ARM redefines , IP for AI era

Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor

Like everything else in technology to date, smarter systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) require smarter processors.

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Programmable RGB LED options

Jeremy Cook, Engineering Consultant

As touched on in my MakerPro display options post , LEDs can be very useful user interface devices. Though simple LEDs that light up when the proper voltage is applied have their place, another option comes in the form of programmable RGB LEDs. [An up-close view of an RGB LED. Photo by Sven Killig, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons ] These devices, which come in several different versions, allow a series of LEDs to be lit up by a single output from? Continued...

Marvell octal Ethernet transceiver offers easy path to higher performance

Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Brand Director

Marvell claims that its Alaska M 88E2180 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver is the world?s first octal multi-Gigabit Ethernet transceiver that?s compatible with both the IEEE 802.3bz standard and the NBASE-T Alliance specification for 2.5- and 5-Gbit/s operation over CAT5e cables. With this device, developers have an easier path to multi-Gigabit Ethernet networking infrastructures. That migration path comes in because the transceiver can be deployed immediately on legacy cable systems, and then transition to multi-Gigabit Ethernet. The Alaska devices, part of a Marvell?s Ethernet transceiver family,? Continued...

Five Minutes with?Bruce Alexander, Vice President, WinSystems

Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Brand Director

Culture within an organization is such a difficult thing to get a handle on and even harder to regulate. In this week?s Five Minutes with?discussion, I talked to Bruce Alexander, a vice president at WinSystems , who claims to be pretty good at culture. I asked him what exactly a unique culture is, and how he manages to maintain it as the company grows. It starts with being brutally honest with people, and flows down from there. Continued...

MCU offers embedded graphics

Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Brand Director

Having graphics and processing on the same chip makes a designer?s life easier, while also reducing cost and system complexity at the same time. That?s precisely what you get with Microchip?s latest MCU offering, the 32-bit PIC32MZ DA . It?s the MCU and tools that you?re likely already accustomed to, combined with a 2D graphics processing unit (GPU) and up to 32 Mbytes of integrated DDR2 memory. The result is support for 24-bit color and larger displays. On the tool front, designers would be? Continued...

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2017 Top Embedded Innovator: Oliver Winzenried, CEO and Co-Founder, Wibu-Systems

Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor

Since co-founding Wibu-Systems in 1989, Oliver Winzenried has dedicated his career to securing embedded systems and applications, focusing primarily on software protection, licensing, and access control. With millions of devices now connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT) security has become paramount, requiring protection mechanisms that can scale from the smallest microcontroller-based (MCU-based) systems to cloud servers, as well as over time. A 2017 Embedded Computing Design Top Embedded Innovator, Winzenried offers perspective on the security ?arms race,? and introduces new (but old) methods of cryptography based on Kerckhoffs? principle that exponentially increase complexity for hackers.

2017 Top Embedded Innovator: Kristen Russell, Global President, Arrow Intelligent Systems

Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor Kristen Russell, former Secretary of Technology and CIO of the State of Colorado and leader of the U.S. Digital Government Strategy for Deloitte, has been instrumental in bringing Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to the public sector, improving everything from infrastructure to employee collaboration and citizen experience. Now, she brings that expertise to Arrow, guiding clients through all the steps of implementing an IoT solution so they can improve efficiency and gain valuable insight from their data. One of Embedded Computing Design?s 2017 Top Embedded Innovators, Russell shares her perspective on moving the public and private sectors into the future.

2017 Top Embedded Innovator: Bill Mensch, CEO and Founder,

Brandon Lewis, Technology Editor

A pioneer of embedded design and manufacturing, William ?Bill? Mensch was a major contributor to the designs of the 6800 microprocessor (MPU); MOS Technology 6502 MPU used by the Apple II, Commodore PET, and Atari gaming system; and Western Design Center (WDC) 65816 that served as the basis for the Ricoh 5A22 employed in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. One of Embedded Computing Design?s 2017 Top Embedded Innovators, Mensch also helped establish the fabless semiconductor business model upon founding WDC in 1978.? Continued...

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With the global population growing exponentially, and more and more people moving to cities, plus the continued industrialization of society, the smart city market is set to explode over the next few years. Up to now, procedures and processes in cities have been ineffective in many areas. But with recent advancements in digital technology and the resulting communication possibilities, particularly between different objects, cities are gradually becoming smarter and solutions such as smart grids, smart transport systems and smart buildings are gaining traction. To? Continued...

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