onsemi: A New Name and a Sharper Focus - Blog
September 15, 2021On Semiconductor is now known as onsemi. That’s not a big deal, as that’s what everyone called the company anyway. What is a big deal is that there’s a new sheriff in town. Hassane El-Khoury took over as President and CEO last December and is in the process of putting his imprint on the company.
Embedded Executive: Tom Doyle, Founder and CEO, Aspinity - Podcast
September 15, 2021Are you familiar with “analog machine learning?” If the answer is yes, then you’re likely in the minority.
Embedded Executive: Johnson Chen, Executive, Winbond - News
September 08, 2021The global chip shortage continues to rage on, and it appears to be worsening rather than getting better.
Embedded Executive: Ted Pawela, Head of Nexar - Podcast
September 01, 2021Nexar is a business unit of Altium. The Nexar ecosystem supports the development of electronic products by connecting partners to engineers and PCB designers through Altium's 365 platform.
Embedded Executive: Peggy Carrieres, Global VP of Sales Enablement, Avnet - Podcast
August 25, 2021We are in a serious chip shortage. Why is that the case? Well, it depends who you ask.
Embedded Executive: Raymond Lo, OpenVINO Evangelist, Intel - Podcast
August 13, 2021AI Day is right around the corner (on September 9). One of the sessions will cover how you actually build an AI platform.
Embedded Executive: Zach Bonefas, Automation Technology Leader, John Deere - Podcast
August 11, 2021John Deere is obviously a leader in the agriculture space. Most of us know the company for its tractors, and products that are related to farming, etc.
MediaTek’s Kompanio 1300T SoC Platform Ups the Tablet Performance Experience - Blog
August 04, 2021Demands on personal computing devices continue to grow, especially with far more higher density content and need to be able to “compute anywhere.”
Embedded Executive: Mike Fahrion, CTO, Multi-Tech Systems - Podcast
August 04, 2021Is 5G more hype than reality? After all this time, I sure hope not. There are pockets where 5G is actually in use, but a real full-scale rollout is still quite a ways away, particularly in the embedded and industrial sectors.
Cadence Design Tool Implements ML for More Effective Digital IC Design - Blog
August 02, 2021When I first heard about this, it sounded like a little smoke and mirrors, to be able to work the latest buzzwords into the product’s announcement. But a deeper dive reveals that ML implementation is really taking place here.
Embedded Executive: Frederic Desbiens, Program Manager, Eclipse Foundation - Podcast
July 28, 2021The Eclipse Foundation recently conducted a survey that focuses on IoT and Edge solutions.
Embedded Executive: François Baldassari, CEO and Co-Founder, Memfault - Podcast
July 21, 2021Firmware testing is often performed in a vacuum, aka a perfect environment in a lab. When taken out to the real world, the product may or may not perform as expected due to a variety of factors.
Embedded Executive: Patrick Carrier, Regional Manager for IoT and Cloud Security, Infineon Technologies - Podcast
July 14, 2021Security is one of the foremost topics in the embedded space today. In a recent conversation with Patrick Carrier, the Regional Manager for IoT and Cloud Security at Infineon Technologies, he had a different spin on security.
Embedded Executive: Jeff DiCorpo, SVP Business Development, efabless - Podcast
July 07, 2021Develop an ASIC for less than $10,000? I didn’t believe it either. But according to Jeff DiCorpo, a Senior VP at efabless, not only is it possible, but people are doing it with his company’s tools. Learn how to generate your own design on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.
The COM-HPC Spec is Here and Products Are Starting to Emerge - Blog
July 05, 2021COM-HPC was officially ratified about six months ago. Embedded Computing Design has done a nice job covering the spec and many of the products that have come out of the spec (some before ratification and many after). We also posted a series of videos (called COM-HPC Academy) with some of the influential members of PICMG, the standards body behind the spec.
Embedded Executive: Remi Lorrain, LoRaWAN Network Director, Semtech - Podcast
June 30, 2021LoRaWAN wants to invade your home. Its backers think that it’s perfect for many smart home applications. However, don’t we already have one — or two or three —wireless networks that are “perfect” for the home, namely Bluetooth and WiFi?
Switcher ICs from Power Integrations up efficiency while reducing component count - Blog
June 30, 2021Power Integrations has upped the game in the switching power-supply space with the release of its LinkSwitch-TNZ ICs. The devices combine offline power conversion, lossless zero-cross detection and, optionally, X-capacitor discharge functions, all in a compact SO-8C package. The parts can be used for non-isolated buck and buck-boost power supplies with an output current of up to 575 mA and can provide up to 12 W output for universal-input isolated flyback designs. These are specs that are suited for smart home and appliance applications.
New Lattice CertusPro-NX FPGAs Offer the Size, Power, and Speed Needed for Edge Applications - Story
June 28, 2021Lower power and higher bandwidth are the key characteristics needed for Edge-based processing. And those are the principles that Lattice’s CertusPro-NX general-purpose FPGA family are built upon. These devices increase the logic density over what was previously offered to up to 100k logic cells.
You Will Be Hacked. Be Ready For It - Story
June 23, 2021When I started the research for this article, I was looking for how OEMs could keep their systems safe from hackers. By the time I finished the research, it became clear to me that my vision was not accurate. You can not design a system that can’t breached, unless it’s one that does not connect to the outside world.
Embedded Executive: Shuah Khan, Linux Kernel Fellow, Linux Foundation - Podcast
June 23, 2021Two applications we discuss often at Embedded Computing Design are automotive and medical. More and more, these applications are making use of the Linux operating system. Why is that the case, and is it the same flavor for each?