Embedded Computing Design

Once a Z-Wave device is installed, it often remains in place for many years. Indeed, thanks to Z-Wave’s low power consumption and guaranteed backwards compatibility, these smart home devices can be continuously used for decades. This includes sensors in inaccessible locations and mains-powered devices that cannot be easily rebooted: If a device bricks, it could be out of commission for months or even years. If your firmware is designed for resiliency, however, it won’t brick when it encounters a bug or impossible state. Built-in failsafes ensure the end users never even know something went wrong.

McObject released its updated eXtremeDB 9.0 with two improvements that include native Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) indexes and a new Edge Client requiring as little as 8 KB of memory. The additions mark eXtremeDB’s as a database engine for mission critical embedded systems, edge AI workloads, and IoT deployments which demand deterministic performance, minimal footprint, and reliable upstream data movement.

7STARLAKE introduced its F50 Airborne Liquid-Cooled AI Super Server engineered to meet ARINC 429 avionics standards that support mission-critical airborne functions including navigation, flight control, and engine monitoring. The solution integrates an optimized liquid-cooling design to ensure consistent operation in harsh airborne operating environments. It is built on 7STARLAKE’s Open Modular and Scalable Architecture.

According to ByteSnap Design, battery maintenance is beginning to be one of the largest obstacles to large-scale Industrial IoT (IIoT) deployments. The company recently published an engineering blueprint, “Energy Harvesting: The Key to Maintenance-Free Industrial IoT” in response to hardware designers facing soaring maintenance costs and tightening environmental guidelines.

ROCKVILLE, MD, July 6, 2026 – Ceva, Inc. announced a landmark AI licensing deal with a major U.S. software and AI platform company for a custom AI silicon program targeting next-generation intelligent computing devices. The agreement extends Ceva’s customer base beyond traditional semiconductor companies and device OEMs to include software platform companies that are increasingly designing custom silicon to optimize performance, power and area (PPA) and the overall user experience.

For decades, electronics and embedded computing supply chain strategy was defined by one overarching goal: efficiency. Semiconductor manufacturers, board-level product developers, and electronics distributors invested heavily in optimization technologies designed to reduce component procurement costs, streamline just-in-time delivery networks, and maximize manufacturing asset utilization. The prevailing belief was simple: the more optimized an embedded computing supply chain became, the more competitive it would be.

Iridium Communications Inc. released the Iridium 9604 module and Iridium 9604 Development Kit, delivering a clear path to build and scale connected IoT solutions worldwide. The Iridium 9604 module combines Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD) satellite connectivity, LTE-M cellular, and GNSS positioning. That, and the Iridium 9604 Development Kit enables rapid prototype, test, and validate hybrid satellite, cellular, and GNSS applications with resources that simplify integration and streamline deployment workflows.

embedded world North America announced its 2026 Technical Conference program taking place from September 22–24, 2026, at the Anaheim Convention Center. Throughout the conference, over 100 technical sessions will be presented by leading engineers, technology innovators, researchers, and academics from across the embedded technology ecosystem.

Antenova announced its Petrosa (SR43W081) PIFA (Planar Inverted Antenna) that operates on a ground plane with no clearance requirements. Petrosa is compatible with WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 protocols while also supporting older versions of Wi-Fi on 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

One of the big stories from COMPUTEX 2026 was the current and coming memory and storage shortage that some are calling RAMageddon. Not at all flustered was storage and memory specialist company Biwin, which had many leading edge devices on offer at the show, and lots to talk about with everyone in the booth.