The Knowledge Base: The Pivotal Role of Solder Paste
Standard of Excellence: The Advantages of Working With Small PCB Businesses
Solder Printing: A 1:1 Ratio of Technical and CreativeMACSO Technologies, Avnet Enter Strategic Relationship
July 30, 2024 | AvnetEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Avnet and MACSO Technologies have entered a strategic relationship to accelerate and scale IoT deployments for customers worldwide by advancing artificial intelligence (AI) models on hardware and electronic components through Avnet’s IoTConnect Partner Program.
MACSO trains advanced artificial intelligence models that can simultaneously use different types of sensors on Avnet’s components.
“MACSO is making hardware smart by putting AI models on it,” said MACSO founder and CEO Saba Samiei. “It’s like a CCTV camera directly notifying you if an intruder is going up a flight of stairs instead of watching people and requiring a human to go back and watch a video to make decisions. We are trying to make sensors smart.”
In the short term, MACSO’s AI is focusing on audio and air quality. As the platform grows, other capabilities such as vision, temperature and pressure can be added.
“The problem is that unless you have a good technical understanding of AI, creating models is very hard,” Samiei says. “What we are doing is building AI models and licensing them, so we are taking all that heavy lifting off the customer – all they do is subscribe to the AI models and pay for the subscription.”
Avnet is extending the value of distribution to make IoT accessible and scalable for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) by providing hardware, software and engineering/consulting/cloud services.
“Our customers are exploring the use of AI-enabled devices to improve data-driven business outcomes. Our collaboration with MACSO will enable fast deployment of these systems leveraging AI,” said Avnet’s Senior Director, Supplier Technology Enablement, Jennifer Skinner-Gray.
Avnet’s IoTConnect Partner Program enables OEMs and independent design houses (IDHs) to build new solutions and service models for their practice using Avnet’s IoTConnect platform. Avnet’s knowledge of the edge along with the significant investment in cloud, digital and software services coupled with the members of the IoTConnect Partner Program allow Avnet to collaboratively leverage solutions to scale and maximize opportunities.
Share on:
Suggested Items
iPhone 16 Series to Feature A18 Processor, Pricing May Match iPhone 15
09/10/2024 | TrendForceTrendForce reports that Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 series will be powered by the new A18 and A18 Pro processors and will feature a comprehensive DRAM upgrade to support Apple Intelligence.
Gartner Predicts 40% of Generative AI Solutions Will Be Multimodal By 2027
09/09/2024 | Gartner, Inc.Forty percent of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner, Inc.
New IBM Processor Innovations to Accelerate AI on Next-Generation IBM Z Mainframe Systems
08/26/2024 | IBMIBM revealed architecture details for the upcoming IBM Telum® II Processor and IBM Spyre™ Accelerator at Hot Chips 2024. The new technologies are designed to significantly scale processing capacity across next generation IBM Z mainframe systems helping accelerate the use of traditional AI models and Large Language AI models in tandem through a new ensemble method of AI.
AMD Completes Acquisition of Silo AI to Accelerate Development and Deployment of AI Models on AMD Hardware
08/21/2024 | AMDAMD announced the completion of its acquisition of Silo AI, the largest private AI lab in Europe. The all-cash transaction valued at approximately $665 million furthers the company’s commitment to deliver end-to-end AI solutions based on open standards and in strong partnership with the global AI ecosystem.
CoreTechnologie: Convert CAD Models into a 3D PDF with PMI
07/31/2024 | CoreTechnologieThe new versions of the converter tools 3D_Analyzer and 3D_Evolution have been revised for optimised reading and writing of 3D dimensions via Product Manufacturing Information (PMI).