Q: With the ever-increasing emphasis on the Internet of Things, what challenges remain for security with embedded devices? By Robert Webber, field applications engineer, Harwin In the coming years there will be tens of billions of IoT nodes put into operation. Combined together, the huge numbers of these devices involved will represent a major […]
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Brainstorm: What Industries Will See the Biggest Increase in the Use of Embedded Systems?
Q: What industries will see the biggest increase in the use of embedded systems? By Doug Patterson, VP of global marketing, Aitech Group Defense and aerospace will remain some of the highest usage areas for embedded computing boards and systems, if not emerging as the highest over the next few years. The reasons are […]
Embedded Within: Motor Control in Home Appliances: Three Design Trends to Watch
Motor control is increasingly demanding a design revisit in home appliances while they acquire greater functionality by using network connectivity and user interface enhancements. The fact that air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines are shrinking in size also means that power consumption and high-temperature environments are becoming a critical issue in appliance motor control. To […]
Challenges Facing Rugged Embedded Technology
Rugged embedded systems designed for sectors such as defense, aerospace, and industrial (oil and gas, utility, and mining), need to perform reliably in harsh conditions with extreme temperatures, high radiation levels (for space applications), and high moisture or pressure. In addition, they must deal with power and security constraints. The rugged embedded market has been […]
The Drawing Board: FPGAs Search for the Killer App
One of the most desirable additions to any technology is the killer app—a function or application that makes it indispensable or clearly superior to competing products, and jump-starts sales. Perhaps the earliest example is VisiCalc, an electronic spreadsheet that debuted in 1979; initially, it only ran on the Apple II and is credited with making […]
Embedding Intelligence and Functionality
*This Editor’s Note will appear in the April Edition of ECN. Embedded systems are part of technology that we use all the time, whether it’s a smartwatch, MRI, hybrid car, or traffic lights, embedded technology is present. It has been said that 98 percent of all microprocessors manufactured are used in embedded systems. This technology […]
The SMARC 2.0 Quick Start Kit for NXP i.MX 8 Designs
congatec presents a SMARC 2.0 Quick Starter Kit for the new NXP i.MX 8 QuadMax processor family. The kit offers everything developers need for the immediate evaluation of the new NXP i.MX 8 processor generation. Developers of vision-based AI applications, in particular, benefit from the natively supported integrated MIPI interfaces and optional pre-configured software support for […]
Embedded Within: What’s Driving Innovation in Power Management ICs
Power management ICs or PMICs are the unsung heroes behind sleek smartphones, cars with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), and the highly-diverse Internet of Things (IoT) designs. And these power companions to chipset, processor, and memory have constantly been evolving over the decade to optimize power consumption and boost energy efficiency. PMICs regulate, manage, and protect […]
Industrial 3D NAND-Based SSDs
Virtium announced it will expand its extensive StorFly® family of SSDs to include industrial-grade 3D NAND-based drives, beginning the first quarter 2019. The new Virtium® SSDs will leverage 3D NAND flash devices’ lower cost per bit and be available in a wide range of interfaces, form factors and capacities. Additionally, the 3D NAND-based drives will address the critical requirements […]
Embedded Within: Automotive Functional Safety Creates New Ecosystem, More Jobs
Functional safety has been a niche area, and there are only a few functional safety engineers who ensure that technical requirements are met, and that their design teams follow the guidelines and processes outlined in the functional safety specifications for aeronautics, automotive, and military applications. But functional safety has seen a rapid transformation over the […]