Embedded Computing Design

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Editor-in-Chief Ken Briodagh sits down with Marten Smith, Principal Segment Manager for the Medical and Health Segment at Microchip Technology. Together, they explore how Microchip supports innovation in the medical field, navigates stringent security standards, and tackles the challenges of certifying new medical devices. They also discuss how advancements in AI are paving the way for improved patient care.

Navitas Semiconductor, a power semiconductor company focused on gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced its high-power GaNSafe ICs achieve automotive qualification for both AEC-Q100 and AEC-Q101, showcasing GaN’s next inflection into the automotive market.

Productivity and efficiency are essential for today’s professionals, who need tools to keep up with demanding, ever-changing work environments. Portable, durable, and reliable solutions are key to allowing them to work freely and effectively, wherever work takes them.

Heilind Electronics offers a line of portable printers designed to meet these needs. The Brady M410 and M510 printers cater to professionals in industrial (non-robotics), computing, data communications, telecommunications, test, measurement, and laboratory settings. The M410 printer is designed for handheld, industrial-grade printing use cases, and the M510 is designed as a durable desktop solution for workstations and assembly.

Registration for COMPUTEX 2025 Keynote is now open. The exhibition will take place from May 20th to 23rd at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Halls 1 and 2. A day before the show, on May 19th, the COMPUTEX Keynote will take place, highlighting NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), MediaTek, and NXP introducing the next generation of industrial developments.

Today’s developers are expected to bring the power and performance of machine learning to the edge. This is possible with the help of a development platform capable of evaluating and prototyping applications like edge computing, industrial automation, smart devices, and automotive applications, which increasingly demand use cases like low power consumption and machine learning acceleration.

The BG29 Bluetooth LE SoC from Silicon Labs is designed for miniaturized connected medical wearables, CGMs, insulin patches, and smart implants. The SoC solution promotes an ultra-compact design measuring 2.6 x 2.8 mm and is available in both QFN and WLCSP packages.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Scott Bibaud, President and CEO of Atomera, explores the rising costs of semiconductor manufacturing and the challenges of scaling to advanced nodes like 3nm and 2nm. He breaks down the diminishing performance gains and the complexity of high-volume semiconductor architectures.

Next, Rich and Scot Morrison, Vice President of Shift Left Software Product Management at Siemens EDA, discuss the growing specialization of chip design—and why development tools must evolve to keep up.

But first, Rich and I examine Moore’s Law and whether the push for ever-smaller chips is truly the best path forward.

At the global industry show embedded world 2025 in Nuremburg, Germany earlier this month, there was lots of talk about how important memory has become to embedded systems. The drive toward implementing technological trends like AI and neural network computing is driving the necessity for reliable and robust memory and storage solutions.

The BMR316 series from Flex Power Modules is designed to deliver efficient and high-performance power conversion to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and hyperscale computing applications that require intermediate bus voltage regulation.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, we’re joined by Jonathan Moore, Director of Advanced Systems at Exida, and John Ellis, USA President and Head of Product at Codethink. These industry leaders share their insights on the future of automotive technology, focusing on software engineering for 2025, along with key discussions on trust, safety, and evolving industry standards.

But first, Rich and Ken are back from embedded world 2025 in Nuremberg to share highlights for those who couldn’t attend. They’ll cover the annual Best-in-Show awards, hands-on workshops, and emerging technologies shaping the future. 

All entries are judged using a 15-point rubric, that assesses design excellence, relative performance, and market impact/disruption. Judging is managed by the ECD Content Team.

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, security is paramount. With countless new devices being connected to networks every second, it’s important to ensure these systems meet the critical and modern demands of transparency and trust.

During NVIDIA GTC 2025 from March 17-21, Vecow will exhibit its latest NVIDIA Jetson powered rugged Edge AI computing platforms and solution services for AI Robot, smart agriculture, public safety and industrial applications at Booth 237.

Embedded edge AI IoT solutions today, like wearables, smart home appliances, and factory automation solutions, demand versatility and diversity in connectivity. These low-power IoT applications can benefit from wireless SoCs leveraging Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and low-power, low-data-rate communication protocols for suitable performance and interoperability.

AI IoT applications today require solutions that enable local processing for real-time decision making, expansive AI capabilities, low-power operations, hardware based security, seamless interaction with other devices or networks, and much more in order to keep up with the demands of modern multimodal consumer, enterprise, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The number of connected devices and sensors deployed at the edge today is growing, and so is the demand for solutions that excel at managing data-intensive tasks, promoting adaptable requirements, integrating advanced processing capabilities, and accelerating time to market.

Intel and OnLogic’s collaborations will be presented in Hall 3, Booth 343 at this year’s embedded world. The partnership’s goal is to promote the future of edge computing with Intel providing processors, while OnLogic designs rugged and reliable industrial hardware.

All entries are judged using a 15-point rubric, that assesses design excellence, relative performance, and market impact/disruption. Judging is managed by the ECD Content Team.

All entries are judged using a 15-point rubric, that assesses design excellence, relative performance, and market impact/disruption. Judging is managed by the ECD Content Team.

It’s clear that in today’s fast-paced technological landscape, there’s a growing need for AI that’s not going anywhere anytime soon. The demand for real-time preprocessing, AI inferencing, and enhanced postprocessing is paramount to the acceleration of embedded AI applications like autonomous driving, industrial PCs, detection and tracking, 3D imaging, and more.