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Key suppliers to demonstrate low-power microcontroller, low-power RF, Wi-Fi and Powerline Communications as well as GPRS solutions. 

Poing, Germany, 13th September 2011 

Avnet Memec will be demonstrating its portfolio of key technologies on booth C76 at the Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2011 event in Amsterdam 4th – 6th October. Suppliers including Cirrus Logic, Echelon, Energy Micro, Intersil and Silicon Labs will highlight technologies for smart, gas, water and heat meters alongside lowest power wireless MCU and long range communications devices.

"The smart metering industry is being driven forward by a mixture of new legislation and advancing technologies," said Juerg Siegenthaler, European Technical Marketing Manager at Avnet Memec. "Avnet Memec recognises the importance of the industry in Europe and has brought together a wide selection of innovative components backed by an experienced engineering team to support customers throughout the region."

The focal points of the Avnet Memec booth will be the latest low-power microcontroller and RF technologies with complete read-out solutions such as Wireless M-Bus, Wi-Fi and Powerline Communications (PLC) as well as long range GPRS solutions.

Highlights

• Cirrus Logic will showcase AFE solutions that offer a smarter approach to energy metering as well as different Evaluation Boards
• Energy Micro will present their EFM32 and EFR: Energy Friendly Cortex Microcontrollers and Radios
• Intersil wants to deliver new levels of Simplicity & Efficiency with their High Performance Precision Analog, Amplifiers and Data Converters
• Silicon labs will present solutions for Lowest Power Wireless MCUs and Digital Isolation, EMI Reduction as well as Embedded Software.
• Echelon will present their Market Leading Power Line Technology deployed in over 35 Million Meters

The Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2011 conference and exhibition is now in its 13th year and is the leading meeting place for smart utility professionals and the platform to discuss the latest developments, solutions and benchmarks in the utility industry. Over 3800 participants from 72 countries attended the event in Vienna on 22-24 September 2010 including representatives from 220 international utilities.

Avnet Memec, a business unit of Avnet Electronics Marketing EMEA, is a highly specialised semiconductor distributor, operating on a pan‐European basis and employing a significant number of engineers to support customers’ design efforts. Avnet Memec specialises in highly innovative suppliers and technologies, which will help a variety of customers to differentiate their designs. Its area of specialisation extends from Analog and Microcontrollers to RF, Datacom and Networking. The business unit operates out of 28 offices in 19 European countries and represents major semiconductor franchises on a pan‐European basis.
www.avnet‐memec.eu