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Getting Ready for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) with wolfSSL

David Garske

May 21, 2025

The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is reshaping the way embedded device manufacturers approach cybersecurity. For teams building connected systems - from industrial controls to medical, and defense devices - CRA compliance isn’t just a checkbox. It’s a roadmap for securing products across the entire lifecycle. To assist in the process of securing these systems, wolfSSL offers a suite of tools designed to help meet the standards of the various systems.

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2025 Best-in-Show: Computex

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 20, 2025

All entries are judged using a 15-point rubric, that assesses design excellence, relative performance, and market impact/disruption. Judging is managed by the ECD Content Team.

AI & Machine Learning

The Road to COMPUTEX 2025: BIOSTAR Set to “Unlock the Future of Edge AI”

Chad Cox

May 14, 2025

BIOSTAR will attend this year’s COMPUTEX where at its booth, P0808, it will promote its message of “Unlock the Future of Edge AI”. Booth highlights will include a variety of technology such as industrial-grade edge AI platforms, EdgeComp embedded IPC systems, and the latest consumer PC motherboards, graphics cards, SSDs, and DDR memory.

Software & OS

Revolutionizing Embedded with WebAssembly

Jason Shepherd

May 12, 2025

What if you could have the agility of software containerization and cloud-native development principles while meeting the resource constraints, performance, and security needs of embedded devices? A growing number of industry leaders have landed on WebAssembly as the solution.

Storage

Automate 2025 Best in Show: Winners

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 12, 2025

Entries are judged using a 15-point rubric that assesses design excellence, relative performance, and market impact/disruption. Judging is managed by the ECD Content Team.

Analog & Power

Product of the Week: Heilind Electronics’ Hirose DF40 Series Board-to-Board Connectors

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 12, 2025

Advanced electronics devices today require compact and reliable interconnect solutions that support high-density performance and efficient data transmission speeds, and remain adaptable in evolving, high-performance medical, automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.

Software & OS

Building Embedded Web Device Dashboards

Sergey Lyubka

May 8, 2025

An embedded device dashboard serves as the user interface for managing and monitoring embedded systems. Whether it's for a smart home controller, an industrial automation unit, or an IoT-enabled sensor module, the embedded web dashboard provides a convenient way to interact with devices using a standard web browser.

Analog & Power

Passing EMI Compliance Testing the First Time—Part 1: The Physics

James Niemann

May 7, 2025

Any product designed today that requires high-speed clocks can be troubled with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) compliance issues. This article outlines an electromagnetic (EM) field-oriented perspective for printed circuit board (PCB) design intended to help the reader pass electromagnetic interference (EMI) compliance testing the first time

Processing

Edge AI Chips in 2025: How Advanced Processors Are Making Smart Devices Smarter

Eleanor Hecks

May 6, 2025

While keeping yourself informed about relevant engineering developments, you have probably heard more about artificial intelligence chips that work at the edge. These advanced components enable an ongoing interest to shorten the processing times for the world’s connected devices.

Analog & Power

Mouser Product of the Week: Infineon Technologies CoolSiC G2 Silicon Carbide MOSFETs

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 5, 2025

Next-generation energy systems demand advanced solutions capable of delivering efficient power conversion, reliable system performance, and exceptional thermal stability, all in a compact and accurate design for modern power semiconductor technologies.

Networking & 5G

Product of the Week: Kontron’s Iskratel Lumia C16 Compact, Dual-Mode Combo OLT

Embedded Computing Design Staff

May 5, 2025

Lately, we are seeing increased interest in XGS-PON, GPON, and 10GE point-to-point (P2P) fiber networks, particularly as they enable seamless service delivery across residential, business, and mobile backhaul applications within a unified access infrastructure. One product that’s geared to enhance such networks is the Iskratel Lumia C16 compact, high-density Combo Optical Line Terminal (OLT), developed by Kontron. Designed for maximum deployment flexibility, it enables seamless service delivery across the aforementioned application spaces.

AI & Machine Learning

AI-Powered Code Modernization: How My Team is Using Machine Learning to Transform Legacy Systems

Peter Winston

April 30, 2025

When I recently asked my team to share examples of how we're using AI and machine learning to modernize legacy codebases, I expected some good stories—but I was genuinely surprised by the sheer variety and ingenuity of their approaches.

Open Source

PICMG Releases New Specification: CompactPCI Serial R3

Ken Briodagh

April 30, 2025

In a recent announcement, PICMG, a consortium to develop innovative open standards in embedded computing, made public its CompactPCI Serial Revision 3 (CPCI-S.0 R3.0).

Software & OS

Qt Group Reimagines UI Development with Seamless Integration Across Programming Languages

Chad Cox

May 21, 2025

Espoo, Finland. Recently at Qt World Summit 2025, Qt Group introduced plans for substantial expansion of the Qt platform and ecosystem. Due to its current tools and support for cross-platform GUI development, Qt is set to develop into a complete technology-agnostic environment.

Open Source

Andrea Gallo Takes Over as RISC-V International's New CEO

Tiera Oliver

May 20, 2025

RISC-V International has announced Andrea Gallo as the organization’s new CEO, effective immediately. Gallo has served as Vice President of Technology at RISC-V International since June 2024, where he's helped to facilitate the technical vision of RISC-V International, working closely with RISC-V members around the globe to drive further adoption of the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). RISC-V International will soon hire a replacement for the Vice President of Technology role.