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Power Techniques of TFT LCD, OLED, and Micro-LED Automotive Displays

Yujie Bai

April 22, 2025

In the automotive display system, TFT LCD displays dominate in the automotive display panel. Furthermore, OLED and micro-LED displays are drawing more and more attention in the market. The power techniques need to be developed for different display technologies. The edge-lit backlight and direct-lit backlight are commonly used in TFT LCD displays. The local dimming based on the direct-lit backlight with mini-LEDs is developed for improving the display performance. Although OLED displays are more common in smartphones, the automotive OLED and micro-LED displays are still in development. This article comprehensively describes the automotive display system and the power techniques.

Networking & 5G

Informal Testing Proves that Wi-Fi HaLow is the Real Deal

Rich Nass

April 22, 2025

When I attended CES in Las Vegas back in January, I came across Morse Micro, a provider of Wi-Fi HaLow ICs. I was unfamiliar with that specification, so I attempted to learn more. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one looking for more insight into this specification, because the company’s tabletop area was jam-packed, and being that I was already late for another appointment, I never hooked up with the Morse team. That changed when I attended Embedded World in Nuremberg last month. I got the full download on the spec, the company, and its latest SoC/transceiver.

Automotive

Digital Keys Plus Radio Tech Can Lead to Big Advantages

Nick Wood

April 22, 2025

Keys are an invention so ancient that we don’t even think of them as a technology. The earliest lock and key mechanisms date back to ancient Egyptian times, with the ancient Romans introducing metal keys like the mortise locks of today. Nevertheless, key technology has continued to evolve, and there has been an increasing trend towards digital key technologies over recent years.

Analog & Power

Product of the Week: DENPAFLUX EMC Services

Embedded Computing Design Staff

April 21, 2025

Electronic devices and systems play a critical role in today’s medical equipment and communication networks. Modern electronics design requires reliable electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in the environments they operate within to keep up with the evolution of advanced systems.

Open Source

Rust, A Programming Language

Marie Christiano

April 18, 2025

Rust, a general-purpose programming language, emphasizes low-level efficiency and security. Its unique features make it suitable for systems, web apps, and GUI applications. Let’s take a look at Rust and its trending use.

Tech News Roundup

Intel Sells Controlling Interest in Altera to Silver Lake

Ken Briodagh

April 17, 2025

Intel this week announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell 51 percent of Altera to Silver Lake, a private equity firm that's been involved in Dell, AirBnB, and many other technology deals for more than 15 years. But what does it mean?

Processing

Unlocking the Potential of AMD Versal AI Engines

Scott Turnbull

April 15, 2025

As the complexity of signal processing applications continues to grow, engineers need to use all available heterogeneous processing elements to meet performance goals. AMD Versal™ Adaptive SoCs address this challenge by integrating programmable logic, hardened compute resources, a high-speed network-on-chip (NoC), and a scalable AI Engine (AIE) array—all within a unified architecture.

Security

Strengthening IoT Defenses in Preparation for Quantum Computing

Avishay Shraga

April 15, 2025

The key to modern asymmetric cryptography is to create an equation that is easy to solve in one direction but difficult to reverse by an adversary in the other direction. Traditionally, this was done through modular arithmetic, where a large prime modulus and a generator were used to generate a key, although there are multiple methods to do so.

Processing

Handle Capacitive, Inductive, and Liquid Sensing With a Single PSOC Device

Vibheesh Bharathan

April 14, 2025

The ability to “sense” in different modalities is known as multi-sensing. In a perfect world, that multi-sensing capability would be integrated into a single MCU. And thanks to the Infineon PSOC 4 Multi-Sense MCUs, the perfect world has ascended upon us. But more about that specific device in a bit.

Consumer

Product of the Week: Heilind Electronics’ Brady M410 and M510 Series Printers

Embedded Computing Design Staff

April 14, 2025

Productivity and efficiency are essential for today’s professionals, who need tools to keep up with demanding, ever-changing work environments. Portable, durable, and reliable solutions are key to allowing them to work freely and effectively, wherever work takes them.

Heilind Electronics offers a line of portable printers designed to meet these needs. The Brady M410 and M510 printers cater to professionals in industrial (non-robotics), computing, data communications, telecommunications, test, measurement, and laboratory settings. The M410 printer is designed for handheld, industrial-grade printing use cases, and the M510 is designed as a durable desktop solution for workstations and assembly.

Debug & Test

Simulating Reality: How Advanced Vibration Testing Shapes Product Durability

Ellie Gabel

April 8, 2025

The results of advanced vibration tests show manufacturers, designers, engineers and others whether their products will perform as anticipated in the real world. Creating things that work well in the laboratory is a good first step, but people need to verify that such consistency is also present in less-controlled environments. Vibration testing examines whether devices and other items tolerate shocks and keep working effectively and safely.

Open Source

Mouser Product of the Week: NXP Development Board Powered by the i.MX 93 Applications Processor

Embedded Computing Design Staff

April 7, 2025

Today’s developers are expected to bring the power and performance of machine learning to the edge. This is possible with the help of a development platform capable of evaluating and prototyping applications like edge computing, industrial automation, smart devices, and automotive applications, which increasingly demand use cases like low power consumption and machine learning acceleration.

Automotive

The Future of In-Vehicle Infotainment with Emerging Technologies

Ranganathan Sk

March 31, 2025

In-vehicle infotainment (IVI) is now more than just music and navigation—it’s an intelligent driving companion. The inclusion of AI-driven systems, AR/VR, and 5G enhances connectivity and decision-making and elevates the experience, making driving safer and more interactive.

Debug & Test

Cybord’s ShieldScan Delivers Real-Time, AI-Powered Defense Against Supply Chain Threats

Chad Cox

April 25, 2025

Cybord launched ShieldScan, its innovative visual-AI printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) inspection solution supporting next-generation visibility and security in electronics manufacturing. ShieldScan delivers automated PCBA mapping, real-time anomaly detection, and 100% board verification to protect manufacturers from tampering and supply chain vulnerabilities. According to Cybord, ShieldScan gives manufacturers the power to verify the integrity of every circuit board by detecting even the smallest modifications.

AI & Machine Learning

IBASE’s EC3100 Brings Real-Time AI to the Edge with NVIDIA Power

Chad Cox

April 25, 2025

Taipei, Taiwan. IBASE Technology Inc. released its compact and durable edge AI system, the EC3100, leveraging NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX and Orin Nano modules to support real-time AI workloads at the edge. Performance is delivered by up to an 8-core Arm Cortex-A78AE processor and a 1024-core Ampere GPU with 32 Tensor Cores.