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Microchip Technology's Patrick Kennedy | Designing IoT Products to Scale

IoT For All Podcast · 13 Jul 2020 · 42m

What this episode covers

Patrick Kennedy, a marketing applications engineer at Microchip Technology, discusses the complexities of designing IoT products for scale, emphasizing the need for modularity and early security integration. He explains how Microchip’s modular approach, using separate chips for connectivity and security, allows developers to swap components like LoRa or Wi-Fi without redesigning the entire system. Kennedy highlights the importance of defining 'real-time' requirements accurately to balance power consumption with performance, noting that device-side processing can significantly reduce cloud costs. He also advises on navigating supply chain challenges, such as minimum order quantities and long lead times, by maintaining part selection agility and leveraging certified wireless modules to accelerate time-to-market.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Microchip Technology, Core Connect
Products
Raspberry Pi, AVR IoT, PIC IoT
Chips
ECC 608
Also
LoRa, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth SIG

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