EmbeddingGemma 2: Offline Multimodal Search for Edge Boards
Google's EmbeddingGemma 2 maps text, code, images, video and audio into one vector space in 740M parameters. Here is what it means for embedded Linux boards, how on-device RAG works,…
Alif Semiconductor Acquisition: What ADI’s $1.35B Deal Means
Analog Devices is buying Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion, adding Ensemble and Balletto AI microcontrollers with Arm Ethos NPUs. Here's what the deal signals for edge-AI MCUs and the skills…
TI TinyEngine NPU: Edge AI Comes to Cortex-M0+ and M33 MCUs
TI's TinyEngine NPU puts a small fixed neural accelerator into a sub-dollar Cortex-M0+ MCU and a Cortex-M33 motor-control family. Here is what it runs, how to use it, and where…
STM32N6 NPU in 2026: Boards, YOLO, and a Getting-Started Guide
The STM32N6's 600 GOPS Neural-ART NPU now has a real ecosystem, from MicroPython and Arduino boards to official YOLO support. Here's what changed in 2026 and how to deploy your…
openTPU FPGA: An AI-Designed Accelerator That Runs Real LLMs
openTPU, an Apache-2.0 LLM accelerator built largely by AI agents, runs Qwen3.5, Gemma 4 and a 35B MoE on a Kintex-7 FPGA card. Here is how it works and what…
BitNet ESP32 Cluster: 1-Bit LLMs Reach $5 Microcontrollers
A seven-board BitNet ESP32 cluster and Cactus Compute's 2-bit Needle model show ultra-low-bit LLMs reaching cheap hardware. Here is how ternary weights work and where the limits are.
LLM on a Microcontroller: How Generative AI Fits in 512 KB SRAM
A 28.9M-parameter LLM now runs on an ESP32-S3 and a diffusion model draws faces on a $1 RP2350. Here is how memory tiering, quantization and DMA streaming make it work,…
How to Use AI to Review a Schematic Before You Build the PCB
A practical AI-assisted schematic review workflow that catches assumptions early while keeping datasheets, ERC and engineering judgment as the source of truth.
AI Circuit Design vs Traditional Engineering: Where Each One Actually Wins
Practical guide to AI Circuit Design vs Traditional Engineering: Where Each One Actually Wins: clear explanations, implementation steps, common failure...
7 Ways AI-Generated Circuit Designs Fail in the Real World
Practical guide to 7 Ways AI-Generated Circuit Designs Fail in the Real World: clear explanations, implementation steps, common failure modes, testing...