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 ...

Developing safety- or business-critical software just takes a little more knowledge and effort to ensure that tools and techniques are employed in a way that doesn’t sacrifice quality. Any attempt at ...

A digital revolution is sweeping all areas of life, thereby making our activities more innovative and powerful. Embedded software plays a huge role in the rapid development of the internet of things ...

When I first started writing embedded software, the environments that I found to be the most efficient and easiest to use were only available on Microsoft Windows. In fact, it wasn’t uncommon for ...

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Prepare for Safety-Critical Embedded Systems at MTU. When software lives inside machines, failure isn’t an inconvenience—it’s a safety, reliability, and security risk. From vehicles and aircraft to ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. The design, integration, and deployment of embedded-system software presents many challenges related to the operating system, development environment, ...

The last two articles have explored the five steps to designing an embedded software architecture. So far, we have seen a need in modern embedded systems to separate software architecture into ...

The semiconductor industry continues to follow Moore's Law, doubling the complexity of ICs every 18 months, to the point where it will soon be able to manufacture chips with 100 million gates. Entire ...

Validate it? I just want to use it! Sound familiar? Most companies in the medical device industry understand and accept the need to validate software that is critical to the functioning of a medical ...

Automotive software is becoming more expensive and central to a car’s identity. Infotainment, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), traction control, and even powertrain management are all shaped ...

Resilient infrastructure, advanced fraud detection, and rigid compliance requirements drive the critical need for custom ...