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Storage

How Synthetic DNA for Data Storage Could Help the Memory Crisis

Tiera Oliver

May 1, 2026

If you haven’t already heard, we’re in a memory crisis. More specifically, we’re in a global memory chip shortage, which began in late 2025 and is likely to persist into 2027, according to the International Data Corporation.

This shortage is caused by the exponential increase in high-performance AI models and the amount of data and subsequent data centers required to keep them running.

AI & Machine Learning

Industrial Automation is Advancing with AI, and the Opportunity is Huge

Ken Briodagh

April 30, 2026

Ever since Physical AI became the hype term of the day, it’s rubbed me a bit wrong.

As it’s commonly defined, physical AI describes the intersection of AI with the physical world and the compute process by which AI can sense, control, and act in the real world.

Security

Using Safety Application Notes to Aid Safety Designs Part 2: Plugging in the FMEDA

Bryan Angelo Borres

April 28, 2026

After doing some sanity checks to confirm whether the assumptions in deriving the component’s functional safety (FS) failure rate, failure mode distribution (FMD), and pin failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), the next step system integrators need to take is to plug the data into their system’s failure modes, effects, and diagnostics analysis (FMEDA).

Open Source

Dev Kit Weekly: STM32MP257F Dev Kit from Newark, an Avnet company

Ken Briodagh

April 22, 2026

The STM32MP257F-DK Discovery kit is designed as a complete demonstration and development platform for the STMicroelectronics STM32MP257FAK3 based on the Arm Cortex A35 and M33.

Industrial

Aetina and Anantak Transform Warehouse Operations with Autonomous VGVs

Aetina Corporation

April 15, 2026

AI expertise and powerful embedded compute enable OEMs to meet industrial sector demand

Industrial

Humanoid Perspectives: Advancing the Future of Robotics | Episode 1: Market Dynamics and the Road Ahead

Vecow Team

April 14, 2026

Exploring the evolution, current landscape, and strategic growth trends of humanoid robotics

AI & Machine Learning

Embedded AI Isn’t Enterprise AI, and That’s a Good Thing

Rich Nass

April 13, 2026

If you listen to the mainstream AI conversation, you might assume that every meaningful deployment requires racks of GPUs, enormous training datasets, and a Cloud energy budget that could power a small city. That perception comes largely from the enterprise AI world. Large language models, enterprise analytics platforms, and recommendation engines dominate the headlines.

Edge AI

Why In-Domain ASR Is the Missing Link for Real Edge AI Deployment

Casey NG

April 10, 2026

Over the past two years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been defined by the rise of large language models (LLMs). Systems like ChatGPT have reshaped expectations around conversational interfaces and reasoning. Yet when we move beyond demos and examine what is shipping in consumer and industrial products, the presence of AI at the edge remains surprisingly limited.

Debug & Test

Mouser Product of the Week: Analog Devices’ ADPA1112-EVALZ Evaluation Board

Tiera Oliver

April 6, 2026

Test and evaluation are critical and repetitive processes for engineers working with a wide variety of applications, especially those that are safety-critical. Development and test platforms are designed to support engineers developing these systems, providing ready-to-use and fully equipped solutions that measure and support the reuse or adaptation of designs to fit existing systems.

Analog & Power

Timing Is Now a Platform Decision: Why the Clock Must Come First

Piyush Sevalia

April 3, 2026

According to SiTime’s new State of Time 2025 report, half of all engineers responding to the survey stated that they consider timing component options at the beginning of the system design process. This is a major shift in system design practices, and it’s happening across multiple industries, from AI and edge compute to aerospace and industrial automation.

Healthcare

Mobile HMI and Healthcare: How Embedded is Enhancing Medical Facility Operations

Chad Cox

April 3, 2026

While there are many facets of human machine interfaces (HMI), a growing trend is how Mobile HMI can be used to improve medical environments. HMIs are no longer fixed panels on a wall. Walk through any medical facility, and one will witness multiple users rolling mobile carts or holding hand-held devices. Mobile HMIs range from tablets and smart panel PCs to smartphones.

Industrial

Sapphire Technology at embedded world 2026

Chad Cox

April 1, 2026

Paul Smith, Senior Director at Sapphire Technologies, walks Embedded Computing Design's Rich Nass through a series of the company's products.

Automotive

ISO 8800 Is Coming to Your Next Platform Program — Are You Ready?

Sandeep Kumar Bomthapalli

March 30, 2026

For the past decade, ISO 26262 has been the governing framework for functional safety in road vehicles. It established how automotive engineers think about hazard analysis, safety goals, ASIL decomposition, and the lifecycle of safety-critical systems. It is now deeply embedded in how semiconductor IP vendors, Tier 1 suppliers, and OEMs design and certify their products.

Edge AI

electronica 2026 Highlights Edge AI, AIoT, and Machine Learning Trends Across Global Electronics Industry

Chad Cox

May 1, 2026

electronica 2026 will host the international electronics industry from November 10 to 13, at the Munich Trade Fair Center. Around 3,500 exhibitors from around 60 countries will showcase their cutting-edge applications and solutions. This year’s exhibition is centered on AI, from Edge AI to AIoT and machine learning. Visitors will have an opportunity to see key innovations and speak to industry experts as exhibitors will showcase and discuss current and future technologies.

Processing

Nohik Semel, CEO of Altair Semiconductor

Altair Semiconductor Breaks Away from Sony to Drive Next-Gen 5G IoT and Physical AI Solutions

Chad Cox

May 1, 2026

Headed by Pitango Group, and with the help of $50 million in initial funding, Altair Semiconductor has successfully transitioned to an independent company after breaking away from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation. To show solidarity and trust, Sony will remain a shareholder with confidence in Altair’s long-term vision for connectivity that is powering the Physical AI transformation.