Microcontrollers Rule the World – my Impressions from Embedded World 2025
Microcontrollers Rule the World – my Impressions from Embedded World 2025
This year, I had the opportunity to experience Embedded World from a unique perspective: as a booth representative for ECOMAI, an EU-funded project focused on more energy-efficient motor controls using Artificial Intelligence. Such systems are in use for traction drives or Predictive Maintenance using Artificial Intelligence. I support this project with dissemination activities and the product development of ECOMOD, a model-based approach for building the architecture of such an environment, using Enterprise Architect from Sparx Systems. Together with our consortium partners Moteon, Sparx Systems Europe, Infineon, and neuroConn, we showcased innovative approaches for predictive maintenance, Edge AI, and intelligent sensor networks.
Why Microcontrollers Are Important in the
Microcontrollers are the backbone of today’s technology. They enable automation, connectivity, and real-time processing, so they are the key for IoT, the internet of things. They bring the computing power directly “to the edge”, reduce latency while improving security and are crucial for systems in industrial automation, healthcare devices, autonomous vehicles, and smart home systems. Meanwhile, our lives depend on well-functioning microcontrollers.
With the rise of embedded systems with AI, microcontrollers are supporting “machine learning models on low-power devices (tinyML)”. So microcontrollers form the heart of this digital shift. According to forecasts, revenue from micro semiconductor components will reach approximately $83 billion worldwide by 2025. This figure clearly highlights that embedded systems and microcontrollers form the foundation of nearly all modern technologies.
Microcontrollers Rule the World – Embedded World demonstrated it.
Embedded World demonstrated that microcontrollers have taken over the world. 1’200 exhibitors from 46 countries, 32’000 visitors made this exhibition and conference a hub for embedded technology.
The expert talks on AI and Edge Computing showed where the future is evolving. A key highlight was the session by Prof. Daniel Mueller-Gritschneder (TU Vienna) on tinyML, demonstrating how deep learning models can run on low-power microcontrollers.
Infineon, represented by Steven Klotz, also made a strong statement with its talk on AI-assisted motor control on RISC-V: the combination of artificial intelligence and microcontrollers is unlocking entirely new possibilities for monitoring and controlling complex systems.
Epochal Change AI - the Future Belongs to Microcontrollers
Microcontrollers are the driving force behind digital transformation – so demonstrated Embedded World 2025 to me and the 32’000 other visitors and exhibitor. ECOMAI and its results will shape this development, and it is an exciting journey.