Inside Electronics

Talking About European Expansion with an American Electronics Distributor

Recent events have highlighted the importance of a robust supply chain and a well-coordinated international distribution infrastructure.  In this podcast we talk to Robert Clapp Jr., President and CEO, David P. Warren, Director of Global Marketing & Communications, and Grzegorz Lyszczarz, Managing Director Europe at Heilind, a distributor that recently opened a new facility in Hanau, Germany. We talk about the company, expanding in Europe, and other things. 

Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Next-Generation Embedded Systems

The increased pace of electronic development has not only changed the very face of society and how it operates, it is continuing to grow and evolve in ways both expected and unseen. The embedded electronics industry is currently in a state of disruptive growth, with new materials, technologies, and processes providing engineers with the ability to create new kinds of solutions for applications both new and old. 
In this episode, we talk to Erik Welsh, CTO & Applications/Systems Manager, and Greg Sheridan, Vice President Strategy and Marketing at Octavo Systems about how the higher levels of system integration are providing challenges and opportunities in developing embedded systems.

The State of Advanced Intelligent Devices in the Cloud

The Internet of Things is expanding and maturing in a variety of ways, from the hardware devices and systems operating in it and the wireless protocols being used to connect them to the software making it all work together. Devices are getting smarter and more connected while growing in power and functionality to address more applications and use cases. 
In this episode, we'll talk to Ross Sabolcik, Senior Vice President and General Manager Industrial and Commercial IoT Products at Silicon Labs, about his views on the cloud, edge computing, and the Internet of Things.

Let’s Talk About Sensors and Analog Signal Conditioning

The world has been significantly impacted by the explosive growth in intelligent embedded systems being deployed everywhere in a Cloud-connected IoT-driven smart ecosystem. These sophisticated solutions are empowered by the latest and most powerful microcontrollers and processors, and driven by powerful software that is now becoming synthetically aware. However, without the input about the world around them and the application they are addressing, they are next to useless.
Sensors are paired with analog front-ends (AFE), signal conditioners that typically combine operational amplifiers and filters to improve input signals from sources such as sensors or antennas. Though the digital world may be run on binary digits, it needs to both derive information from and apply actions to the real analog world to function. Creating, choosing, and using AFEs and sensor applications can be challenging, depending on a designer's background and expertise.

Highlights from embedded world 2024

embedded world focuses on important industry topics in addition to showcasing the latest technologies and solutions, such as cybersecurity, AI, and the optimization of embedded systems. This was an evolutionary, not a revolutionary show, bringing together recent disruptive technology developments into real-world solutions that can be used in commercial products and services. 
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embedded world 2024: Showcasing the Latest Cutting-Edge Solutions 

Addressing Cybersecurity Issues in Embedded Systems

Cybersecurity is an important issue in electronic systems, especially those that are accessible to outside agents. In this podcast we’ll talk about Cybersecurity and what’s going on in the embedded electronics community. 
Articles mentioned in this episode:
IoT Device Security: Regulatory and Standards Activity Drive 2023 Device Design 
Preventing and Detecting Cyberattacks on Connected Devices  
Cybersecurity from the Developer’s Seat 
Building Cyber Threat-Detection Tools with Neuromorphic Computing 
The Value of Common Criteria Certification for Securing Information 

Designing Advanced Automotive Driving Systems for Safety and Integrity

There is a wide variety of autonomous vehicle architectures, features, and sensors, and each requires a myriad of highly accurate, safe, and reliable positioning solutions. Companies that create these types of subsystems in the automotive space must address multiple OEM E/E architectural designs.
In this episode, we talk to Stefania Sesia, Senior Director and Head of Global Application Marketing for Automotive at u-blox, about designing advanced automotive systems that are safe and reliable.

The Migration of AI from Buzzword to Application Solution

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence have slowly grown and matured in the industry from being slightly more than buzzwords to a market size valued at $168.5 Billion in 2022, according to a research report published by Spherical Insights & Consulting. The report also predicted that the AI market will reach USD 2,760.3 Billion by 2032, an impressive figure and evidence of its rapid growth. 
In this podcast we talk to Johanna Pingel, a Product Marketing Manager at MathWorks who focuses on machine and deep learning applications and how to make AI-based solutions practical, entertaining, and cost-effective.

The Importance of Connectivity in Electronic Systems

The latest generation of electronics includes some of the most advanced integrated systems ever seen. These next-generation solutions demand cabling and connectivity as advanced as they are, to deliver the power and/or signals needed to serve the product in question. In this episode of Inside Electronics, we talk with Scott Miller, Director of Product Management at Cinch, about the needs of sophisticated electronic systems, and how the latest connectivity solutions are addressing them.

Importance of Advanced Power Electronics in Next-Generation Electric Vehicles

In this episode of Inside Electronics, we talk to Greg Green, Director of Automotive Marketing at Vicor, about the importance of sophisticated and efficient power systems in the next generation of electric vehicles and the related charging infrastructure. Today’s EVs are at the focus of every developing technology, from AI to wide-bandgap semiconductors, and the supporting power electronics must be as advanced as the systems they are driving. The development of vehicle electrification solutions is driving the evolution of automotive systems design. Any solution provided must both increase the power required to operate the vehicle and influencing how designers source power for various in-vehicle systems.