ON-Fairchild union: A match made in heaven?
Bringing together two established industry leaders, ON Semiconductor’s acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor creates one extraordinary company.
IoT shift may greatly impact embedded developers
While IoT devices are embedded systems, not all embedded systems are IoT devices. At least, not yet.
Why balancing lithium-ion battery cells is key
As new mobile applications emerge, the challenges to battery management systems increase.
Samsung’s battery fire puts devices’ integrity on the line
Incidents involving Samsung's latest smartphone may encourage mobile device makers to re-examine the integrity of their power trains.
Audio: A critical ‘intelligent sensor’ for autonomous cars?
DSP Concepts CEO Paul Beckmann says audio is “heading from pure playback” in entertainment systems to enabling “input, trigger and…
UL weighs in on cybersecurity standards for IoT
As Underwriters Laboratories' cybersecurity standards is still in its early days, it remains to be seen how the company's Cyber…
Security by design: UL brings ‘adult supervision’ to IoT
EE Times talks to Underwriters Lab's Ken Modeste, who spoke about how UL can bring “adult supervision” to a deeply…
Crowdfunding: Benefits and pitfalls
Crowdfunding comes along with some tangible benefits in addition to funding novel projects, but it must be managed carefully to…
The road ahead: Are we ready for an AI driver? – Part 2
In the autonomous car, AI will advance machine vision systems, while it will also migrate in sensor fusion electronic control…
The road ahead: Are we ready for an AI driver? – Part 1
In the human-machine interface in vehicles, AI will play a role in speech and gesture recognition, eye-tracking, driver monitoring and…