Engineering teams must often choose between COTS systems that may not entirely meet requirements and fully custom designs that are more than they need. This article outlines how semi-custom is the solution. By combining proven components with specific customizations, semi-custom solutions reduce execution risk, accelerate delivery, streamline compliance-readiness, and provide long-term lifecycle support.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Rich and Jeff Baldwin, Director of Engineering at Sealevel Systems, discuss the process of designing systems for harsh environments and how Sealevel’s expertise helps customers get started with safe and reliable solutions.

Our next segment is sponsored by Infineon Technologies. Rich Nass is joined by Erik Wood, Infineon’s Senior Director of Microcontroller Cryptography and Product Security, and the two discuss quantum computing and how the experts at Infineon are working to keep systems secure.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, Contributing Editor Rich Nass chats with Earle Foster, Senior Vice President of Sales at Sealevel Systems, about how to build embedded systems without starting from scratch. They explore when to rely on fully custom and off-the-shelf components, and where semi-custom solutions are most suitable.

Later, Ken talks with Soracom Co-Founder and CTO Kenta Yasukawa about the company’s latest GenAI developments, with a brief mention of our upcoming AI at the Edge Day.

But first, Ken and I break down the latest news on NVIDIA’s H20 chip and developing export regulations around advanced AI chips.

Rugged, future-ready embedded computing powerhouse that delivers uncompromising performance from edge to enterprise.

Sealevel Systems has an expertise in building systems for rugged, harsh environments, and the ability to achieve long life. Earle Foster explains that it detail.

The demand for rugged, reliable industrial edge computing solutions continues to grow as industries evolve and applications increasingly operate in harsher and more remote environments. Solutions like these need to be connected, modular, and advanced enough to succeed in varying conditions.  

Embedded Computing Design is excited to reveal that its all new Dev Kit Zone will make its debut at embedded world 2025 in Nuremburg, Germany, March 11 to 13.