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How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

Rakesh Kumar May 13, 2026

The transition from general-purpose computing to AI-specific hardware is driven by the specific computational and energy requirements of deep learning models. As these models scale to trillions of parameters, traditional architectures face the memory wall, where the energy required for data movement between memory and processing units significantly exceeds the energy consumed by the computation itself.

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Accelerating edge AI, for the robot’s sake

Accelerating edge AI, for the robot’s sake

Paul Heney June 28, 2026

At the recent Advantech Edge AI Conference in Taipei, attendees heard about plenty of positive trends for the future. Miller Chang, President of Embedded Sector, Advantech, noted that the Global EdgeAI market is estimated to grow to an incredible $196.6 billion for 2034. Hardware will lead there with AI accelerators, and software and services will…

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AI in the engineering classroom: promise, pitfalls, and the path forward

AI in the engineering classroom: promise, pitfalls, and the path forward

Emma Lutjen May 12, 2026

As AI tools rapidly make their way into classrooms and workflows, engineering educators are grappling with how to use them without losing the fundamentals. EEWorld interviewed Robert W. Heath Jr., 2025 IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal recipient and Charles Lee Powell Chair in Wireless Communications at the University of California, San Diego, who shares a candid perspective on where AI helps, where it hinders, and what it really means to educate and be an engineer in the age of intelligent tools.

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Assistive robotics and AI: How ATDev is transforming mobility and independence

Assistive robotics and AI: How ATDev is transforming mobility and independence

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

As advances in AI and robotics accelerate, the conversation around independence is being fundamentally reshaped. What does it truly mean to live autonomously in 2026, and how can technology support that vision without replacing the human experience? In this interview, ATDev’s Todd Roberts and Owen Kent explore a new paradigm: one where assistive devices don’t take over, but instead collaborate with users to enhance everyday life.

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Bridging theory and reality in wireless communications: a candid talk with Andrea Goldsmith

Bridging theory and reality in wireless communications: a candid talk with Andrea Goldsmith

Emma Lutjen May 28, 2026

In this wide-ranging conversation, Andrea Goldsmith reflects on a career that has helped define modern wireless communications, from foundational work in channel capacity and adaptive modulation to shaping MIMO, AI-driven systems, and the road to 6G. One of the field’s most influential voices, and recipient of the 2025 IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal for her contributions to and leadership in wireless communications theory and practice (just one of many honors in a career spanning academia, industry, and university leadership), she speaks candidly about her foundational work in the industry, the importance of diversity, and the need for boldness and collaboration in driving engineering excellence.

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Designing Beyond AI: ATDev’s human-centered solution for flying in a power wheelchair

Designing Beyond AI: ATDev’s human-centered solution for flying in a power wheelchair

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

Engineers often rely on AI and advanced tools to solve complex problems, but some challenges still demand lived experience and hands-on design. In this transcript from a recent Mind Over Machine Q&A interview, Design World managing editor Mike Santora talks with Todd Roberts and Owen Kent of medical technology startup ATDev, a company focused on assistive solutions born out of real-world needs. The conversation centers on the gap between what AI can optimize on a screen and what people with disabilities actually face in everyday life, especially when traveling.

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Edge AI without the guesswork: designing for real battery life, real performance, and real workloads

Edge AI without the guesswork: designing for real battery life, real performance, and real workloads

Aimee Kalnoskas June 17, 2026

Edge AI is no longer experimental. From wearables and medical sensors to smart home devices, industrial monitors, and infrastructure nodes, products are increasingly expected to sense, analyze, and make decisions locally while operating for months or even years on small batteries. This requirement has turned ultra-low-power system design into one of the most complex challenges […]

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Forget AI, what about the Quantum age?

Forget AI, what about the Quantum age?

Paul Heney May 28, 2026

One of the more interesting conversations I had at the recent Hannover Messe Press Preview in Germany was with Nikola Strah, Commercial Director for Classiq, a six-year-old Tel Aviv, Israel-based company with more than 100 employees. The company has a platform for programming quantum computers. Strah said that Classiq is currently the best funded quantum…

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How “green” is your Artificial Intelligence?

How “green” is your Artificial Intelligence?

Jeff Shepard June 14, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems face a set of conflicting goals: being accurate (consuming large amounts of computational power and electrical power) and being accessible (being lower in cost, less computationally intensive, and less power-hungry). Unfortunately, many of today’s AI implementations are environmentally unsustainable. Improvements in AI energy efficiency will be driven by several factors, including […]

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How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

How to approach AI hardware design to address the memory wall?

Rakesh Kumar May 13, 2026

The transition from general-purpose computing to AI-specific hardware is driven by the specific computational and energy requirements of deep learning models. As these models scale to trillions of parameters, traditional architectures face the memory wall, where the energy required for data movement between memory and processing units significantly exceeds the energy consumed by the computation itself.

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Mind over Machine: AI vs. Human Insight: What’s Missing?

Mind over Machine: AI vs. Human Insight: What’s Missing?

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

In an era where artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping how we work, communicate, and make decisions, it’s easy to assume that nearly every challenge has a data-driven solution. But as powerful as these tools have become, there are still critical gaps, e specially when it comes to human interaction. The nuances of conversation, the unspoken signals, and the subtle disconnects between what is said and what is meant remain difficult for even the most advanced systems to fully interpret.

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Mind over Machine: ATDev and real-world engineering for accessible air travel

Mind over Machine: ATDev and real-world engineering for accessible air travel

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

Design World managing editor and Mind Over Machine host Mike Santora, interviews Todd Roberts and Owen Kent from Berkeley‑founded medical technology company ATDev. In this video, the discussion focuses on a real-world accessibility problem: air travel for people who rely on heavy power wheelchairs that cannot fit into modern airliners and are often stowed in cargo, risking damage.

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Mind over Machine: The engineering problem AI couldn’t solve

Mind over Machine: The engineering problem AI couldn’t solve

Mike Santora June 26, 2026

In this episode of Mind Over Machine, Mike Santora speaks with Ship & Shore Environmental President and CEO Anoosheh Oskouian about the role of human experience in engineering and manufacturing as artificial intelligence becomes more common across industries. The discussion centers on the limits of AI-driven problem solving, the importance of observation and intuition, and…

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Mind over Machine: Tormach on what AI does well and where it has a lot to learn

Mind over Machine: Tormach on what AI does well and where it has a lot to learn

Mike Santora June 19, 2026

This episode of Mind Over Machine is hosted by Mike Santora, managing editor of Design World, and features a conversation with Amanda Lucas, technical writer at Tormach, and Kimberly Upton, an industrial engineer working in supply chain. The discussion begins with introductions, as Lucas outlines her role creating and maintaining customer-facing documentation, and Upton describes…

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Supply Chains, AI, and the human factor: Insights from a supply chain geek

Supply Chains, AI, and the human factor: Insights from a supply chain geek

Mike Santora June 2, 2026

In the business landscape we’re navigating today, few components impact the bottom line quite like supply chain management. Perhaps more importantly, few elements of a business affect the overall experience for human end-users like a supply chain operating at maximum efficiency. Rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence are revolutionizing how factories strategize, how goods move,…

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The top AI tools of 2026

The top AI tools of 2026

Nikhil Agnihotri June 29, 2026

Just a couple of years ago, most AI tools still felt experimental. Impressive enough to demo at a meeting but rarely integrated into daily workflows. Things have changed quickly. In 2026, artificial intelligence has woven itself into how we draft, code, design, research, manage teams, and communicate. The tools are no longer experimental. They’re operational.…

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VIDEO: AI and language translation, turning multilingual chaos into operational clarity

VIDEO: AI and language translation, turning multilingual chaos into operational clarity

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

In this video interview, Mike Santora, Managing Editor of Design World, sits down with Falk Gottlob of Smartcat to explore how AI-powered language orchestration is transforming global manufacturing. While translation has long been treated as a back-end task, Gottlob explains why it’s actually central to operational speed, safety, and compliance. From technical manuals and SOPs to supplier communications and product updates, multilingual content is the connective tissue of modern industrial enterprises, and too often, it’s a bottleneck.

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Video: Simon Ford of Blecon on smarter supply chains with BLE

Video: Simon Ford of Blecon on smarter supply chains with BLE

Mike Santora May 28, 2026

As supply chains grow more complex and less centralized, traditional approaches to tracking and visibility are beginning to show their limits. Fixed infrastructure, once the backbone of asset tracking within factories and warehouses, is struggling to keep pace with today’s distributed, fast-changing logistics networks. Companies now need visibility that extends beyond controlled environments…

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Why small language models win at the Edge

Why small language models win at the Edge

EEWorld Online Editor June 27, 2026

By Pietro Antonio Ciclese, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Ambarella The workloads that generate the most commercial value in edge AI scenarios run under power and thermal constraints that are, to put it mildly, very far from those found in data centers. Take, for example, a vision camera used for surveillance or inspection. These often draw […]

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