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Engineering Real-Time: Lessons Learned While Chasing Determinism Part 3

Andrei Gorine

December 3, 2025

In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we talked about two key real-time scheduling algorithms and how they fit into our real-time database goals. We also covered why scheduling alone isn’t enough, and how precise time measurement, predictable rollback, well-placed verification points, and a bit of real-world profiling are what actually make “on time” possible.

Processing

We Must Embrace Innovation Where it Matters Most—on the Fab Floor

Joseph Cestari

December 3, 2025

The domestic semiconductor industry is at a critical juncture — with substantial investments, supportive policies, and soaring demand for artificial intelligence. Yet as the U.S. ramps up domestic production, I can’t help but wonder: are we on the cusp of unprecedented growth? Or are we teetering on the edge of a cliff?

Analog & Power

Optimizing LDO Headroom Control with a Current Referenced Switching Regulator Design—Part 1: Noise Sources, Impact, and Strategies

Kyosuke Shimo , Ino Lorenz Ardiente , Aldrick S. Limjoco

December 2, 2025

This article explores the various sources of noise in switching regulators and their impact on different analog signal chain components. It highlights several noise mitigation strategies, including the use of low dropout (LDO) regulators as effective postregulation filters. The article also shows a range of solutions from Analog Devices (ADI) that deliver optimized LDO efficiency across varying load conditions and output voltages, while pairing good power supply noise rejection. One solution offers a new method for LDOs to control the headroom provided by switching regulators with current reference architectures.

IoT

Avalue and Intel Solve Discriminative AI Challenge

Ken Briodagh

December 2, 2025

What do the manufacturing, robotics, transportation, video, city safety, and security industries all have in common? They are searching for more efficiencies in the process of real-time object detection and dynamic tracking. The answer to that search could be discriminative AI for many companies.

IoT

Nodeflux and Intel Offer Vision AI for Any Scale

Embedded Computing Design Staff

December 1, 2025

Computer vision is the AI application you’re most likely to see in most contexts these days. It seems that everyone is trying to develop smart cameras or Edge AI devices that can convert video data into intelligence.

Analog & Power

Product of the Week: Bicker Elektronik GmbH DC401W DC-ATX Power Supply

Tiera Oliver

December 1, 2025

Today’s industrial power solutions are faced with the demands of performing low-power operations while also meeting energy-efficient goals. These solutions must operate in varying rugged environments that require continuous operation, wide temperature ranges, and overall provide a reliable and safe power supply.

Networking & 5G

Mouser Product of the Week: STMicroelectronics ST67W Wi-Fi 6/BLUETOOTH 5.4/Thread Modules

Tiera Oliver

December 1, 2025

Requirements for wireless connectivity in embedded IoT and industrial environments are driven by demands for increased performance, low-cost, robust long-term operation, and efficient networking and connectivity in smart home, smart appliance, healthcare, and industrial IoT applications.

Software & OS

Engineering Real-Time: Lessons Learned While Chasing Determinism, Part 2

Andrei Gorine

November 25, 2025

In Part 1 of this series, we talked about two key real-time scheduling algorithms — Earliest Deadline First (EDF) and Priority Inheritance (PI) — and how they tie into our real-time database management goals. Those algorithms decide when each transaction should run, but that’s only the beginning.

IoT

Transforming Restaurant Operations with AI: TableWatch from DifiNative Powered by Intel Edge Processing

Ken Briodagh

November 25, 2025

The restaurant and hospitality industry has always been dynamic, but today’s environment is especially unforgiving. Rising commercial real estate costs, which often increase by 8–15% year over year in major cities, combined with escalating labor expenses and talent shortages, make profitability more challenging than ever. Despite extended operating hours, most restaurants still rely on a narrow peak window, typically accounting for less than 25 percent of the day, which contributes 60 to 70 percent of their revenue. During those hours, maintaining fast and consistent service becomes mission critical.

HPC/Datacenters

A Comprehensive Digital Twin Environment and Semiconductor Lifecycle Management Can Ensure Reliable Data-Center Operations

Lee Harrison

November 24, 2025

A growing number of semiconductor applications now require extremely reliable operation. In automotive for example, semiconductors are the underpinning technology for software-defined vehicles and make possible the advanced and self-driving features, which means they are an integral part of safety and critical systems.

Storage

Product of the Week: Apacer’s PT15R-M242 Industrial PCI Express Flash Drive

Tiera Oliver

November 24, 2025

The requirements for efficient, reliable, and low-power SSD storage in space-constrained environments are evident in today’s evolving industrial landscape. These solutions must also be cost-effective, rugged, and be able to deliver high-speed performance throughout their lifetime in education, retail, and IoT markets.

IoT

Supermicro Compact Server Systems for Edge AI with Intel Processing

Ken Briodagh

November 20, 2025

Server-like features being available at the edge of an enterprise’s network seems like a pipe dream, but if it were achievable, many industries would benefit greatly. In healthcare, manufacturing & robotics, retail, video, smart cities, public safety, and security, in particular, such feature availability in a compact form factor could be transformative in some cases and mission-critical for others.

IoT

Decenta Deploys S25-ARLS-WA02 with Intel Core Ultra for the Edge

Ken Briodagh

November 19, 2025

Companies struggle to process enormous and diverse data efficiently, often leading to delays and higher cost due to complex needs and limited AI computing power. This is increasingly obvious and problematic at the Edge, where the form factors can limit performance, storage, and battery.

Industrial

CES 2026: XELA Robotics Adds Human-Like Touch to Tesollo DG-5F Robotic Hand

Chad Cox

December 4, 2025

XELA Robotics announced it has integrated its uSkin sensors into a Tesollo DG-5F five-fingered human sized robotic hand with independent joint control. Due to the integration of XELA Robotics’ tactile sensors, the hand acquired a human-like sense of touch without changing its original size.

IoT

IBASE MAF801 Edge AI Platform Is Designed for Industrial Automation Applications

Chad Cox

December 4, 2025

IBASE Technology Inc. introduced its MAF801 Edge AI platform powered by 14th/13th/12th Gen Intel Core processors offering dedicated GPU expansion slots to meet the computational demands of AI applications including industrial automation, machine vision, intelligent robotics, and high-density AIoT.