Production Editor

Embedded Computing Design

Chad Cox is the Production Editor at Embedded Computing Design. His responsibilities are centered around content creation, writing and editing, and article research and development. Chad covers industry news and events and is known to interact with various industrial leaders via on-premise visits and online interviews. He is responsible for the digital footprint and dissemination of news via social media posts, advertising creation and the production of newsletters including the Embedded Computing Design’s Daily.

He is well versed in many facets of industrial computing including Edge AI, IoT, Processing, Security, Open Source, and more.

Chad graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in Cultural and Analytical Literature and holds a master’s in education.

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Industrial

DigiKey Brings Industry-Leading Automation Products and Technical Demos to Automate 2026 - News

June 12, 2026

DigiKey will attend Automate 2026 from June 22-25 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. Digikey is in Booth 3116 where it will exhibit its latest solutions for automation. The booth will include new product introductions (NPIs), industry-leading manufacturers, and value-added services. Visitors can view technical demonstrations and participate in prize giveaways.

Storage

The Road to Automate 2026: Taiwan Excellence Showcases TEAMGROUP Industrial's P250Q PCIe Gen4 SSD with One-Click Data Destruction - Blog

June 12, 2026

During Automate 2026, Booth 441 will be home to the Taiwan Excellence Pavilion where 23 exhibitors will showcase 41 products. The 23 Taiwan Excellence award-winning companies are shaping the future of intelligent automation via advanced motion control, robotics, industrial computing, edge AI, AIoT, and connected manufacturing technologies.

Open Source

Openchip Adopts Baya Systems' WeaveIP Fabric for AI and RISC-V Platforms - News

June 11, 2026

Baya Systems and Openchip announced the companies have entered a strategic partnership. Openchip is licensing Baya Systems’ data-movement platform and Network-on-Chip (NoC) fabric technology to offer solutions enhanced for increasing demands of next-generation intelligent computing.

Industrial

Northern.tech Issues Report Showing Software Challenges Remain Leading Cause of Delays in Industrial IoT Product Launches - News

June 10, 2026

Northern.tech announced its annual State of Industrial IoT Device Lifecycle Management report. Research includes that organizational ambitions for connected products are running well ahead of the systems built to support them and the gap between business objectives and current device management abilities is no longer a future challenge, it is ongoing.

Edge AI

7STARLAKE Releases the NV500 Military Jetson Thor Computer for Edge AI Defense Applications - News

June 10, 2026

7STARLAKE launched the rugged NV500 Military Jetson Thor Computer promoting Edge AI for mission-critical defense, aerospace, and autonomous systems. The platform leverages the Arm Neoverse V3AE 64-bit processor. Its 14-core CPU architecture features one MB of L2 cache per core and a 16 MB shared system L3 cache.

Debug & Test

PragmaDev Studio V6.1 Features OBP Model Checker - News

June 09, 2026

PragmaDev introduced its PragmaDev Studio V6.1 with improvements to model exploration and state space reduction. PragmaDev Studio is employed for model checking and formal verification, allowing developers to analyze complex systems more efficiently than before.

Software & OS

JKI Security Suite Purpose Built for LabVIEW Applications - News

June 09, 2026

During NI Connect 2026, JKI introduced its JKI Security Suite, a cybersecurity compliance solution purpose built for LabVIEW applications.

Software & OS

Visure Solutions Announces Engineering Intelligence - News

June 08, 2026

Visure Solutions announced its Engineering Intelligence movement, a novel approach to design that allows industry to deploy AI within governed engineering environments while maintaining lifecycle accountability, regulatory compliance, and engineering quality.

Processing

Axiomtek Launches Intel Powered CEM570 COM Express Type 6 Module for Edge AI - News

June 08, 2026

Axiomtek released its Edge AI CEM570, a COM Express Type 6 Basic module powered by the Intel Core Ultra processors with up to 14 cores and 20 threads. It is ideal for medical, transportation, defense, robotics, heavy industries, and energy applications. The Intel Graphics with a dedicated NPU enhances Edge AI workloads. The CEM570 increases AI inference throughput and multitasking efficiency while operating within standard power envelopes of 15W, 28W, and 45W.  

AI & Machine Learning

Ayar Labs Joins NVIDIA NVLink Fusion Ecosystem - News

June 05, 2026

Ayar Labs is joining the NVIDIA NVLink Fusion ecosystem by making its solutions optically and electrically compatible with NVIDIA optical and SerDes technologies enabling hyperscalers and system designers to build optically connected AI infrastructure around NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion platform and partner ecosystem.

Industrial

XELA Robotics to Showcase Advanced uSkin Tactile Sensors at Automate 2026 - News

June 05, 2026

XELA Robotics is planning to introduce a variety of innovative tactile sensor enhancements at Automate 2026 (Humanoid Robot Pavilion, Booth 1888) to deliver a unique human sense of touch. The booth will demonstrate the company’s hardware agnostic uSkin tactile sensor family that has been expanded with abilities that make a more precise and flexible robotic hand.

Processing

Axiomtek’s IMB540 ATX Motherboard Ideal for AI-Driven Inspection, Factory Automation, and Motion Control - News

June 04, 2026

Axiomtek released its IMB540 ATX Motherboard leveraging the Intel Bartlett Lake-S processor series with P-cores that delivers up to 125W for demanding, multi-workload environments. The board is highlighted by two PCIe Gen 5 x16 slots, three PCIe x4 slots, two PCI slots, and one M.2 NVMe PCIe x4. It is ideal for industrial edge AI, machine vision, and automation applications.

Storage

TEAMGROUP INDUSTRIAL Exhibits Secure Industrial Storage Solutions at COMPUTEX 2026 - News

June 04, 2026

At COMPUTEX 2026, TEAMGROUP INDUSTRIAL is demonstrating its portfolio of industrial storage security solutions under the theme “100% Secure Your Data, Your Technology!”.

Security

San Francisco Circuits Achieves CMMC Level 2 Certification, Strengthening Defense Supply Chain Security - News

June 03, 2026

San Francisco Circuits, Inc. has attained Final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 status following a successful independent assessment by an accredited Certified Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO).

Storage

Patriot Memory Exhibits DDR5, PCIe Gen5 SSDs, and AI Infrastructure Solutions at COMPUTEX 2026 - News

June 02, 2026

Patriot Memory is attending COMPUTEX 2026 with its booth (R0106) theme being "Building the Infrastructure of Intelligence." The company will demonstrate its unified hardware ecosystem designed to power everything from client PCs to enterprise data centers. It plans to debut its flagship Viper Steel 5 Infinite DDR5 memory and multiple high-performance PCIe Gen5 SSDs built for AI workloads, along with advanced ACPI enterprise RDIMM and Patriot Signature Line ECC memory solutions.

Edge AI

APLEX Touts Edge AI, HMI Architectures, and High-Hygiene Computing Solutions at COMPUTEX 2026 - News

June 02, 2026

During COMPUTEX 2026, taking place from June 2 to June 5, APLEX Technology Inc. will be at Hall-2 Booth Q0502 with a central theme of "AI IN ACTION: Full-scale Industry AI Implementation”. APLEX will highlight its innovations including Certified ATEx Explosion-Proof Series, High-Hygiene Stainless Steel Solutions, and Edge AI and HMI Architectures.

Edge AI

ECS Introduces Next-Generation LIVA Mini PCs at COMPUTEX 2026 - News

June 01, 2026

At COMPUTEX 2026, in Hall 1, Booth J1317a, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is exhibiting its newest motherboards and LIVA Mini PCs under the theme “Power AI Computing”. The solutions highlight how compact and scalable PC platforms support AI Agent workloads, Edge AI processing, smart healthcare applications, and embedded deployments.

Storage

The Road to COMPUTEX 2026: BIWIN to Showcase High-Performance Enterprise SSDs - Blog

May 31, 2026

BIWIN is attending COMPUTEX 2026 where it will showcase its innovative enterprise SSDs at Hall 2, Booth 4F, R0102. The company will showcase its SP50Y/51Y and SS821 solutions.

Edge AI

COMPUTEX 2026: MSI IPC Demonstrates Edge AI for Smart Manufacturing, Robotics, and Automation - News

May 29, 2026

MSI IPC will attend COMPUTEX 2026 (June 2–5, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center), where At Booth J0605a, Hall 1 (1F), it will introduce its latest innovations in Edge AI and how its products are transforming global industry.  

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