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Send us a textThere’s a good chance that your IoT Edge device needs to run on a battery. There’s also the possibility that it’s located someplace where you really don’t want to change that battery for a long time. That’s where Qoitech comes in. The company offers tools that help developers prolong the life of their devices. In many cases, the “mistakes” made by designers can be overcome using a tool like what’s offered by Qoitech. You can determine where you stand after listening to this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion with Vanja Samuelsson, Qoitech’s Founder. https://www.qoitech.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textEmbedded Insiders – Episode #42 – Into the Wind by Embedded Computing DesignFor more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textTwo organizations that are involved in specifications that align with the IoT have merged—IPSO and the Open Mobile Alliance. What does that mean and what effect will it have on developers going forward? Those are the first of lots of questions I asked on the General Manger of the new organization, Seth Newberry, in this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion. https://www.omaspecworks.org/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textAcquisitions in our space are nothing new. But in many cases, they deserve a little explanation. Simply, “Why did you make this acquisition, and how does the new company fit in with the old company?” That’s what I found myself asking in this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion with Stefan Skarin, the CEO of IAR Systems. The news from IAR is that they acquired a 100% stake in Secure Thingz, a provider of advanced security solutions for embedded and IoT systems. https://www.iar.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textPICMG has been around for quite some time, nearly 25 years. If you’re not familiar, PICMG, or the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, is a non-profit organization who charter is to promote various industrial architectures and maintain the specifications for these standards. Is such a group required, and is PICMG relevant? Those are the questions I asked of Jessica Isquith, PICMG’s President, to this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion. https://www.picmg.orgFor more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textArtificial intelligence, aka AI, means different things to different people, mostly dependent on the application/market they find themselves. In the embedded and industrial industries, it has the potential to be a very important tool, and many vendors are working toward such a goal. One of those vendors is MediaTek, and they are developing devices that can enhance AI or machine learning at the Edge. In this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion with Finbarr Moynihan, General Manager of MediaTek, I discussed the differences between AI and machine learning and what it means for Edge computing. https://www.mediatek.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textRich Nass, one half of the Embedded Insiders, returned from the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) last week. There, he was surprised to learn that semiconductor companies are no longer evaluating digital power or Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) power MOSFETs. They are actually already on their second and third generation of products. Tune in for more.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textSome sectors of our industry change faster than others. But the connector industry? I think you might be surprised to learn what's happened in that space, as I was. These revelations come from Doug Snader, the International Business Director for SV Microwave in this week's Five Minutes with…discussion. https://www.svmicrowave.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textOTA, or over-the-air updates, are becoming popular in the automotive space. They serve as a simple way for auto makers to update their vehicles without requiring the car owner to bring the car in to the shop. Taking that technology to the next step is to employ a bidirectional OTA medium. That technology is closer than you might think, according to Mark Singer, a Director at Excelfore, who was the interviewee in this week's Five Minutes with…discussion. https://excelfore.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textThe Insiders, one way or another, have made it back from Embedded World 2018. This year's show was the busiest either have attended, and but lacked any consistent theme. Tune in to find out what they experienced at the event, as well as their take on more recent merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textMany MCU vendors tout their low-power devices. Ambiq Micro takes it to another level, using what the company calls subthreshold technology. Wearables is a great place to embed such technology, but that's only the beginning. In this week's Five Minutes with…discussion, Scott Hanson, the Founder and current CTO of Ambiq explains how the technology works and what kind of future we can expect. http://ambiqmicro.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textMachine learning is one of the hottest topics in our industry. If implemented correctly, it can be used in a host of applications, particularly those related to the Industrial IoT. And there are few vendors who aren't trying to get a piece of this puzzle. One of those vendors is Lattice Semiconductor. In this week's Five Minutes with…discussion, I spoke to Glen Hawk, Lattice's Chief Operating Officer. He set the stage nicely, explaining the potential of machine learning and what it means to Lattice. http://www.latticesemi.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textBelieve it or not, Embedded World is just around the corner. The Insiders' show schedules are already full of meetings with tech vendors who will demonstrate their latest wares, but what are those? Tune in as the Insiders speculate as to what technologies and trends will headline Embedded World 2018.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textComing off the heels of CES, it was clear that home automation is a hot topic. One vendor making waves in that space (pun intended) is EnOcean. The company is behind the technology that provides for self-powered IoT devices, including sensors, switches, etc. It's a very cool technology, one that was worthy of delving into, which is exactly what I did with my Five Minutes with…discussion with Troy Davis, a Director at EnOcean. https://www.enocean.com/en/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textSecurity is at the forefront of all IoT design. Or is it? I'm hearing too often that security is employed when it makes fiscal sense to do so, and not on just about every design, which is how it should be. This was the heart of the conversation I had with Rod Schultz, who is the Chief Product Officer for Rubicon Labs in this week's Five Minutes with…discussion. https://www.rubiconlabs.io/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textThe HSA Foundation is a non-profit group whose goal is to simplify the programming of heterogenous systems. in this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion, I spoke to John Glossner, President HAS Foundation. He went through some of the findings of a recent survey conducted by the Foundation. http://www.hsafoundation.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textLast week the Embedded Insiders faced the grind of CES 2018, but came away with a bunch of interesting topics to kick off 2018. Most notably, the Insiders encountered some problems with current use of the term, "connected car," listened in on some amazing advances in digital signal processing (DSP) for virtual assistants, and heard that LiDAR was a bunch of sh**. Tune in and tag along as they explain.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textMake the digital transformation. What does that mean? That’s the first question I asked of Shawn Reynolds, the Chief Marketing Officer for Telit in this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion. It has everything to do with capturing data and applying it in an environment like the IoT. Telit is in the module business, so it’s in their best interest to make this transformation, both in terms of hardware and software. https://www.telit.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textLast episode, the Embedded Insiders explored how voice recognition will impact privacy and security in the smart home. This episode, Todd Mozer, CEO of audio and voice processing company Sensory, joins the pair. Mozer gives an insider's perspective of the DSP and machine learning technologies powering voice rec platforms, and what they mean for developers (and users) of virtual assistants.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us a textWhat’s more important than reliability when you’re dealing with an industrial IoT system? Not much. That’s the reason why ATEK Access Technologies installed a Director of IIoT Reliability in its organization. Hence, it’s Craig Truempi’s job to ensure the reliability of the company’s platforms, including predictive maintenance. How does he do that? You’ll have to tune in to this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion wo find out. http://atekcompanies.com/access-technologiesFor more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com