Many beginners have a notion that programming an Arduino makes them embedded engineers. But real skills start much deeper.

GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection, is a tool used by nearly every embedded engineer, even those who don't target Linux. In release since 1987, supporting every processor known to man, GCC is a ...

Computer engineering encompasses a wide range of topics surrounding this interaction between hardware and software. Computer engineers of the future will be versatile full-stack developers, ...

As system complexities rise and management and market pressures drive tight schedules, engineers find that meeting schedules and budgets are constantly top concerns. The innate, driving, subconscious ...

Farnell, part of Avnet, has introduced The DevKit HQ, an online platform designed to simplify access to evaluation boards, ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Expectations remain high while tools continue to fall short in embedded design, where no silver-bullet solution presents itself, according to participants in a panel held Tuesday ...

At the 2012 DefCon security conference in Las Vegas, Ang Cui, an embedded device security researcher, previewed a tool for analyzing firmware, the foundational software that underpins any computer and ...

When I first started to develop embedded software more than 15 years ago, embedded software engineers had a very specific skillset. They were often electrical engineers who not only understood how the ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Embedded technology promises to transform smart homes, cities, factories, and vehicles—helping to improve energy efficiency and make electronics ...

The drive toward embedded instrumentation is not new. The force of miniaturization has been pervasive in the industry for more than three decades. Typically, it’s only a matter of time before a ...