Avnet Offers New On-Ramp Technical Session for Freescale Ultra-Integrated ColdFire Microcontroller.

Avnet Subject Matter Experts Demonstrate Advantages of 32-Bit MCF5225x ColdFire MCU Backed by Complementary Freescale MQX[TM] Software

PHOENIX -- Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has launched a new On-Ramp Technical Session[TM] featuring solutions from Freescale Semiconductor. The new On-Ramp features live presentations and demonstrations of the MCF5225x ColdFire[R] family of microcontrollers and is being offered free of charge upon request for qualified Avnet customers in North America.

The new On-Ramp Technical Session helps accelerate product development cycles using Freescale's high-performance MCF5225x microcontroller unit (MCU) family of products. These products offer the ultimate industrial connectivity solution with on-chip USB, Ethernet, controller area network (CAN) and encryption, along with Freescale MQX RTOS and associated tools and software stacks. The combined silicon and software solution gives developers exceptional design flexibility, connectivity options, and fast time-to-market backed by a full-featured, scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) platform. The 32-bit ColdFire V2 core and MCF5225x MCUs are well-suited for a broad range of industrial networking, building/lighting control, and medical applications requiring high-performance and connectivity options.

"Avnet's On-Ramp sessions are created to give designers a preview of the hottest design techniques in a personalized setting," said Marc Gsand, vice president of marketing for Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas. "This On-Ramp features advanced products from Freescale's MCF5225x line - a highly integrated MCU with on-chip USB, Ethernet, CAN, and encryption. Connectivity application designers will see immediate benefits from the ready-to-go MQX RTOS and software stacks, training resources, and third-party solutions."

"Avnet's On-Ramp Technical Sessions help our customers get their designs to market quickly and efficiently," said Aiden Mitchell, director of industrial and multi-market microcontrollers for Freescale. "The combination of these complementary technical sessions with the high-performance MCF5225x ColdFire MCU and Freescale MQX software gives developers a comprehensive, cost-effective solution that helps accelerate their application development success."

For more information, or to request an On-Ramp Technical Session, please visit: www.em.avnet.com/freescaleonramp.

About Avnet Electronics Marketing

Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers (EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more than 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 www.em.avnet.com. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet generated revenue of $17.95 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.