Six Key Embedded Systems Industry Trends in 2022 The demand for embedded systems across various industries and technology fields today is as high as ever before. Embedded systems are essential to many electronic devices and automated solutions that we are increasingly relying upon. So it comes as no surprise that the global embedded systems market…
I2C Protocol – Solving I2C Address Conflicts Today we would like to talk about I2C protocol, issues related to I2C bus conflicts and ways to address those issues. So, without further ado, let’s get to it. What is I2C? I2C stands for inter-integrated circuit also known as I2C or IIC. It is one of the most…
Real-Time Operating Systems and Applications One of the main challenges designers face when designing embedded systems is the need to meet rigorous and precise requirements for performance, efficiency, and reliability of the system. In order to deliver an embedded system serving the specific purposes of an application, experts in this technology field typically have to…
When Outsourcing Electronics Design of Your Product Is a Good Idea? Outsourcing to fill a resource gap as a business practice is common and widespread in the modern global economy. As the costs of hiring highly qualified technical experts are growing, and finding the right talent gets more and more difficult amid the widening tech…
Chip on Board and Wire Bonding Applications Wire bonding is a standard electrical interconnect technology used in assembling the vast majority of semiconductor packages. It is also a cost-effective and flexible way of attaching a ‘chip-on-board’ directly to a PCB assembly and provides various advantages over using regular ICs. Having a broad experience of utilizing…
Vibration Analysis for Predictive Maintenance of Manufacturing Equipment As the modern-day business environment gets increasingly competitive and new disruptive technologies enter the scene, manufacturers are facing the need to maximize productivity and minimize machinery and equipment maintenance costs. The ability to identify machine defects before they cause failures, resulting in unplanned downtime and production losses,…
COM-HPC: New Standard Empowers Embedded Systems The embedded computing industry has recently (in the early 2021) approved COM-HPC (short for computer-on-module (COM) – high performance compute (HPC) as the next-generation standard for modular system designs. It promises to boost the power and capabilities of edge computing and introduce a selection of new applications for COM-HPC…
Ultrasonic Testing. New Generation of Non-Destructive Inspection Devices Ultrasonic testing (UT) with gauges and transducers is one of the most important non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques available today, and it has multiple powerful applications across various industries. Just recently, Tauro Tech’s engineers have finished an important project in this field, designing and producing a new ultrasonic…
Replicated Memory for Industrial and Real-Time Systems Today, in the era of rapid automation, real-time data collection and transmission is essential to the function of various systems and applications even the shortest delays are not acceptable as they can cause errors and interruptions of other processes. Complex industrial automation applications operating in parallel exchange…
Digital Lateral Flow Testing and Possible Applications Lateral flow tests (LFTs), also known as lateral flow assays or rapid tests, are currently widely used in medical diagnostics due to simplicity of this technology and the fact that LFTs don’t require complex and expensive equipment. Today, with a new generation of connected smart devices, this technology…