Security researchers have demonstrated a method to decrypt proprietary firmware images embedded in D-Link routers. Firmware is the piece of code that powers low-level functions on hardware devices. It ...

Every good hardware or software design starts with a structured approach throughout the design cycle, but as chip architectures and applications begin focusing on specific domains and include some ...

While not necessarily an easy thing to learn, the ability to reverse engineer embedded device firmware is an incredibly useful skill. Reverse engineering firmware allows you to analyze a device for ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

Free and open is good. This idea promises transparency and unencumbered availability to all. Unsurprisingly, free and open-source software (FOSS) in embedded technologies is hugely beneficial: ...

Embedded systems are used in many things from cars to medical devices to home security systems and are becoming increasingly popular in our daily lives. They are becoming integral to our familiar ...

If there is one thing in software engineering that is a given, it’s that engineers need continuous education. While graduating college might have made us think that we were “done,” the truth is that ...

The world of smart connected devices is dynamic and develops more sophisticated products to enhance our safety, convenience and entertainment. From surveillance to automotive safety systems and from ...

What are the main issues behind the “painful” process of embedded-systems design? Shortages of resources, components, and talent plague the design process. How the instability of toolsets and driver ...

Most embedded architects think of AI as a coding shortcut. But the real power isn’t in cranking out boilerplate code, it’s in transforming how we design systems. Imagine capturing key decisions in ...