Who Doesn’t Need Battery-Powered, Cloud-Free AI?

Way back in the mists of time, in those halcyon days we used to call 2010, I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), India. Formally founded as a fort in 1537, Bengaluru offers an eclectic mix of stone watchtowers and ancient temples, spectacular colonial-era architecture, and gleaming technology parks and skyscrapers.

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Make It So: Agentic AI Comes to Flux

I remember “ye olden days” when we (humans) designed electronic products by hand—conceiving circuits, selecting components, drawing schematics, laying out printed circuit boards (PCBs)… Can you imagine instead just telling an AI, “Make me a [your product here] for consumer use,” and it actually does it? Well, that day has arrived.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll doubtless say it … Read More → "Make It So: Agentic AI Comes to Flux"

From Code Chaos to Cyber Confidence: Inside the World of Firmware Obfuscation

In the context of programming, the term “obfuscation” is typically taken to mean “deliberately making source code hard to read or understand while keeping it functionally correct.” The reason I used the “typically” qualifier is that I’ve just been exposed to the concept of obfuscation at the machine code level. Now my head hurts.

Since we’re already talking obfuscation, I feel … Read More → "From Code Chaos to Cyber Confidence: Inside the World of Firmware Obfuscation"

Modeling, Simulation and The Future of Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Let’s talk about V2G! My podcast guest this week is Dr. Graham Dudgeon from MathWorks and we are talking all about vehicle-to-grid technology and how V2G technology can help with the complex management of the grid. Graham and I also discuss the biggest benefits of bidirectional power converters and how simulation, advanced control design, and automated code generation can help you develop bidirectional power converters.

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AI/ML at the Edge with PSOC™ Edge MCUs
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Omar Cruz from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the advantages of Infineon’s PSOC™ Edge next generation MCU based Edge Device Platform and investigate how this platform can enable the new generation of responsive ML edge devices.
Nov 5, 2025
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Posted on Nov 11 at 6:36am by Max Maxfield
As fate would have it, I just heard the news that DigiKey today announced the official launch of its Indian subsidiary in Bengaluru.
Posted on Nov 5 at 11:35am by Max Maxfield
"A sure sign of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results." Are you trying to take my dream of winning the lottery away from me? For shame!
Posted on Nov 1 at 8:27am by Karl Stevens
A sure sign of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. RISC -V is the third release of the same basic ISA. Several years and still no chips. Just wars. Open source, yes. Can just anyone design a CPU -- not so far. Can just ...
Posted on Oct 29 at 9:00am by Max Maxfield
"By now there should be RISC-V ‘s everywhere." I'm certainly seeing them popping up all over the place, like in the ECS-DoT featured in my previous column: https://www.eejournal.com/article/will-ecs-dot-be-the-processor-of-choice-for-battery-powered-ai-at-the-edge/
Posted on Oct 29 at 8:57am by Max Maxfield
The memory is the first thing to... whatsit :-)
Posted on Oct 29 at 8:50am by Karl Stevens
This article was written in 2020. By now there should be RISCV 's everywhere. It was born because of open source, not because it offered a solution to a problem. The problem is memory access time. What is needed is a new approach using embedded memory blocks. RISC has been called "...
Posted on Oct 27 at 2:11am by powermeter
With the continuous advancement of AI technology, people's lives are becoming increasingly intelligent, and electricity management is becoming increasingly standardized. The emergence of smart meters has brought people convenient electricity management. Compared with traditional meters, smart meters eliminate the need for manual meter reading and allow users to monitor electricity ...
Posted on Oct 26 at 5:34am by JK
I'm afraid it's just another geezer on too much medication. Got no sense of humor huh? Didn’t I meet you in 1984 at Bell Labs? :<) (I always forget to add the emoticon...)
Posted on Oct 25 at 3:43pm by Beercandyman
Who are the Tiny Tube startups? Or are you trying to be funny?
Posted on Oct 23 at 11:14am by Max Maxfield
"So, who are the Mobile IP Giants (MIPGs) alluded to in this column?" Well, I can't speak for Jonah or Yuning, but I'd guess at companies like ARM, Huawei, and Qualcomm
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