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Karen Field - Vice President, Content Marketing at Avnet

Karen Field has spent the majority of her career creating content for electronics design engineers, serving as Editorial Director of EE Times, EDN, Electronics Design and other B2B media. She has succesfully launched content marketing programs, created and run community sites, and developed training and conference programs for live events including the Embedded Systems Conference. She holds a BS in mechanical engineering.

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AI-powered robots coming to a factory near you

By Karen Field - January 15, 2025

Technical article

The smart robot trend stands to grow dramatically in the next few years, with enabling technologies like Edge AI powering the growth trend. Find out just how big the smart robot trend really is.

Diagnostic wearables: Design challenges and opportunities

By Karen Field - October 27, 2022

Technical article

From the need to maintain small form factors and keep system power requirements low to concerns over data integrity and cost, the design space for diagnostic wearables is fraught with complexity.

Smart watch worn on a wrist showing pulse rate.

Are wearables the killer app for energy harvesting technology?

By Karen Field - October 13, 2022

Technical article

As wearable devices grow in popularity, so does interest in energy harvesting technology as an alternative to battery power. Experts say it shouldn’t be an “all-or-nothing: proposition.

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