Embedded Computing Design

Finite State will be at embedded world North America where its experts will lead three technical sessions and a pre-event webinar exploring how manufacturers can develop defensible regulatory evidence, determine the impact of newly disclosed vulnerabilities across product portfolios, and apply AI-assisted penetration testing to embedded firmware.

Across energy, transportation, industrial, aerospace, manufacturing and other sectors, a new engineering paradigm is emerging where systems are embedded with intelligence at the hardware, software and component levels – making them smart all around.

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Balancing compute density and power efficiency remains one of the major engineering challenges for embedded computing, especially as the demand for Edge systems and AI applications at the Edge is scaling rapidly. A majority of today’s solutions are forcing a tradeoff between performance and power efficiency. The systems designed for longer battery life may compromise on computing capability while high performance systems often require external power source or having energy compromises. Advanced applications such as robotics and usage of local large language models (LLM) could be hindered.

Quantropi will be demonstrating four software-defined, quantum-secure IoT solutions at embedded world North America 2026 in Exhibit Hall B, Booth 6808. The solutions aid embedded device manufacturers as they begin to transition toward quantum-safe security without the need to redesign hardware or replace existing platforms. Offered via the QiSpace platform, the four solutions, TRNG, Secure Boot, Secure Network, and Application Security, run on the microcontrollers, chipsets, and infrastructure generally in use.

Velasea has built an industrial computing platform that delivers a simplified solution to aid engineers, system integrators, OEMs, and technical buyers with the research, configure, and sourcing of industrial computing hardware. ipc.velasea.com is a one stop means to compare specifications across multiple manufacturers, configure systems online, and immediately see transparent pricing.

The smart home market is one of the most promising connected product market opportunities this decade. Grand View Research sized the 2025 market at nearly $163B, with a projected CAGR of 23.1% through 2033. We’re past the early adopter phase and well into mainstream acceptance, and there’s plenty of room for growth.

In today’s modern smart homes, engineers and developers of home appliances face the transition from mechanical “connected hardware” to sophisticated, intelligent ecosystem-aware machines. 

2026 is the year of Physical AI. With that understanding, what do engineers and developers need to know as they are handed mandates from above to ensure the next product launch can have that magic term on the box?

Edge environments housing modern industrial applications are growing, and so is the demand for reliable operation and scalable processing. These environments and applications must be able to provide efficient local processing, AI acceleration, high-speed networking, and hardware security, ideally on a single, compact platform.