According to SiTime’s new State of Time 2025 report, half of all engineers responding to the survey stated that they consider timing component options at the beginning of the system design process. This is a major shift in system design practices, and it’s happening across multiple industries, from AI and edge compute to aerospace and industrial automation.

In the fast-paced world of electronic design, engineers often focus on processing, power consumption, connectivity, and performance as the key levers of innovation. But in 2025, something fundamental is shifting in the design process — and engineers are taking notice.

In this episode of Embedded Insiders, we’re joined by Piyush Sevalia, Executive Vice President of Marketing at SiTime, to discuss the evolving landscape of precision timing solutions and the shift from quartz to silicon-based MEMS. 

Next, Ken is back with another edition of ICYMI, where he updates us on some of the top embedded news stories, and this week we’ve got news from Shelly Group, Emerson, and Cincoze.

But first, Ken and I share our opinions on today’s modern precision timing solutions. 

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

Timing devices within embedded systems are likely the most important components that you don’t know anything about. That’s a paraphrase from Piyush Sevalia, a Vice President at SiTime, and it’s certainly very true.
 

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. SiTime Corporation recently announced that it will provide its Cascade MEMS-based Clock-System-on-a-Chip (ClkSoC) and an Emerald OCXO or Elite X Super-TCXO precision timing solutions for Lattice Semiconductor's new synchronization hardware development platform.

Timing, like power, is an ever-present topic in every modern automotive electronic system. Modern cars use up to 70 timing devices, and this number is expected to grow as new automated driving features are introduced.