Editor-in-Chief

Embedded Computing Design

Brandon is responsible for guiding content strategy, editorial direction, and community engagement across the Embedded Computing Design ecosystem. A 10-year veteran of the electronics media industry, he enjoys covering topics ranging from development kits to cybersecurity and tech business models. Brandon received a BA in English Literature from Arizona State University, where he graduated cum laude. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Open Source

Development Kit Comparison Reboot - Other

July 18, 2016

Click here to access the updated Development Kit Selector tool In a column earlier this year I introduced a project to help embedded and Internet of T...

Networking & 5G

Connecting people, processes, and IoT silicon with a digital thread - Other

July 14, 2016

Chipmakers aren't selling simple chips anymore; they are selling complete ecosystems that encompass software, development tools, design libraries, and...

IoT

Saving power in IoT sensor subsystems starts with the right IP - Other

July 07, 2016

Brandon Lewis of Embedded Computing Design sat down with Ron Lowman, Strategic Marketing Manager for IoT at Synopsys in Austin, where the two discussed the challenges of developing sensor...

Industrial

2016 Top Embedded Innovator: Jeff Bader, Vice President, Embedded Business Unit, Micron Technology - Other

June 30, 2016

While much has been made of the Big Data and cloud storage aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT), much less attention has been paid to the growing m...

Industrial

2016 Top Embedded Innovator: Kent Meyer, Emcraft Systems - Other

June 24, 2016

There is a disconnect between the education K-12 students are receiving and today's high-tech economies, leaving younger generations in a precarious p...

Industrial

2016 Top Embedded Innovator: Tyson Tuttle, CEO, Silicon Labs - Other

June 17, 2016

Silicon Labs began its evolution towards the Internet of Things (IoT) in 2010, at which time Tyson Tuttle, who started with the company as a design en...

Open Source

NXP FTF 2016: Keep it Simple, Stupid. Focus On Your value Add - Video

May 27, 2016

With the complexity of embedded systems today, companies need to focus on their value add. 

Software & OS

NXP FTF 2016: The MCU Memory Bottleneck and Optimized IDEs - Video

May 27, 2016

At NXP's 2016 FTF, Dave Edward, Founder, CEO, and CTO of U.K.-based tools company Somnium walks Embedded Computing Design's Technology Editor Brandon Lewis through an optimized IDE. 

Security

NXP FTF 2016: Shrinking SSL for Secure Communications in IoT and Embedded - Video

May 27, 2016

Chris Conlon, a software engineer at wolfSSL, discusses aspects of SSL/TLS encryption that make them such a burden on embedded devices.

Software & OS

NXP FTF 2016: More on Java, VMs, and C for IoT - Video

May 27, 2016

As the IoT brings IT developers closer to the world of embedded application development than ever before, interest in using Java for resource constrained devices has piqued. 

Processing

NXP FTF 2016: Why Embedded Vendors are Missing the Maker Movement - Video

May 27, 2016

It seems that almost everyone has a maker-level evaluation platform these days, but many embedded vendors appear only half-heartedly invested in the space.

Security

Floored: NXP FTF 2016 - Other

May 27, 2016

Slide show -- This was my first time attending FTF, which incidentally was also the first FTF since the NXP/Freescale merger. To be honest, it was one...

IoT

NXP FTF 2016: Security lifecycle management for IoT edge devices - Other

May 26, 2016

At NXP's FTF 2016, Embedded Computing Design Technology Editor Brandon Lewis met with Gowri Chindalore, Head of Technology & Business Strategy at NXP Semiconductor. During the conversation, Gowri...

Automotive

NXP FTF 2016: Savari's Vision for V2X and Autonomous Driving - Video

May 25, 2016

At the 2016 NXP FTF in Austin, TX, Embedded Computing Design's Technology Editor Brandon Lewis interviews Paul Sakamoto, Chief Operations Officer at V2X sensor and software company Savari.

IoT

ON Semi's Batteryless Sensors Cut Cost, Form Factor for IoT Data Acquisition - Video

May 12, 2016

Lon Robinson of the Sensors division at ON Semiconductor walks Brandon Lewis through the company's new Smart Passive Sensor (SPS) offering.

Open Source

An IoT development kit comparison - Other

February 12, 2016

Over the past couple of years, I have routinely hinted at the rise of development kits, the Internet of Things (IoT), and how the two go hand in hand....

Consumer

Floored: CES 2016 recap - Other

January 15, 2016

Slide show -- It certainly doesn't seem like a year since the last Consumer Electronics Show, but with a new name ("International" has been dropped fr...

Automotive

QNX Platform for ADAS takes V2X to the streets ... inside Las Vegas Convention Center - Video

January 15, 2016

I wasn't expecting to see a V2X demonstration inside the Las Vegas Convention Center, but QNX Software Systems pulled it off. In the LVCC's North Hall...

Consumer

Discover[ing] Blue[tooth] - Other

January 15, 2016

As the battle for IoT connectivity continues to rage in the smart home, the pervasiveness of Bluetooth is an undeniable advantage for the standard. No...

IoT

Top 10 articles of 2015 - Other

January 04, 2016

2015 was a terrific year for Embedded Computing Design, as we expanded coverage on the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive systems, development kits...

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