The Embedded Systems Conference, especially the Silicon Valley edition, is an eclectic collection of cutting edge technology. This year, ESC-SV 2011 was no exception. Yes, there were the regular software, RTOS, component and design services companies, but there was also significant presence of distributors like DigiKey and element14 that were drawing a lot of attention.
On the periphery of the exhibition were the companies that lack the marketing resources of the major players and while most were satisfied by the amount of customer traffic, they were a little wistful about the lack of attention they were getting from the press. Luckily for them, New Tech Press was there, and boy did we find some cool companies.
So here are five of the companies that weren’t among the usual suspects at ESC, and that you might have missed.
The Smart Power Grid Technology Conference (May 12 at the Santa Clara Biltmore, should be on a lot of calendars this coming May. Smart grid tech is a major new industry that is receiving a lot of bad press from a lack of knowledge and the only way to overcome that is by educating ourselves.
In particular, the session on ”The Transformation of Ratepayers into Customers” will be a significant piece of information. Tom Tamarkin, president of the Uttility Services Customer Link, will set out a definition for the term “smart meters” that takes into account the concerns of the public.
Additional topics include, “Enabling the Smart Connected Home,” and “the Role of Smart Lighting in the Smart Grid.”
In this fourth in a series of archived live broadcasts from DAC 2010 in Anaheim, CEO Dave Kelf talks about the opportunity for merging software-defined radio approaches to 4G hardware development. Watch video live on Vpype Live Broadcaster
Second in the series of interviews done live at the 2010. Design Automation Conference in Anaheim, Sponsored by Vpype and Magma Design Automation. Watch video live on Vpype Live Broadcaster
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