A world without embedded systems
The question “what is embedded?” continues to plague many of us, even those who are deep in the throes of the technology. It’s sometimes easier to make a point using a negative. For example, could you imagine a world without embedded technology. Probably not. If that were the case, we’d be without computers, vehicles as we know them today, any type of aircraf, cell phones, the Internet…
In fact, most of our industries would not be doing business the way they do it today without embedded technologies. And yet, a vast majority of the general population will have a perplexed look on their face when you ask them “what is embedded?”