An embedded system is usually some combination of fixed-function or programmable hardware and software that can be designed to support one or more specific functions within a larger system. Already a staple in industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, medical devices, communications and industrial automation, embedded systems are becoming an integral part of nearly everything in our lives.

1. Automobile industry

Currently, automotive applications represent the largest use of embedded systems and will remain the largest segment in the coming years. In automobiles, embedded systems are used for infotainment, safety, driver awareness, maintenance, and overall system control of the vehicle. The expanding need for vehicles with advanced navigation, driver assistance, and vehicle-to-street communication capabilities will increase the need for embedded systems. In addition, with the advent of hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles, intelligent system control is also expanding.

Additionally, the emerging fully autonomous vehicles will require highly intelligent systems. Computing systems in these vehicles need to run multiple sophisticated AI software and systems for navigation, road and vehicle perception, traffic patterns, pedestrian perception, risk perception and assessment, and more. Engineers are developing a new generation of processors for embedded systems to meet these computing and intelligence requirements.

2. Health care

Healthcare is one of the fastest developing applications for embedded systems. Handheld and portable therapeutic devices, as well as devices and devices for monitoring vital signs make extensive use of embedded systems. With small embedded systems that monitor heart rate or identify blocked arteries, embedded technology has also found its way into complex surgical procedures.

While the physical size of semiconductors, processors, and chips in healthcare embedded systems has decreased, they are also seeing an exponential increase in intelligence and functionality that will enable a new generation of medical devices to operate inside and outside the human body in new and innovative ways. function and intervene in organs.

3. Consumer Electronics

Consumer electronics has been a major market for embedded systems. Smart connected products require new design standards, and embedded intelligence has become a major component. As engineers incorporate new types of sensors and software into the products they design, there will be huge potential for connecting consumer products (smartphones, heart rate monitoring devices, smart appliances, lighting, security, etc.) to track, monitor, control and adjust. the value of. This applies not only to the user of the product, but also to the lifetime of the product.

4. Building automation

As we enter the era of smart buildings and smart cities, embedded intelligence will become an integral part of these smart systems. Building automation is mainly based on monitoring and maintaining environmental conditions, lighting and access control. As systems become smarter, smart building capabilities will likely expand into predictive and prescriptive systems that determine optimal conditions. These systems will be based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, all based on embedded intelligence.