PCB Material Shortages: What Electronics Teams Need to Know
FR-4 and PCB Material Shortages Are Here. What That Means for Your Program. We’ve been watching this develop for a few months now, and it’s time to say it plainly:…
4 Key Trends for Electronics Sensor Technology
Where sensor technology is actually heading I just got back from presenting at the Sensors Converge in Silicon Valley, and I’ll be honest — this was one of the more…
When Engineering Custom PCB Design Is the Right Choice in Electronic Products
We’ve had a lot of conversations with potential new customers where the PCB decision gets treated like a procurement question. Someone on the team identifies a module or development…
How to Secure Embedded Systems Against Cyber Threats in Critical Environments
Critical embedded systems now operate in environments where cybersecurity threats are persistent and increasingly sophisticated. Embedded systems play central roles in industrial, medical, and infrastructure applications, where long lifetimes,…
Why Rushing Electronic Product Prototypes Costs More in the Long Run
I understand the pressure to move fast. When you’re leading a product development effort, there’s always urgency. Stakeholders want to see progress. Timelines are tight. Getting a prototype up…
How to Integrate New Technology Into Long-Lifecycle Electronic Products
In electronics product development, the pressure to adopt new technologies is constant. New processors promise better performance. Connectivity standards evolve. Sensors improve in accuracy and cost. Software frameworks expand capabilities….
Bare Metal vs RTOS vs Embedded Linux: How to Choose the Right Firmware Platform
Selecting the right embedded platform is one of the most important early decisions in electronics product development. Bare-metal firmware is well-suited for simple, dedicated devices with tightly controlled functions….
Firmware Risk Management: Why It’s a Priority for Electronics Product Leaders
Firmware issues rarely manifest as dramatic failures at the start of a project. They surface later — during integration, field deployment, compliance testing, or after release. That’s why firmware…
CES 2026 Insights: Key Edge Computing and Embedded Systems Trends
Insights from CES 2026: What Matters at the Edge By Dave Jones, DE Design Works CES is always a mix of the expected, the surprising, and the downright strange. This…
Embedded Firmware and Industrial IoT Trends to Watch in 2026
I recently read about the launch of the Bloomberg New Economy Energy Technology Coalition, a private-sector effort focused on accelerating practical, deployable energy technologies. The coalition brings together leaders across…