In any system design, there are always trade-offs that need to be made. Unfortunately, there is rarely a time when you can get your cake and eat it, too! Modern embedded systems have exceptionally ...

In the first part of this series, we highlighted trends in embedded system design and explained the shortcomings of conventional design and verification techniques. In this article, we present and ...

In the world of embedded software development, defects can cripple projects, delay releases, and ultimately lead to failures that affect everything from consumer electronics to mission-critical ...

What are the main issues behind the “painful” process of embedded-systems design? Shortages of resources, components, and talent plague the design process. How the instability of toolsets and driver ...

Think about running your business without computers, and you'll realize how important they are to your bottom line. Whether you use a database to track sales, an inventory system that monitors stock ...

Editor's Note: Low-cost, easy-to-use development systems lower the threshold to entry into embedded systems development for engineers, regardless of their experience level. Among these compact ...

Creating a project life cycle and system analysis life cycle can help you chart the future of your business. Project life cycles refer to a sequence of events that must occur to complete a project or ...

The idea of unit testing has been around for many years. Test early, test often is a mantra that concerns unit testing as well. By using stubs, developers can test code under realistic and controlled ...

For many years, the 8-bit microcontroller has been the workhorse of embedded systems. Design teams favor the size and power benefits that a tightly coupled processor, such as the 8051 microcontroller, ...

The healthcare software industry is at the crossroads of innovation and necessity. As demand for efficient, patient-centric and secure solutions grows, navigating the intricate development life cycle ...