Avnet Embedded, part of the Avnet Group, sees the embedded business as the growth engine of the future. Silvano Geissler, Vice President Product Creation, Avnet Embedded, believes that the new Design Center will enable him to provide even better support to his global customers in the realization of embedded products.

The Deggendorf Design Center does not differ structurally from the other design locations of the group of companies and has identical interfaces, tools and processes. The focus is on products from the standard roadmap, i.e. x86 and Arm-based Computer-on-Modules (CoMs), as well as customer-specific solutions derived from these. In addition to embedded hardware, layout and mechanics, topics such as BIOS and Linux also play a role.

Everything from a single source

Avnet Embedded relies on the concept of a virtual design campus, which is made up of all physical locations. The development areas are located in Stutensee, Freiburg, Neufahrn, Aachen and - as of now - in Deggendorf. Each location has its own product focus and also plays one or more roles as a competence center for the other Design Centers. Thanks to the virtual campus concept and the standardized infrastructure, it is possible to find the right technology and the corresponding development teams for each project.

Avnet Embedded's design and manufacturing ecosystem combines the various development and manufacturing aspects and maps them in digital processes. Embedded products are produced in the company's own highly automated production facilities. They offer a high degree of flexibility, transparency and security. This means that customers receive everything from a single source - from the optimum solution concept to implementation, series delivery/logistics and lifecycle management.

COM Express with 12th Intel Core generation

With the "MSC C6B-ALP" module family, Avnet Embedded is also expanding its portfolio of embedded modules, here COM Express type 6. The product family is based on the recently introduced 12th generation of Intel Core H processors(codenamed "Alder Lake") and includes a wide range of CPU variants with selectable energy efficiency and high computing performance. Thanks to its great scalability, it is suitable for various industrial applications - from automation technology, machine vision systems and AI-based applications to medical technology or professional security technology.

The new Intel Performance Hybrid Architecture of the 12th generation of core processors combines up to six performance cores and up to eight efficient cores. In addition, the integrated "Threat Director" optimizes the workload of the individual cores. In total, Intel's new architecture offers up to 14 cores and 20 threads with a thermal design power (TDP) of 45/35 W. High graphics performance is guaranteed by the integrated Iris Xe Architecture Graphics with up to 96 Execution Units (EUs).

Intel also announced the 12th generation of its Core P and U processors. They are particularly suitable for use in applications requiring lower power dissipation. All processor derivatives are socket-compatible and are used on the MSC C6B-ALP module family.

Avnet's COM Express modules can be equipped with up to two SO-DIMMs with 8 to 64 GB. The high data throughput is achieved thanks to the fast DDR5-4800 SDRAM memory. Furthermore, the modules can be adapted with a COM Express carrier board via quad PCIe Gen4 - a 2.5 GbE interface is also available. In addition, four USB 3.1 Gen 1/2 and eight USB 2.0 ports and two UARTs are available, as well as three DisplayPort/HDMI interfaces and one LVDS and one Embedded DisplayPort each. The modules are able to control up to four independent displays with up to 4K resolution or one 8K display. Mass storage devices can be connected via two SATA channels with 6 GB/s. The Computer-on-Modules can optionally be equipped with an NVMe SSD with a maximum capacity of 1 TB.

According to the company, long-term availability is guaranteed in order to safeguard the system investments made by customers. In addition to the modules, Avnet Embedded supplies a complete ecosystem with a suitable starter kit, board support package and design-in support.