Embedded Computing Design

Ray Zinn was the CEO of a very successful Silicon Valley tech company, with an emphasis on "very." I asked Ray how he was able to achieve that, through extremely turbulent times in our industry. His r

People often take thermal issues for granted, or hope that those issues will simply go away on their own. Why is that? That's the first question I posed to Kaveh Azar, President, CEO, and Founder of A

We're inundated with development boards. Don't get me wrong - I'm not complaining. I think that's a great thing for our industry. The easier the manuf...

ICs are getting denser. Yes, I know you know that. But did you know that as they get smaller and denser, they get harder (in some cases significantly...

Microchip has very much been in the news lately, mostly for two feats. One is the acquisition of Micrel, and the second is the completion of 100 consecutive quarters of profitability. In my interview

SmartFlow is focused on software piracy, trying to keep software company's IP from being used without the consent of their owner. There are many categories of "pirates," ranging from soft pirates, tho

I was recently exposed to the two extremes of technology over matter of days. First, at a family gathering, I spoke with a cousin who works for a comp...

GrammaTech is involved in Cyber Grand Challenge, a two-year contest run by DARPA, with a grand prize of $2,000,000 (that's a lot of zeros!). The contest started with 124 teams, and they're now down to

Orbotech claims tat "nearly every device in the world uses Orbotech technology." Really? That's the exact question I posed to Asher Levy, the company's CEO. Hear his response in this week's installmen

Orbotech claims tat "nearly every device in the world uses Orbotech technology." Really? That's the exact question I posed to Asher Levy, the company's CEO. Hear his response in this week's installmen

QuickLogic designs ICs for wearable space, an area that is quite crowded. As I learned in my Five Minutes With... segment with Timothy Saxe, the company's Senior VP and CTO, they aim to separate thems

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Seth DeLand, a data analytics product manager for The MathWorks. Here are the results of that conversation...

Eurotech designs the building blocks for Industrial IoT systems. You've heard that one before. They're one of many (emphasis on "many") companies in this arena. In this Five Minutes With…segment, I as

Eurotech designs the building blocks for Industrial IoT systems. You've heard that one before. They're one of many (emphasis on "many") companies in this arena. In this Five Minutes With…segment, I as

It's no secret that I've been somewhat critical of the Renesas Synergy platform. The company has gone out of its way to ensure a great experience for...

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...