Embedded systems design and development can sometimes seem worlds apart from traditional application development on general computing devices and maybe even more so from Web development on the server ...

Uninterrupted service is expected from many of the connected embedded systems that surround us every day: the phone system, automated banking and credit card verification. Designers must implement ...

In addition to the performance optimization patterns for generalpurpose embedded designs (Part 1)and for networking (Part 2),there are some general code tuning guidelines that are applicable tomost ...

Consolidation is a long-standing trend within the embedded world. It enables more capable, higher-performance embedded devices using fewer components, at lower cost and power budgets. The latest round ...

The problem with desynchronizing your code by moving parts of it into different tasks is that many of the resources your software wants to use—certain hardware, data structures in memory, files—can’t ...

Toshiba has developed a SiC MOSFET that arranges embedded Schottky barrier diodes in a check pattern to achieve both low on-resistance and high reliability. The company reports that the design reduces ...