As connected devices proliferate across consumer, industrial, and automotive sectors, cybersecurity is becoming as fundamental to design as power efficiency or reliability. The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) introduces sweeping new cybersecurity requirements for connected products, creating both challenges and opportunities for electronics manufacturers and design engineers. This legislation will reshape how embedded systems and IoT […]
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The intelligent Edge: powering next-gen Edge AI applications
Edge artificial intelligence (AI) technology is proving transformational for industrial enterprises as they shift focus toward the human- and planet-centric ideals of Industry 5.0. These solutions merge the power of edge computing with AI advancements to enhance efficiency, agility, and security through automation. They also reduce industrial reliance on centralized servers, helping to control both […]
Engineering harmony: solving the multiprotocol puzzle in IoT device design
In today’s connected world, IoT devices are asked to do more than ever — often serving as a bridge between cloud services, smartphones, and dense networks of local sensors. This requires a seamless combination of wireless protocols: Wi-Fi for high-throughput data and cloud connectivity, Bluetooth for mobile pairing and provisioning, and Thread or Zigbee for […]
What’s slowing down Edge AI? It’s not compute, it’s data movement
When building edge AI systems, engineers often assume compute is the primary bottleneck. But in most cases, it’s the inefficiencies of data movement between sensors, memory, and processors that dominate power and latency. This article explains why and how in-memory-compute architectures can help. Why your Edge AI chip falls short Most engineers deploying AI at […]
Five challenges for developing next-generation ADAS and autonomous vehicles
ADAS and autonomous vehicles need new datacom architectures and new attitudes. The state of California requires autonomous vehicle manufacturers to annually document and report every manual intervention by test drivers, including the cause and the vehicle’s mileage. In less than five years, these reports have demonstrated significant improvements in miles per intervention for virtually every […]
Securing IoT devices against quantum computing risks
The key to modern asymmetric cryptography is to create an equation that is easy to solve in one direction but difficult to reverse by an adversary in the other direction. Traditionally, this was done through modular arithmetic, where a large prime modulus and a generator were used to generate a key, although there are multiple […]
RISC-V implementation strategies for certification of safety-critical systems
For developers using RISC-V-based platforms, the architecture offers unique features that can help achieve functional safety and security objectives. From its open architecture to a rich tools ecosystem, safety-critical software teams see benefits in meeting the guidelines of DO-178C and ISO 26262, for example, and opportunities to reduce compliance effort. Understanding how to map RISC-V’s […]
What’s new with Matter: how Matter 1.4 is reshaping interoperability and energy management
Since its initial launch in 2022, Matter has led the charge on making smart homes smarter – allowing devices from different manufacturers and ecosystems, like Apple Home and Amazon Alexa, to communicate seamlessly. The open-source, IP-based protocol has become a key player in the push for device interoperability, aiming to create a reliable user experience […]
Edge AI: Revolutionizing real-time data processing and automation
By Shawn Luke, technical marketing engineer at DigiKey From smart home assistants (think Alexa, Google, and Siri) to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that notify a driver when they’re departing from their lane of traffic, the world relies on edge AI to provide real-time processing to these increasingly common and important devices. Edge AI uses […]
Building the quantum future: how to master quantum control design
By Udo Weiss and Christian Ganninger, nVent In quantum computing systems, control electronics are critical in facilitating the operation and manipulation of qubits. Their precision ensures the integrity and accuracy of quantum computing processing and results. Engineers need minimal latency in the low milliseconds to effectively operate their chassis, including switches and central processing unit […]
