Understanding electronics is important. How can the next EE generation get that knowledge when software is all there is for inspiration? New engineering graduates know nothing about electronics. They ...

Navitas recently unveiled its 4.5kW data center power supply, boasting an exceptional power density of 138 W/in³ and an efficiency exceeding 97%, making it a leader in the global market.

In 1989 Tyler Sperry, then editor of the print publication Embedded Systems Programming, asked me to write a monthly column for the magazine. That morphed into Embedded Systems Design which in turn ...

Some years ago compiler vendor Keil Software (now part of ARM) ran an ad in Embedded Systems Programming magazine (later known as Embedded Systems Design, and now embedded.com) for their new compiler: ...

With AI being talked about regularly nowadays, it’s important to define what it is to address its proper use if an ethical guideline exists and the potential risks to consider. AI is a branch of ...

Do you ever think about the enormous amounts of data we consume? In a response to last week’s column, Charles Manning noted that RAM on his current board transfers data at 3 GB/sec, which is about the ...

Responding to an article about vacuum tubes reader Phil Matthews suggested the book “Empire of the Air” by Tom Lewis. It’s out of print but a used copy cost a whopping $0.21 (plus shipping). Though ...

For the embedded systems developer, stereotypes abound. The image of young, specialized high-tech workers toiling in a computer-filled lab, sipping Jolt cola late into the night is popular with the ...

This series delves into all aspects of real time operating systems (RTOS) and is intended for any developer who is curious about how to use an RTOS and how they work.

Hitachi's AE45C smart card IC has been granted a security certificate under the Common Criteria for IT Security Evaluation ('CC'). The CC is an international standard (ISO 15408), and its ...

In the two decades or so that I've been writing this column, we've covered a lot of topics, ranging from the best implementation of abs(x) to CRC algorithms to logic theory, Karnaugh maps, and ...

Looking back at the years when I wrote the Murphy's Law column, I wondered about whether the challenges of designing embedded systems have changed. Much of my work is in the usability area, and we can ...