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Send us Fan MailAcquisitions in our space are nothing new. But in many cases, they deserve a little explanation. Simply, “Why did you make this acquisition, and how does the new company fit in with the old company?” That’s what I found myself asking in this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion with Stefan Skarin, the CEO of IAR Systems. The news from IAR is that they acquired a 100% stake in Secure Thingz, a provider of advanced security solutions for embedded and IoT systems. https://www.iar.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailPICMG has been around for quite some time, nearly 25 years. If you’re not familiar, PICMG, or the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, is a non-profit organization who charter is to promote various industrial architectures and maintain the specifications for these standards. Is such a group required, and is PICMG relevant? Those are the questions I asked of Jessica Isquith, PICMG’s President, to this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion. https://www.picmg.orgFor more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailArtificial intelligence, aka AI, means different things to different people, mostly dependent on the application/market they find themselves. In the embedded and industrial industries, it has the potential to be a very important tool, and many vendors are working toward such a goal. One of those vendors is MediaTek, and they are developing devices that can enhance AI or machine learning at the Edge. In this week’s Five Minutes with…discussion with Finbarr Moynihan, General Manager of MediaTek, I discussed the differences between AI and machine learning and what it means for Edge computing. https://www.mediatek.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailRich Nass, one half of the Embedded Insiders, returned from the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) last week. There, he was surprised to learn that semiconductor companies are no longer evaluating digital power or Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN) power MOSFETs. They are actually already on their second and third generation of products. Tune in for more.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailSome sectors of our industry change faster than others. But the connector industry? I think you might be surprised to learn what's happened in that space, as I was. These revelations come from Doug Snader, the International Business Director for SV Microwave in this week's Five Minutes with…discussion. https://www.svmicrowave.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailOTA, or over-the-air updates, are becoming popular in the automotive space. They serve as a simple way for auto makers to update their vehicles without requiring the car owner to bring the car in to the shop. Taking that technology to the next step is to employ a bidirectional OTA medium. That technology is closer than you might think, according to Mark Singer, a Director at Excelfore, who was the interviewee in this week's Five Minutes with…discussion. https://excelfore.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailThe Insiders, one way or another, have made it back from Embedded World 2018. This year's show was the busiest either have attended, and but lacked any consistent theme. Tune in to find out what they experienced at the event, as well as their take on more recent merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailMany MCU vendors tout their low-power devices. Ambiq Micro takes it to another level, using what the company calls subthreshold technology. Wearables is a great place to embed such technology, but that's only the beginning. In this week's Five Minutes with…discussion, Scott Hanson, the Founder and current CTO of Ambiq explains how the technology works and what kind of future we can expect. http://ambiqmicro.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailMachine learning is one of the hottest topics in our industry. If implemented correctly, it can be used in a host of applications, particularly those related to the Industrial IoT. And there are few vendors who aren't trying to get a piece of this puzzle. One of those vendors is Lattice Semiconductor. In this week's Five Minutes with…discussion, I spoke to Glen Hawk, Lattice's Chief Operating Officer. He set the stage nicely, explaining the potential of machine learning and what it means to Lattice. http://www.latticesemi.com/For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com

Send us Fan MailBelieve it or not, Embedded World is just around the corner. The Insiders' show schedules are already full of meetings with tech vendors who will demonstrate their latest wares, but what are those? Tune in as the Insiders speculate as to what technologies and trends will headline Embedded World 2018.For more information, visit embeddedcomputing.com