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arch 27, 2007 08:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

Avnet Electronics Marketing to Exhibit at CMP Media's Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley

Avnet will Exhibit at World’s Largest International Technical Embedded Event and Conference April 1-5 at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center
Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley
ZigBee Developers' Conference

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT), announced that it will exhibit at this year's annual Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley (http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv/), running April 1-5, 2007, at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center. Visit Avnet at Booth No. 624, at the world’s largest embedded event and conference for electronics engineering's creators of technology.

Avnet's design engineers and technology experts will share the latest information on semiconductors, design chain expertise and trends affecting the industry. Avnet will also offer 20 embedded workshops.

Attendees can study topics such as ARM7™ in an FPGA, embedded processing, OS for embedded, networking protocols, PowerPC®, power supply design and USB connectivity. The program this year is organized into tracks to make the selection process easier for attendees. The Avnet booth will feature product demonstrations on digital video security, motor control, development kit solutions, PCI express and high-speed data capture.

“The Embedded Systems Conference is truly the premiere event in cutting-edge technology for today’s engineers and designers,” said Phil Gallagher, president of Avnet Electronics Marketing America. “Avnet will play an active roll in the event from both an educational and informational standpoint and as a platinum sponsor of the ACE and Innovation Awards. Our own engineers will showcase our design chain expertise and demonstrate how Avnet is working with our suppliers to enable innovation through its technical capabilities.”

ESC Silicon Valley is the world's largest international embedded technical conference and exhibition, and is expected to welcome engineers from more than 16 countries. The industry’s brightest minds will bring the power of brainpower to San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center, and have their choice of more than 180 training sessions, courses and seminars covering methodologies, processes, and techniques fundamental for engineers developing embedded systems. Conference highlights include a comprehensive technical program and series of design seminars, an exhibit show floor featuring the industry's top players, a keynote address by Vice President Al Gore, the Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards, and the ZigBee Developers’ Conference.

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company. Avnet Electronics Marketing serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain services. The group's Web site is located at http://www.em.avnet.com.

About Avnet

With more than 250 locations serving customers in 70 countries worldwide, Avnet (NYSE:AVT) markets, distributes and adds value to the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded subsystem providers.

Additionally, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, computer system integration and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. Visit http://www.avnet.com/.