AVNET, INC. DONGGUAN, CHINA - Avnet (NASDAQ: AVT), a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider, and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) today announced the launch of the iDM2Micro-Electronics Node (iDM2) in Dongguan, Guangdong province. The FPGA-focused program was designed to drive technological innovation and strategic emerging industries in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area through nurturing engineering talent and supporting the growth of start-ups.
Peter Mok, Head of Greater Bay Area of HKSTP, Arthur Chung, Vice President of Sales and Supplier Management at Avnet Asia Pacific and representatives from Dongguan Science and Technology Bureau, Dongguan Songshan Lake Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone Administrative Committee, Binhaiwan Bay Area Administrative Committee, and the National Innovation Institute for Outstanding Engineers of New Generation Information Technology attended the launch ceremony.
iDM2refers to Ideas, Design, Manufacturing and Market, four pillars covering key phases in the entire industrial chain. iDM2 Micro-Electronics Nodeis a new project jointly developed by Avnet and HKSTP that focuses on training technical FPGA talents on utilizing microelectronic design to help innovative high-tech enterprises, especially start-ups, accelerate product design and R&D, streamline research and development cycles, and reduce costs.
The program launches in Dongguan with a series of training courses. Each courses lasts about three months and will commence during spring and summer. Avnet will invite leading experts of embedded processors and microelectronics to hold courses for young technical talents and university students, and train qualified FPGA engineers through building an advanced technical training industry chain. In the future, Avnet also will provide support for the deployment, industrialization and marketing of specific projects to fully address the needs of enterprises in the Greater Bay Area.
Since 2019, Avnet and HKSTP began their collaboration and have jointly organized the iDM2 Micro-Electronics Node training program in Hong Kong. Each course consists of six sessions and lasts for three months, during which Avnet provided participants with a development kit featuring the AMD-Xilinx FPGA architecture. The course covers programming and cloud computing, motor control and intelligent transportation, artificial intelligence, big data analysis, computer vision and more. Over 70 engineering talents have benefitted from the program and were specially trained to provide support for the reindustrialization of Hong Kong, and the development of Hong Kong's electronics manufacturing industry.
At the launch ceremony, Peter Mok, Head of Greater Bay Area, HKSTP, said, "As the leading business incubator in Hong Kong, HKSTP hopes to work hand in hand with our industry partners, including Avnet, to open new horizons for the iDM2 Micro-Electronics Nodeand cultivate a new generation of talents for technological innovation and vigorous development in the Greater Bay Area."
Arthur Chung, Vice President of Sales and Supplier Management at Avnet Asia Pacific, said, "We are pleased to work with HKSTP to bring the iDM2 Micro-Electronics Nodeto Mainland China. We are committed to providing quality training for future leaders, and supporting local start-ups enhance their design and development capabilities, transform their scientific and technological achievements into marketable results, and fully grasp the new opportunities brought by integrated development in the Greater Bay Area."
Avnet will continue to leverage its strategic ecosystem and platform advantages to support key industrial chain phases like design, production, marketing and sales for enterprises in the Greater Bay Area and help scale the region's development with enhanced enterprise, talent, and product competitiveness.
About Avnet
As a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider, Avnet has served customers' evolving needs for an entire century. We support customers at each stage of a product's lifecycle, from idea to design and from prototype to production. Our unique position at the center of the technology value chain enables us to accelerate the design and supply stages of product development so customers can realize revenue faster. Decade after decade,Avnet helps its customers and suppliers around the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn more about Avnet atwww.avnet.com/apac.
About Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) has for 20 years committed to building up Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology hub to propel success for local and global pioneers today and tomorrow. HKSTP has established a thriving I&T ecosystem that is home to three unicorns and Hong Kong's leading R&D hub with over 12,000 research professionals and over 1,200 technology companies focused on healthtech, AI and robotics, fintech and smart city technologies.
Established in 2001, we attract and nurture talent, accelerate and commercialise innovation and technology for entrepreneurs on their journey of growth in Hong Kong, to the Greater Bay Area, Asia and beyond. Our
growing innovation ecosystem is built around our key locations of Hong Kong Science Park in Shatin, InnoCentre in Kowloon Tong and three modern INNOPARKs in Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Long. The three INNOPARKs are realising a vision of re-industrialisation for Hong Kong. The goal is sectors like advanced manufacturing, electronics and biotechnology are being reimagined for a new generation of industry.
Through our infrastructure, services, expertise and network of partnerships, HKSTP will help establish innovation and technology as a pillar of growth for Hong Kong, while reinforcing Hong Kong's international I&T hub status as a launchpad for global growth at the heart of the GBA innovation powerhouse.
More information about HKSTP is available atwww.hkstp.org.
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Avnet
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Betsy Leung
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
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