Embedded Executive Podcast

Hosted by Rich Nass, Embedded Computing Design

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Each week, Embedded Computing Design’s EVP Rich Nass speaks to an executive in the embedded industry to understand what’s happening with the latest products, standards, and trends. The frank discussions reveal the real, behind the scenes issues, so the design community knows what’s coming down the pike. Topics covered in artificial intelligence, machine learning, embedded systems, internet of things, industrial automation, automotive applications, open source and more.

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June 10, 202610 min

Embedded Executive: Understand the What, When, and How of Edge AI | Synaptics

Edge AI is exceeding the expectations that I had for the technology, at least at this early point in its ramp-up. I had expected it to take longer to reach fruition than it actually has, although you could probably argue that it hasn’t come close to reaching even the beginnings of its potential. To understand where Edge AI stands today, where it’s going, and when it could potentially get there, I spoke to John Weil, the Vice President and General Manager for IoT and Edge AI Processors at Synaptics, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

June 3, 202613 min

Embedded Executive: Employing AI For Code Development | Perforce Software

Should you use AI to generate code? Or should it be limited to code review? From my research, it depends on who you ask. In this case, I asked Rod Cope, the Chief Technical Officer at Perforce Software. Rod has a great deal of experience in this space, and he was my guest on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

May 27, 202616 min

Embedded Executive: According To Its CEO, Altera Is Back | Altera

Those of us who have been around the embedded space for a while are pretty familiar with Altera’s history in the programmable logic space. Without going through the details, it’s a fairly rocky past. The company now claims that we should put the past in the rearview mirror and focus not just on what the company is offering today, but what’s on its roadmap. They feel that the relationships they’ve made and the inroads they continue to make put them in the perfect position to provide the products its customers want and need. I wanted to hear this story right from the horse’s mouth, so I spoke to Altera’s President and CEO, Raghib Hussain, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

May 20, 202619 min

Embedded Executive: Helping Arm Get Silicon to Market | Synopsys

For its full existence, Arm has primarily been an IP vendor. That has now changed. Arm will be producing silicon products, similar to many of its customers. Getting to that point required an assist from some of its partners, including Synopsys. To understand what an “assist” consists of and what the longer-term outlook looks like, I spoke to Frank Schirrmeister, the Executive Director of Product Management for System Solutions at Synopsys, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

May 13, 202615 min

Embedded Executive: Understand Digital Transformation | NTX

Digital transformation, particularly in industrial equipment, has the ability to change the landscape of design. Really? Do you even know what digital transformation is? It’s a term that Doug Cougle, the SVP of Operations and Business Development at NTX Embedded, used in a recent conversation. He said it with such conviction that I thought, “Maybe this is something I should learn more about.” I did, and I think you should as well, which is why I invited Doug to be a guest on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

May 8, 20263 min

embedded world 2026 Podcast with needcode

Embedded Computing Design Editor, Ken Briodagh, talks with Bartek Kling, CEO of needcode, at embedded world 2026.

May 6, 20267 min

embedded world 2026 Podcast with NXP

Rich Nass interviews Julien Battiston with NXP at embedded world 2026 in Nuremberg.

May 6, 202611 min

Embedded Executive: Intelligent/Smart Computing Vs. AI | Infineon

End devices are shipping with the AI box checked. In other words, OEMs are saying that their products are AI-enabled. But are they really, or is this just marketing spin? The first response is that it depends on how you define AI. The second is that some of the features being implemented really are doing so with AI, but there might be other (simpler?) ways to handle the same functions. To make this clearer, I spoke to Steve Tateosian, the Senior VP and GM for IoT, Consumer, and Industrial MCUs for Infineon Technologies, on this week’s Embedded Executives podcast.

May 4, 20267 min

embedded world 2026 Podcast with PQ Shield

Ken Briodagh of Embedded Computing Design interviews PQ Shield about post-quantum computing on the Embedded Executive podcast LIVE at embedded world 2026.

April 30, 20268 min