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The Shift to Edge AI Requires Connector Choices to be Re-Examined

The Shift to Edge AI Requires Connector Choices to be Re-Examined

Edge AI moves is moving processing to harsh environments like UAVs and robotics. Connectors must be rugged, compact, and high-power to meet SWaP-C constraints and ensure safety/reliability.


Edge AI Development Is a Lifecycle Problem

Edge AI Development Is a Lifecycle Problem

Edge AI success is limited by memory and power. Fragmented tools cause failures. Learn how a cohesive, full-lifecycle approach unifying design and deployment is essential for scalable systems.


The Countdown: Preparing Manufacturing Systems for the Post-Quantum Era

The Countdown: Preparing Manufacturing Systems for the Post-Quantum Era

Decades of captured data and IP face future exposure from harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks. Products and systems built today need quantum-resistant security integrated from design through deployment.


The Configurable Matrix Computer: A New Alternative to the von Neumann Architecture

The Configurable Matrix Computer: A New Alternative to the von Neumann Architecture

Learn how this new type of AI processor provides a 100x improvement in power and performance over conventional GPUs or MCUs.


Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Charting a Path to Sub-GHz Deployment

Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Charting a Path to Sub-GHz Deployment

Making informed choices about network ecosystems, protocols, and hardware is critical when developing large-scale IoT networks. Learn more in this article.


Revamp Outdoor Power Gear With Smart Battery Monitoring and Motor Control

Revamp Outdoor Power Gear With Smart Battery Monitoring and Motor Control

Learn how integrated battery monitoring and motor control in outdoor power equipment designs ensure safety, extend battery life, and simplify development with high-voltage integration.


Narrowband IoT: Power-Efficient Connectivity for IoT and Smart Cities

Narrowband IoT: Power-Efficient Connectivity for IoT and Smart Cities

Learn how Narrowband (NB)-IoT offers power-efficient, scalable connectivity for IoT and smart cities. It addresses challenges of power, coverage, and cost for massive device deployments.


Using Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis to Uncover Hidden Timing Couplings

Using Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis to Uncover Hidden Timing Couplings

Learn about "hidden" timing couplings in multicore systems that cause unexpected interference, significantly impacting Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) even for independent tasks.


Why 90% of Component Compliance Issues Are Preventable (And How To Stop Them)

Why 90% of Component Compliance Issues Are Preventable (And How To Stop Them)

In today's rapidly evolving aerospace and defense landscape, component engineers face an unprecedented challenge: ensuring every part they specify meets stringent compliance requirements while maintaining mission readiness and program viability.


A New Ratiometric Data Acquisition Circuit for Unequal Supply and Reference Voltages

A New Ratiometric Data Acquisition Circuit for Unequal Supply and Reference Voltages

This article introduces a new ratiometric data-acquisition system design for use with remote sensors. As we’ll see, it reduces error by employing matched resistor divider networks.


How RISC-V Enables Shift-Left Practices for Securing Embedded Systems

How RISC-V Enables Shift-Left Practices for Securing Embedded Systems

RISC-V’s open architecture enables a shift-left approach to security in embedded systems. Learn how it smooths the way for integrating security features and more early in the development cycle.


Adding Vision to Supervision: Enhancing Workplace Efficiency

Adding Vision to Supervision: Enhancing Workplace Efficiency

Placing cameras in a workplace can be tricky because it requires balancing workplace efficiency with employee security and privacy. Learn how to leverage sensing technology properly to maximize production.


Unlocking the Future: AI-Driven Embedded Systems

Unlocking the Future: AI-Driven Embedded Systems

AI-driven embedded systems are enabling smarter, more efficient, and adaptive systems. We will explore key industry innovations and identify applications that can benefit from this revolutionary technology.


How To Streamline the IoT Security Lifecycle

How To Streamline the IoT Security Lifecycle

Security in IoT systems is both an end-to-end problem and a lifecycle challenge. In this article, learn cost-effective ways to craft an enduring, secure IoT implementation.


Harnessing the Power of a Software-Based Image Signal Processing Approach

Harnessing the Power of a Software-Based Image Signal Processing Approach

There are numerous advantages to leveraging a software-based image signal processor (ISP) approach. Learn the advantages and the solutions available to implement this technology.


Solar Cell Challenges for Indoor IoT Applications

Solar Cell Challenges for Indoor IoT Applications

The intensity and spectrum of indoor lighting are vastly different from sunlight. This means indoor photovoltaic (IPV) technology must also be different. This article discusses those challenges and options for IPV cells, test methods, and standards.


How To Withstand Electrical Stresses in Modern Op Amps

How To Withstand Electrical Stresses in Modern Op Amps

When designing amplifier circuits, it can be a challenge to avoid an overvoltage event at the amplifier. Learn the multiple options you have for preventing damage and when an overvoltage event occurs.


Evolving Beyond Single-Processor Embedded Systems for IoT Edge Sensor Nodes

Evolving Beyond Single-Processor Embedded Systems for IoT Edge Sensor Nodes

Learn how system partitioning can optimize IoT edge sensor node operation by intelligently separating the analog sensors that measure slowly varying signals from the communication networks using high-speed digital signals.


Designing Next-Gen Smart Meters That Outsmart Electrical Hazards

Designing Next-Gen Smart Meters That Outsmart Electrical Hazards

Smart meters should be designed to avoid damaging electrical transients. Learn how to make use of the right circuit protection, sensing, and power control components to improve your meter design.


Six Misconceptions About Power Modules—Say Goodbye to Trade-Offs

Six Misconceptions About Power Modules—Say Goodbye to Trade-Offs

With power modules, no one wants to have to trade-off performance for other benefits. But you don’t have to. In this article, learn about modern power module capabilities by understanding these six misconceptions.