Inside embedded world NA 2025: Stronger ecosystems, smarter development
embedded world North America 2025 once again brought together innovators, engineers, and partners who are driving the next wave of embedded technology. From meaningful conversations to strengthened collaborations, this year’s event underscored the growing importance of safety, security, scalability, and strong ecosystems in modern development.
Meaningful conversations and industry energy
The event was a wonderful experience for the embedded community. The show floor was alive with great conversations and collaboration. Developers shared their biggest challenges, ranging from increased code complexity and the use of open-source components to new compliance and security demands.
Despite the waves of activity, one theme remained constant: teams are trying to do more with less: less time, fewer resources, and tighter budgets. They’re looking for the right embedded development tools and partners to simplify complexity, improve security, and meet release goals faster.
Strengthening ecosystem partnerships
Partnerships were another central highlight this year, showcased directly at our booth through a series of partner-led seminars that demonstrated how collaboration fuels innovation across the embedded industry.
Dojo Five tackled modernization challenges through AI, security, and standards, while Infineon demonstrated simplified ASIL-B–compliant multi-sensing systems. Renesas and NXP focused on functional safety and software-defined systems, and Data I/O, together with Keyfactor, showcased secure provisioning and code-signing solutions that streamline production.
Meanwhile, PX5, Vector, and Synopsys shared insights into real-time performance, integration efficiency, and the evolution of automotive computing. Rounding out the lineup, STMicroelectronics and Microchip emphasized how early collaboration, from silicon to software, continues to accelerate development.
These partnerships highlight how a strong, collaborative ecosystem can ease integration challenges and accelerate innovation, especially as regulations grow and security expectations rise.
Industry reflections and event insights
As the week unfolded, a few overarching themes stood out from the energy on the show floor and the conversations with attendees:
- Momentum and growth: The show expanded in scale, with more vendors and technologies represented than in previous years.
- Consistency ahead: embedded world North America 2026 will remain in Anaheim, giving the community a reliable and stable venue.
- Market sentiment: While the industry continues to experience some slowdown, there’s clear progress toward software-defined architectures, smarter workflows, and secure-by-design development.
Key takeaways from the embedded community
From these discussions and sessions, several key insights emerged about where the embedded industry is heading:
- Code complexity and open-source componentry continue to rise, creating larger attack surfaces and new challenges for developers.
- Security adoption is happening earlier than ever, but shifting left remains a work in progress, though the right tooling can make it dramatically easier.
- Collaborative ecosystems are essential to overcome integration hurdles and meet new compliance standards.
- Tool support, functional safety, and guidance remain key enablers for developing at scale, helping teams stay efficient and release with confidence.
Moving forward together
Having the right partners and guidance has never been more crucial. Collaboration across the embedded community provides the insight and clarity needed to navigate today’s complex development landscape, understand regulatory shifts, choose the right ecosystem components, and achieve faster, more reliable product releases.
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