application design.”
Due to ever-increasing demand for these practical training programs,
this year we have expanded our event schedule to include more cities
worldwide. To view full course descriptions, locations and registration
information, click here to visit the X-fest
2014 website.
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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 80 countries, distributing electronic components and embedded
systems from leading manufacturers and providing associated
design-chain, supply-chain and value-added integration 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
globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the
world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by
providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the
fiscal year ended June 29, 2013, Avnet generated revenue of $25.5
billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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