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IoT

Teaching the Next-Generation of Engineers: Professor Marilyn C. Wolf

Tiera Oliver

February 3, 2026

The embedded computing industry today is filled with seasoned engineers and developers who work tirelessly on the rapid, ever-evolving technologies that fill our homes, workplaces, and day-to-day lives.

Consumer

Tear Down: Google Pixel Watch 4

Rich Nass

February 3, 2026

When you tear down a smartwatch, you’re rarely surprised by what’s inside.

Storage

Product of the Week: ATP’s 6.7 mm e.MMC for Next-Gen Smart Wearables

Tiera Oliver

February 2, 2026

Smart wearables are getting smaller and smaller, in order to accommodate the growing needs of consumers and all the advanced features we want in our devices. Smart solutions, like smart glasses for example, must keep up with the demands for high-performance storage, advanced performance, and efficient power management in a single, ultra-compact solution.

AI & Machine Learning

Innatera’s Pulsar Delivers Brain-Inspired Computing to Power-Constrained Edge AI Devices

Chad Cox

January 29, 2026

The demand for always-on Edge AI workloads is not going away. With the need for continuous processing creating a constant challenge, many system designers must compromise between responsiveness, accuracy, and battery life. To solve this challenge, Innatera has developed Pulsar, a brain-inspired solution enabling pattern recognition that alters how sensor data is processed.

Industrial

DFI Industrial Fanless System Brings Intel Power to Factory Automation

Ken Briodagh

January 29, 2026

The challenges of bringing AI into the industrial sector can be immense, especially in legacy facilities laden with outdated infrastructure and technology. When looking to layer factory automation and other industrial embedded and IoT solutions into a legacy manufacturing space, an enterprise is often wisest to work with a partner that’s equipped with exactly the experience, tools, and strategies that they need.

IoT

Business Investments in the IoT and Where they Happen

Dev Pradhan

January 29, 2026

With the Internet of Things (IoT) reshaping industries worldwide and market projections estimating the IoT sector to exceed $2 trillion by 2030, businesses are no longer asking if they should invest in the IoT but where they should strategically allocate resources to build the best products and drive growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage.

IoT

Innovations in Memory Allocation for Resource-Constrained Embedded and IoT Devices

Eleanor Hecks

January 26, 2026

If you have worked with embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, you have likely grappled with their resource limitations. Regardless of how sophisticated they are or the environment in which they are deployed, they often face insufficient memory or poor memory management.

Industrial

Stay Competitive in Manufacturing with Customer Satisfaction

Scott Zerkle

January 26, 2026

Over the last few years, the manufacturing industry has experienced a shifting landscape. Manufacturers across industries have faced supply chain challenges, fluctuations in demand, evolving buyer expectations, increasing labor shortages, and rising costs.

Industrial

On Site with John Deere, Ushering in A New Portfolio of Excavators

Tiera Oliver

January 26, 2026

On Wednesday, January 21st, in Sacaton, Arizona, I had the opportunity to step out on the demo site for an unveiling of John Deere’s New Generation of P‑Tier Midsize Excavators. The massive and intricate machines displayed many great features, highlighting power, speed, and a cab upgrade from previous models.

Open Source

Create a Cost-Effective HMI With LVGL (and Some Help From Renesas)

Embedded Computing Design Staff

January 26, 2026

LVGL, or Light and Versatile Graphics Library, is an open-source graphics framework designed specifically for embedded systems with displays. It gives developers a complete toolkit for building modern graphical user interfaces (GUIs) or human-machine interfaces (HMIs), which could consist of everything from basic buttons and sliders to complex widgets, animations, and touch interactions.

AI & Machine Learning

Product of the Week: Axiomtek’s AIM101 Fanless Edge AI System with Intel Processor

Tiera Oliver

January 26, 2026

Today’s industrial environments need rugged and reliable solutions that can keep up with the demands of AI inference and computer vision workloads at the edge. Industrial computers capable of providing these needs are at the forefront of remote environments, excelling with the support of combined low-power processing, AI acceleration, and fanless design.

AI & Machine Learning

Intel Powers Ethical Vision AI for Real-World Analytics

Tiera Oliver

January 26, 2026

As cities, retailers, and transportation systems become increasingly data-driven, real-time analytics are playing a critical role in improving safety, efficiency, and decision-making at scale.

Modern vision AI solutions must deliver actionable insights while upholding privacy without sacrificing performance. This requires high-speed, low-latency AI inference that can run efficiently across everything from small form factor edge devices to high-performance computing systems.

IoT

Intel Supports Ruggedized IP65 GPU PC for Demanding Environments

Tiera Oliver

January 23, 2026

Demanding IoT workloads are increasingly impacting safety-critical applications, requiring high-performance computing, flexibility, and support for advanced AI and data-driven capabilities in the most rugged environments. Providing real-time acceleration at the edge, especially in harsh conditions, is never easy, but with the right solution, mission-critical IoT, defense, and industrial applications can excel.

Industrial

TouchNetix’s AX24A Touch and Force Controller Targets Automotive, Industrial, and Gaming Interfaces

Chad Cox

February 2, 2026

TouchNetix introduced the AX24A, further expanding its aXiom portfolio. The AX24A is a touch and force sensing controller designed for industrial, automotive, and entertainment use cases supporting button features as well as force sensing behind conductive surfaces. It delivers innovative sensing abilities in an efficient 40-pin QFN package supporting flexibility and performance. Enabled is up to 22 touch/force buttons, supporting designers in creating native and touch solutions.

Processing

Variscite Expands SoM Portfolio with SMARC-Based i.MX 8M Plus Module for Secure Edge AI

Chad Cox

February 2, 2026

Variscite introduced a series of System on Modules (SoMs)/Computer on Modules (CoMs) that is compliant with the Smart Mobility Architecture (SMARC) interface standard. The initial series begins with the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor-powered VAR-SMARC-MX8M-PLUS delivering NXP’s 1.8GHz Quad Cortex-A53 with 800MHz Cortex-M7 real-time co-processor that combines AI/ML abilities and an advanced Image Signal Processor (ISP) vision system.