I spent three days at electronica in Munich last month and saw some amazing technologies and products, in addition to meeting some old friends, and (hopefully) making some new ones. Rumor has it that there were about 80,000 attendees and almost 3,500 exhibitors, spread out over 18 halls. Oh, and it was cold, very cold.

AI-enabled edge computing is in a massive growth cycle, both among consumer-facing markets, and in the B-to-B, enterprise, and industrial verticals. This growth in demand is driving an ever-increasing demand for additional compute power and new functions, while still remaining low power enough to run on batteries.

Embedded Computing Design, the organizing partner of embedded world North America, held on October 8th-10th, is coordinating three hands-on Build your Own Embedded Systems classes.

Taipei, Taiwan. TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) announced that Lars Reger, CTO, NXP Semiconductors has accepted an invite to provide a keynote at COMPUTEX 2024. He will speak on COMPUTEX's theme of artificial intelligence and how it can innovate possibilities when combined with a solid technology framework.

The Embedded Computing Design editorial staff is pleased to present this year’s embedded world Best-in-Show nominees in the Microcontrollers, Microprocessors, & IP category:

Eindhoven, The Netherlands. NXP Semiconductors is introducing its S32 CoreRide platform with NXP saying it breaks through the integration barriers for next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) development. The industry-first vehicle software platform simplifies intricate vehicle architecture design and reduces costs for automakers and tier-1 suppliers.

The opening sentence of President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, published back in May 2021, is: ‘The United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people’s security and privacy.’ The president added: ‘…cybersecurity requires more than government action. Protecting our nation from malicious cyber actors requires the Federal Government to partner with the private sector. The private sector must adapt to the continuously changing threat environment, ensure its products are built and operate securely, and partner with the Federal Government to foster a more secure cyberspace.’