Embedded Computing Design

Magnetic sensors let you detect and measure current. That part is obvious. What you may not know is that they can be used to help control apps in your consumer electronics, including PCs, smart phones

Magnetic sensors let you detect and measure current. That part is obvious. What you may not know is that they can be used to help control apps in your consumer electronics, including PCs, smart phones

Redux Labs offers technology to enable speakerless audio. With the platforms getting smaller and smaller these days, removing the speakers is a huge space savings. But do you give up quality (or somet

Redux Labs offers technology to enable speakerless audio. With the platforms getting smaller and smaller these days, removing the speakers is a huge space savings. But do you give up quality (or somet

Years ago, when portable systems were just starting to become in vogue, designers didn't have power management in the front of their minds. They'd gen...

Ambiq Micro has developed a technology they call SPOT, which stands for Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology. This technology, which company CTYO explains in layman's terms, is enabling enhanced fe

Ambiq Micro has developed a technology they call SPOT, which stands for Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology. This technology, which company CTYO explains in layman's terms, is enabling enhanced fe

Last week, I was involved with a half-day of education that covered the topic of how, why, when, and where to write secure code. The attendees came aw...

There are now more companies involved in the IoT space than I can count, and the number grows on a daily basis. Hence, each one of those companies, assuming they want to prosper, has to have an edge,

There are now more companies involved in the IoT space than I can count, and the number grows on a daily basis. Hence, each one of those companies, assuming they want to prosper, has to have an edge,

This past weekend, I attended the Maker Faire in New York City. Like last year, it was an eye-opening experience, one that got me excited about buildi...

DecaWave offers positioning down to the centimeters level. Do we really need that much precision? That's exactly the question I posed to Ciaran Connell, the CEO of DecaWave, a company that is one of t

DecaWave offers positioning down to the centimeters level. Do we really need that much precision? That's exactly the question I posed to Ciaran Connell, the CEO of DecaWave, a company that is one of t

We've heard it 1,000 times, "Make sure your software is secure." But what does that mean exactly, and how the heck do we go about it? Think about the...

What technology seems to get the most coverage these days (by a long shot)? It's the Internet of Things (IoT), of course. Adding fuel to the fire is a...

If your company doesn't have someone who represents the "standards police," maybe you should, as I recently learned from someone who happens to hold t...

You can make an argument that Bluetooth is the most successful wireless medium in use today, especially in terms of short-range protocols. The Bluetooth that's in use today in same ways is very simila

You can make an argument that Bluetooth is the most successful wireless medium in use today, especially in terms of short-range protocols. The Bluetooth that's in use today in same ways is very simila

Talksum is a leader in "big data." That's fine, as long as you understand the meaning of big data. To start off on the right foot, I asked Alex Varshavsky, CEO of Talksum, what his definition was, as

Talksum is a leader in "big data." That's fine, as long as you understand the meaning of big data. To start off on the right foot, I asked Alex Varshavsky, CEO of Talksum, what his definition was, as