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You probably already know that your iPhone is several thousand – even million – times more powerful than NASA’s Apollo mission computers, but did you know that your washing machine is probably faster, too? The massive increases in processing power and affordability driven by Moore’s Law have seen sophisticated computers become embedded in a huge range of devices. This trend is accelerating, based on demand from customers for ‘smart’ devices, which is putting pressure on suppliers across many markets.

The industrial sector is no exception; the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) means that there are more devices with processing capability than ever before. The IIoT also means there’s a move towards connected electronics, with wireless links passing data from sensors and actuators to a central hub and vice versa. Taken together, these changes put new pressures on OEMs, which means you’ll need to add new skills to your design team. Read on to find out why, and how you can respond.

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