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IoT

From Telematics to Edge Intelligence: Reengineering Safety-Critical Embedded Systems

Ellen Warren

May 5, 2026

A Conversation with Alekh Vaidya

Software & OS

Ada Is a Memory-Safe Language. It's Also Not New. That's the Point.

Mark Hermeling

May 4, 2026

The NSA and CISA published a cybersecurity information sheet in 2022 recommending that developers move to memory-safe languages. It was updated in 2023, then again in June 2025. These reports sparked extensive global discussion about the use of memory-safe languages in critical software. Other regulations, such as the European Cyber Resilience Act, do not explicitly mention technologies like memory safety but instead focus on higher-level concepts such as 'state-of-the-art' and 'secure-by-design'.

Storage

How Synthetic DNA for Data Storage Could Help the Memory Crisis

Tiera Oliver

May 1, 2026

If you haven’t already heard, we’re in a memory crisis. More specifically, we’re in a global memory chip shortage, which began in late 2025 and is likely to persist into 2027, according to the International Data Corporation.

This shortage is caused by the exponential increase in high-performance AI models and the amount of data and subsequent data centers required to keep them running.

AI & Machine Learning

Industrial Automation is Advancing with AI, and the Opportunity is Huge

Ken Briodagh

April 30, 2026

Ever since Physical AI became the hype term of the day, it’s rubbed me a bit wrong.

As it’s commonly defined, physical AI describes the intersection of AI with the physical world and the compute process by which AI can sense, control, and act in the real world.

Security

Using Safety Application Notes to Aid Safety Designs Part 2: Plugging in the FMEDA

Bryan Angelo Borres

April 28, 2026

After doing some sanity checks to confirm whether the assumptions in deriving the component’s functional safety (FS) failure rate, failure mode distribution (FMD), and pin failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), the next step system integrators need to take is to plug the data into their system’s failure modes, effects, and diagnostics analysis (FMEDA).

Open Source

Dev Kit Weekly: STM32MP257F Dev Kit from Newark, an Avnet company

Ken Briodagh

April 22, 2026

The STM32MP257F-DK Discovery kit is designed as a complete demonstration and development platform for the STMicroelectronics STM32MP257FAK3 based on the Arm Cortex A35 and M33.

Industrial

Aetina and Anantak Transform Warehouse Operations with Autonomous VGVs

Aetina Corporation

April 15, 2026

AI expertise and powerful embedded compute enable OEMs to meet industrial sector demand

Industrial

Humanoid Perspectives: Advancing the Future of Robotics | Episode 1: Market Dynamics and the Road Ahead

Vecow Team

April 14, 2026

Exploring the evolution, current landscape, and strategic growth trends of humanoid robotics

AI & Machine Learning

Embedded AI Isn’t Enterprise AI, and That’s a Good Thing

Rich Nass

April 13, 2026

If you listen to the mainstream AI conversation, you might assume that every meaningful deployment requires racks of GPUs, enormous training datasets, and a Cloud energy budget that could power a small city. That perception comes largely from the enterprise AI world. Large language models, enterprise analytics platforms, and recommendation engines dominate the headlines.

Edge AI

Why In-Domain ASR Is the Missing Link for Real Edge AI Deployment

Casey NG

April 10, 2026

Over the past two years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been defined by the rise of large language models (LLMs). Systems like ChatGPT have reshaped expectations around conversational interfaces and reasoning. Yet when we move beyond demos and examine what is shipping in consumer and industrial products, the presence of AI at the edge remains surprisingly limited.

Debug & Test

Mouser Product of the Week: Analog Devices’ ADPA1112-EVALZ Evaluation Board

Tiera Oliver

April 6, 2026

Test and evaluation are critical and repetitive processes for engineers working with a wide variety of applications, especially those that are safety-critical. Development and test platforms are designed to support engineers developing these systems, providing ready-to-use and fully equipped solutions that measure and support the reuse or adaptation of designs to fit existing systems.

Analog & Power

Timing Is Now a Platform Decision: Why the Clock Must Come First

Piyush Sevalia

April 3, 2026

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.

Healthcare

Mobile HMI and Healthcare: How Embedded is Enhancing Medical Facility Operations

Chad Cox

April 3, 2026

While there are many facets of human machine interfaces (HMI), a growing trend is how Mobile HMI can be used to improve medical environments. HMIs are no longer fixed panels on a wall. Walk through any medical facility, and one will witness multiple users rolling mobile carts or holding hand-held devices. Mobile HMIs range from tablets and smart panel PCs to smartphones.

IoT

Ayla Networks Reaches 15 Million Devices Across Global Smart Home Market

Chad Cox

May 8, 2026

Ayla Networks announced it now has over 15 million connected devices throughout the globe. Beginning in 2010, Ayla offers secure and consistent cloud platform services for more than 60 global brands, service providers, and retailers. The Ayla cloud platform is protocol- and hardware-agnostic, enabling the flexibility to define unique product features, designs, and user experiences.

Debug & Test

Active Firmware Tools Launches Active-Pro Ultra USB 3.0 Debugger with AI Assist

Chad Cox

May 8, 2026

Active Firmware Tools released the Active-Pro Ultra, a USB 3.0 SuperSpeed debugger and logic analyzer for embedded firmware and hardware. The tool comes with two new AI features, a plain-text trace export engineers can paste directly into any AI chat, and an MCP server that lets an AI assistant operate the instrument directly.