Do you know what a software-defined vehicle (SDV) is? You likely have your definition, which may or may not be the “right” definition.

Just getting that baseline is where my discussion started with Ray Notarantonio, Infineon’s Senior Director of Vehicle User Experience in this week’s Embedded Executives podcast. We explored what’s possible with an SDV, when you should expect it, and what’s holding up the various aspects.

Bluetooth has been around for a quarter century. That’s a very, very long time in technology years. It’s evolved into one of the most omnipresent standards ever produced. That said, it continues to grow with new features and enhancements, which result in new use cases.

I spoke to Shantanu Bhalerao, the Vice President of Bluetooth Products for Infineon Technologies on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast to understand how that works and what's still to come for Bluetooth.

The advent of autonomous vehicles (AV) marks a shift in automotive technology, presenting advancements in mobility and introducing challenges in ensuring operational safety and security. As these vehicles edge closer to widespread adoption, the role of sophisticated safety mechanisms and stringent standards becomes imperative.

Low-power, scalable, reliable, and overall efficient wireless connectivity is a growing need for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. From applications like smart homes, human interface devices, and remote controls, to medical healthcare, automotive, and industrial automation, solutions like these can benefit from an advanced SoC leveraging Bluetooth technology.  

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.

Is Wi-Fi even a thing anymore? What I mean by that is, at least from the users’ perspective, Wi-Fi just works, and that’s not much to think about. However, behind the scenes, a lot has to happen to make that “ubiquitousness” happen. To get a better understanding of what is happening back there, I spoke to Sivaram Trikutam, the Vice President of Wi-Fi Products for Infineon. We get into the latest standards, including Matter, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

As consumers look for new ways to retrofit their smart home devices without power cabling, device makers are looking or new ways to make their battery-operated IoT smart home products more power-efficient at all levels, while meeting customers’ needs.