Editor-in-Chief

Embedded Computing Design

Brandon is responsible for guiding content strategy, editorial direction, and community engagement across the Embedded Computing Design ecosystem. A 10-year veteran of the electronics media industry, he enjoys covering topics ranging from development kits to cybersecurity and tech business models. Brandon received a BA in English Literature from Arizona State University, where he graduated cum laude. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Security

Floored: NXP FTF 2016 - Other

May 27, 2016

Slide show -- This was my first time attending FTF, which incidentally was also the first FTF since the NXP/Freescale merger. To be honest, it was one...

IoT

NXP FTF 2016: Security lifecycle management for IoT edge devices - Other

May 26, 2016

At NXP's FTF 2016, Embedded Computing Design Technology Editor Brandon Lewis met with Gowri Chindalore, Head of Technology & Business Strategy at NXP Semiconductor. During the conversation, Gowri...

Automotive

NXP FTF 2016: Savari's Vision for V2X and Autonomous Driving - Video

May 25, 2016

At the 2016 NXP FTF in Austin, TX, Embedded Computing Design's Technology Editor Brandon Lewis interviews Paul Sakamoto, Chief Operations Officer at V2X sensor and software company Savari.

IoT

ON Semi's Batteryless Sensors Cut Cost, Form Factor for IoT Data Acquisition - Video

May 12, 2016

Lon Robinson of the Sensors division at ON Semiconductor walks Brandon Lewis through the company's new Smart Passive Sensor (SPS) offering.

Open Source

An IoT development kit comparison - Other

February 12, 2016

Over the past couple of years, I have routinely hinted at the rise of development kits, the Internet of Things (IoT), and how the two go hand in hand....

Consumer

Floored: CES 2016 recap - Other

January 15, 2016

Slide show -- It certainly doesn't seem like a year since the last Consumer Electronics Show, but with a new name ("International" has been dropped fr...

Automotive

QNX Platform for ADAS takes V2X to the streets ... inside Las Vegas Convention Center - Video

January 15, 2016

I wasn't expecting to see a V2X demonstration inside the Las Vegas Convention Center, but QNX Software Systems pulled it off. In the LVCC's North Hall...

Consumer

Discover[ing] Blue[tooth] - Other

January 15, 2016

As the battle for IoT connectivity continues to rage in the smart home, the pervasiveness of Bluetooth is an undeniable advantage for the standard. No...

IoT

Top 10 articles of 2015 - Other

January 04, 2016

2015 was a terrific year for Embedded Computing Design, as we expanded coverage on the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive systems, development kits...

Automotive

Educating the auto with deep learning for active safety systems - Other

December 14, 2015

The automotive industry is entering the age of artificial intelligence and requires teachers. In this interview with Danny Shapiro, Senior Director of...

IoT

New NXP to invest in Digital Networking for IoT, maintain jobs - Other

December 10, 2015

True to their word, NXP and Freescale officially finalized a $40 billion merger before the end of 2015, creating the world's fourth-largest non-memory...

Processing

Ensuring trust in IoT with Trusted Platform Modules and Trusted Brokered IO - Other

November 29, 2015

While connecting previously isolated devices on the Internet of Things (IoT) yields countless possibilities, it has also forced industry to reconsider...

Networking & 5G

Extending networks to SoC IP saves power at the IoT edge - Other

November 25, 2015

SoC architectures have remained largely the same over the last 20 years, with designers adding IP via the main CPU bus to create increasingly complex,...

Consumer

Sensors are about to ruin your cycling routine - Other

November 05, 2015

One more mile ... I can do this ... crap, is that a hill? ... that must be a 20 percent incline ... well, at least it looks like it ... maybe my momen...

Consumer

"Contextualizing" sensor fusion algorithm development challenges in smartphones and wearables - Other

November 05, 2015

As we all know well, there are two distinct camps in the smartphone market: Apple and Android. On the one hand you have Apple, whose strict developmen...

Automotive

How important is "instant on" to your automotive application? - Other

October 23, 2015

It's a fact of life these days that people want things now. In fact we've become so accustomed to real-time or near-real-time response from our phones...

Automotive

The growing importance of ISO 26262 tool qualification for automotive software vendors - Other

October 22, 2015

Commercial test tools are helping automotive software vendors save time, money, and refine the development lifecycle, but these off-the-shelf solution...

Processing

Microchip "does the math" in converter IC for thermocouple design - Other

August 31, 2015

At Sensors Expo earlier this year I had the chance to sit down with John Austin, Product Marketing Manager with Microchip's Analog and Interface divis...

Security

Should IoT security be regulated by industry or government? - Other

August 24, 2015

After a day full of security presentations, the audience for "The Biggest Challenges Faced by Developers" panel at IoT Evolution Developers Conference...

Open Source

Hands-on cloud connectivity, debug, monitoring, and management - Other

August 24, 2015

Before diving into a hands-on workshop, Christian Legare of embedded software vendor Micrium took some time to explain a few rules of thumb for IoT de...

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