Any electronic system that uses a computer chip but is not a general-purpose desktop or laptop computer, tablet or smartphone. Embedded systems use microcontrollers (MCUs), microprocessors (MPUs) or ...

What is 'mission-critical' and do we need to rethink the concept in an era of long-lifecycle embedded systems?

Software engineers have a bad habit of being very optimistic. This optimism often doesn’t just include their calculation on how long it will take for a specific task to be completed but also on ...

At the start of the year, I highlighted key trends in 5 Embedded Software Trends to Watch in 2024, predicting the forces shaping the industry. As the year unfolded, many of these trends indeed drove ...

McLean, Va., and Bedford, Mass.,, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MITRE has introduced the Embedded Systems Threat MatrixTM (ESTM), a cybersecurity framework to protect the embedded systems that ...