Embedded Software Engineering

Embedded Systems Engineering is a very exciting field of engineering where devices capable of interacting with the real world are designed and programmed. Embedded processors form a core component of an enormous range of systems, from avionics, passenger cars, communication and navigation equipment, defense, and medical equipment, to robotics, gaming devices, DVD players, Electronic gadgets and home appliances. The growth in the power and features of processors has helped to drive the semiconductor industry from start-up some 50 years ago to more than $400 billion in annual revenue today. The embedded market is now estimated to be worth around 300x the "desktop" market, and is forecast to grow exponentially over the next decade. Embedded Engineering is an amalgamation of "Computer Science Engineering", "Electronics Engineering", Electrical Engineering", “Information Technology”, “Networking” and “Instrumentation”

A typical embedded system requires a wide range of programming tools, microprocessors and operating systems. Embedded software engineering, performed by embedded software engineers, needs to be tailored to the needs of the hardware that it has to control and run on.