As devices become increasingly intelligent and interconnected, the demand for sophisticated embedded systems also continues to soar, with a natural knock-on effect across the embedded software industry as developers step up to embrace new technologies and methods.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Dunstan Power, Director of ByteSnap Design, unpacks the strategic and practical implications of Europe’s investment in the semiconductor industry. Dunstan shares his perspective on how this funding could bolster Europe’s chip manufacturing capabilities, address global supply chain challenges and foster innovation for companies like ByteSnap and its clients.

The UK has committed to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, and vans by 2030 in line with its climate goal of net zero emissions by 2050.

Versinetic and ByteSnap Design will be launching an EV charger software development kit (SDK) on stand C4-609 at this year’s CENEX LCV event.

On this episode of the Embedded Insiders, Brandon and Rich discuss whether the IoT is “newer” than M2M or connected embedded, or has the name just changed while the definition remains the same? Perhaps it’s not new, it’s just moved to the edge and adopted “new” capabilities.

I used to think electric vehicles (EVs) were invented recently in response to the global outcry to reduce carbon emissions. So, you can imagine my surprise when I learned EVs have been in and out of popularity since the late 19th century but didn’t stick until the 21st century mostly because fossil fuels were just so available.

Globally, the smart home market is estimated to be worth around $53 billion. Years of R & D into wireless communication has resulted in networking protocols such as Bluetooth, Thread and Zigbee. In an ideal world, these standards would co-exist peacefully in a harmonized ecosystem, bringing together various networks and allowing developers to get new products to market faster.