Embedded Executive Podcast

Pre-compliance testing is a phenomenon that should be a no-brainer, but for lots of reasons—none of them good—it’s not always done. When you’re doing a design that requires RF and you don’t do the testing, you’re really asking for trouble. That goes double for a product that’s going to ship into multiple geographies. To understand how this process should occur, I spoke to Paul Denisowski, a Product Management Engineer at Rohde & Schwarz, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Engineers are usually good at engineering, but writing? That’s a different story. In many cases, lacking the ability to write well can hurt engineers. This rears its ugly head when these engineers are job hunting. Having mis-spellings and bad grammar on a resume is a huge red flag. This is particularly true for some real cherry jobs attracting numerous applications. To understand what this means and the effect it could have on an engineer’s future, I brought back Marcus Webster, who is the principal of Webster & Webster Associates. Marcus last spoke to us about the engineering shortage. Check out this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Steve Tateosian from Infineon discusses the two AI ecosystem approaches: proprietary vs. open systems. They explore model integration, community loyalty, and the detailed overview of Pysock Edge Family Devices. The podcast also covers development kits and product range for edge-based applications.

Vice President of Renesas Electronics and CEO of EdgeCortix discuss simplifying AI designs through partnerships. Topics include leveraging hardware architectures, optimizing AI models for fault detection, and streamlining AI designs for software engineers. They also explore the efficiency and applications of Gen.A.I at the edge.

Pierre Gal, Head of Product Development at The Embedded Kit, discusses surprising challenges faced by embedded developers, such as complexities in integrating open-source software, differences in Linux distributions, and the significance of operating systems in cybersecurity and compliance. The podcast explores insights from a recent survey revealing varying perceptions of OEMs and developers on operating systems complexities and regulations.

Do you understand the metrology that applies to semiconductor manufacturing? I know I certainly didn’t, and found out how little I knew about this essential technology when I spoke to David Doyle, the President and Managing Director of Heidenhain Corp. While mostly applying to semiconductors, the technology can be deployed on any manufacturing platform. But semiconductor manufacturing has to be so precise, and that’s putting it mildly, that things are measured in terms of microns and nanometers. Check out this week’s Embedded Executives podcast. to get the baseline understanding on how important this technology is to our semiconductor industry.

The LoRa Alliance recently conducted a user study to see how far LoRaWAN technology has penetrated into the community. If you’re not familiar, LoRaWAN is a low-power wide-area network that has a range that can be measured in miles.I wanted to understand what the results of the user study showed. Do developers feel confident in deploying the technology? How does it work globally? To understand more I spoke to the Alliance’s Chairwoman and CEO, Donna Moore, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

Explore the differences between SOMs and COMs in the embedded systems sector with insights from a Global Director at Samtec. Discover how to choose between the two for your application, considering functionality, compute power, and software requirements. Learn about the flexibility and scalability of SOMs and COMs for board design, including interchangeable modules and high-performance interconnects.

Infineon introduces isolator technology without a power supply, reshaping relay technology for solid-state relays in various sectors. Enhanced energy transfer, reduced power dissipation, and integration with switches for reliability and cost considerations are discussed, revolutionizing the industry.

MEMS have been used in lots of sensors and even in microphones. But, until now, I hadn’t seen them used in speakers. xMEMS Labs is one vendor that’s doing just that, and the sound is incredible. When you hear how it works, it really makes a lot of sense. And if you listen to this podcast, you will hear exactly how it works. Check out my discussion with Mike Housholder, the Vice President of Business Development at xMEMS Labs in this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.