Embedded Computing Design

The power part of the embedded equation is becoming ever-more critical. Embedded design is always trying to balance the three factors of performance, cost and energy, but as energy becomes more expensive and efficiency becomes more required, the old days of ignoring power use are long over. Even more so at the edge, where unlimited power isn’t even an option, usually.

Theres a growing movement in the embedded space, especially in the most complex industries where regulatory compliance is mission critical and standards parameters are particularly stringent. In these industries, like medical and industrial robotics, customer experience centers (CEC) can help engineers solve tricky challenges and lead to deeper engagements with OEMs and suppliers.

AI applications for computing at the Edge are at the peak of excitement and interest across every vertical, and enterprises from the industrial to the consumer are looking for ways to incorporate the power of AI.

In a new release, Bota Systems, a maker of multi-axis force-torque sensors, has announced the opening of its own Customer Experience Center at HEIDENHAIN’s CONNECT Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Fremont, California.

Intel and AMD have launched an x86 ecosystem advisory group that the companies say will bring together technology leaders to shape the future of the x86 architecture. They want to show that x86 is able to meet the needs of the market better than other architectures through performance and interoperability across hardware and software.

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It’s almost time for the RISC-V Summit North America again and Embedded Computing Design will be there to bring back all the innovation, execution and application you want to know. Let’s take a quick look at what will be going on in the conference session and a few things that we’re particularly interested in attending.

AI-enabled edge computing is in a massive growth cycle, both among consumer-facing markets, and in the B-to-B, enterprise, and industrial verticals. This growth in demand is driving an ever-increasing demand for additional compute power and new functions, while still remaining low power enough to run on batteries.

SiFive today announced its new SiFive Intelligence XM Series, which the company says is designed for accelerating high performance AI workloads.

Synopsys has announced a brand new UCIe IP solution operating at up to 40 Gbps per pin and the company says it’s targeted directly at the computing needs of data centers layered with ever-more sophisticated AI applications.

It’s almost time for the first-ever embedded world North America, which will take place in Austin, Texas at the Austin Convention Center from October 8-10. The event will be filled with more than 150 exhibitors and dozens of conference sessions that will focus on the value chain for embedded system development and production, distributed artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) segments.

If the growing number of new RISC-V announcements aren’t enough proof of the license-free protocol’s momentum, there is a mountain of analyst predictions, trend research, and market analysis that seems to be getting ever more optimistic about the space.

Motor control is critical to thousands of device types, from simple home appliances to advanced medical equipment. Moreover, the continuing drive toward automation has made it a must-have in industrial and edge devices.

Sometimes a new brand is created for purely marketing reasons, but in the best cases a company can offer real strategic and engineering benefits from reorganizing and creating a new imprint, subsidiary, or product family. A recent important example is now public, and it comes from Avnet.

In a recent release, Senseeker, a company specializing in fabless semiconductor and cryogenic test solutions for digital imaging, announced that its new Neon RD0131 is now available.

Embedded Computing is revolutionizing the power of Edge Intelligence and pushing AI and autonomy to new heights, opening the door to new applications in every vertical. One rapidly growing arena is as far toward the edge as it’s possible to be: computing in space.

The Edge is nothing new. Edge networking, Edge processing, and most recently Edge intelligence have been where many companies have been innovating and expanding capabilities and product lines for years.

According to a recent release, QuickLogic Corporation, a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP, ruggedized FPGAs and endpoint AI solutions, has joined Intel Foundry’s Accelerator IP and USMAG (US Military/Aerospace/Government) Alliances.

Microchip Technology recently announced an On-Board Charger (OBC) solution that is designed to use a selection of the company’s automotive-qualified digital, analog, connectivity and power devices, including the dsPIC33C Digital Signal Controller (DSC), the MCP14C1 isolated SiC gate driver and mSiC MOSFETs in an industry-standard D2PAK-7L XL package.

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