Embedded World 2025: Day 2
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Update: March 12 at 18:00 — Elektor Team
That's a wrap for today, the busiest day of embedded world 2025 so far. Brian Tristam Williams and Jens Nickel just wrapped up a special edition of Elektor Lab Talk, breaking down the key highlights from Day 1 and Day 2. If you missed it, make sure to catch the replay for insights on microcontrollers, AI at the edge, and more.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s updates—there’s still plenty to explore in the last day of embedded world 2025!
Update: March 12 at 17:30 — Jean-François Simon
Arriving mid-afternoon, there was only time for a brief look at what’s on display — plenty more to explore tomorrow. Here are a few highlights from today:Altera
A busy booth featuring their latest FPGAs and processors. A standout demo includes a board with a tactile interface powered by on-board AI recognition — visitors can draw sketches, and the AI identifies the shapes. Altera is also presenting new boards developed in collaboration with partners like iWave, EXOR International, and Terasic. Another highlight is the CLARE hypervisor from their Italian partner Accelerat, which enables dual-OS operation for safety-critical applications on Altera hardware.
Gigadevice
Introducing a whole range of new products, including the GD32F527, which boasts high processing power and advanced graphics capabilities. The company is also expanding its lineup with new M33 and M23 core-based MCUs for the mid and low-end market. An interesting addition is their signal conditioning range, featuring ADCs, opamps, and more — an area not widely associated with Gigadevice until now.
RISC-V
A strong presence this year again with a variety of RISC-V-based boards, from microcontrollers to high-performance SoCs running full operating systems. This year’s focus is on raising awareness of the RISC-V ecosystem, with key players like SiFive, DeepComputing, and Siemens delivering presentations at the RISC-V booth. This year, there is a strong focus on embedded technology, AI, and automotive applications.
More updates to come!
Update: March 12 at 16:10 — Jens Nickel
This year, Electronic Displays was introduced as a new category in the embedded award. From the submitted applications, the jury nominated three products and selected Tianma as the winner for its 8" Micro-LED IRIS PHUD, a tool for the immersive visualization of information.
At Tianma’s booth, we came across the winning low-reflective, transparent display. With Micro-LED technology gaining attention for its performance and versatility, it stands out with a 167 PPI pixel density for detailed visuals and a fully transparent windshield design. The booth also features multiple display types, such as high-brightness panels, transflective displays, etc. There are three primary display sections: Professional, Automotive and New Technology.
Update: March 12 at 15:43 — Brian Tristam Williams
The Embedded Kit is making waves in the embedded Linux space with its open and customizable software solutions, particularly its Welma Yocto Linux platform. Unlike many locked-down, proprietary solutions, Welma is designed to give device makers full control over their Linux distributions. Built on the Yocto Project, it enables manufacturers to create tailored, production-grade Linux environments while retaining complete ownership — no vendor lock-in, no encryption barriers. This approach ensures transparency, flexibility, and long-term maintainability, making it a compelling choice for companies that value open development and security.
Beyond its Yocto-based Linux stack, The Embedded Kit offers a suite of unencrypted tools for embedded system development, including Pluma (an automated hardware/software testing tool), Kamea IoT (a device management platform), and CVE Scan (a vulnerability scanner for Linux security). You can find them in Hall 4 with Booth Number 4-650.
Speaking of Yocto, I stopped by the Yocto Project booth to chat with the team about their work. As a non-profit foundation, Yocto is dedicated to providing an open-source framework for building custom Linux distributions, especially for embedded systems. While they operate independently, they’re backed by key industry players who rely on Yocto for their own development needs—companies like Intel, NXP, and STMicroelectronics help fund the project, ensuring its continued growth. Of course, even as a non-profit, they still have expenses, from development resources to, yes, things like their booth at embedded world. But their core mission remains the same: to keep embedded Linux flexible, customizable, and truly open for developers worldwide.
Update: March 12 at 14:49 — Brian Tristam Williams
At Embedded World 2025, I got the chance to try out the Scewo BRO, a high-tech, stair-climbing wheelchair designed for smooth mobility over various terrains. In this video, I sit in the BRO and experience firsthand how it effortlessly climbs stairs — backwards up a few steps and then back down again. With its self-balancing system and tank-like treads, the Scewo BRO offers independence to wheelchair users in ways traditional designs can’t. Watch as I put it to the test and see how it handles real-world stair climbing!
Update: March 12 at 14:30 — Jens Nickel
We stop by the NXP booth, where several demos are on display. One highlight is the Matter 1.4 update, which introduces a new profile focused on energy consumption and generation. A demo showcased how a smart home system can prepare for upcoming snow by adjusting heating needs while accounting for reduced energy generation from solar panels.
Another demo focused on containerization, a new approach helping developers code applications independently of the operating system. The same application was shown running on FreeRTOS and Linux, with identical user interfaces on both.
Update: March 12 at 13:30 — C. J. Abate
Embedded World Recognizes Nine Award Winners: At this week's Embedded World exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, nine companies received top honors. Out of 130 submissions, 27 products were shortlisted across nine award categories. A panel of experts selected one winner per category, while the community award was determined through live voting among the winners.
Community choice award 2025
D500R WORM SD card / D500R WORM microSD card
Team Group
Artificial intelligence
heartKIT AI development kit
Ambiq
Hardware
Base system chiplet
Cadence Design Systems
Electronic displays
8” MicroLED IRIS panoramic head up display
Tianma
Embedded Vision
D500R WORM SD / D500R WORM microSD
Team Group
Safety & Security
TROPIC01 secure element
Tropic Square
SoC/IC/IP design
Trimension NCJ29D6 Ultra-Wideband IC
NXP Semiconductors
Software
Driver Automated Technical Documentation
Driver
Start-up
AI Bunker – protecting AI models at the edge
Accelerat
Tools
Catapult AI NN
Siemens EDA
“We are seeing that the world of embedded systems continues to show a high pace of innovation and technological progress. It is not a sudden revolution, but a rapid succession of many, many developments in various embedded technologies across the embedded systems industry,” said Prof. Dr. Axel Sikora, Chairman of the embedded world Conference and head of the embedded award jury.
“It is particularly interesting to see that in most cases, it is more than one company working in the same direction, as can be seen from the developments in the field of embedded AI or embedded vision in particular.”
Update: March 12 at 12:10 — Jens Nickel
There’s a large startup area here, in Hall 2, Booth 2-412, that is worth a visit. More than 100 startups are displaying their technologies and creative solutions. It’s a hub for the future of the embedded industry, with a supporting program that includes keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, and interactive formats.
One startup, TEKHNE from Spain, is showcasing Wi-Fi HaLow modules with an already integrated processor for a price range of 8-15 euros per module.
Wi-Fi HaLow is a low-power, low-range communication format designed for small cities and various other applications. It competes with LPWAN technologies like Sigfox and LoRaWAN but offers higher data rates.
Update: March 12 at 11:00 — Jens Nickel
The softwareization of embedded systems is driving the industry, with more software-defined architectures and devices entering the market. This year, there were many submissions for the embedded award in the Software category. Driver won first place for its solution that automatically generates technical specifications. It’s powered by an LLM but goes beyond that — it also compiles code in multiple languages, gaining a deeper understanding of functions.
What makes it interesting is that you’re not limited to code as input. You can also use PDFs, datasheets, and other specs, and you can tweak and edit the output as needed.
As for pricing, Driver follows a user license and consumption-based model, but they haven’t shared the exact details yet. If you’re around, you can check them out at Hall 3A, Booth 332.
Update: March 12 at 10:20 — Jens Nickel
Welcome to the second day of embedded world 2025! The winners of the embedded world awards were announced yesterday. In the SoC/IC/IP Design category, one of the nominees was Texas Instruments with its MSPM0C1104 Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontroller, which is described as the world's smallest. The microcontroller can be seen at the embedded world 2025 fair, Hall 3A, and you can find it on the board next to the battery.
The device has 8 pins and a remarkable set of peripherals. Evaluation boards are already available, and according to Texas Instruments, the price is €0.20 per unit for orders of 1,000 pieces.
Want more? Read through our notes from Day 1 at embedded world 2025.
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