It's a busy week at electronica 2026. These are just some of the solutions on display at the show. We chose a mix of micros, modules, and software for your examination.

Infineon Aurix RC1 Targets Physical AI

Infineon Aurix RC1 is part of the Aurix family built around RISC-V cores. It targets applications from software-defined vehicles (SDVs) to physical AI (see figure above). The chips can include up to a dozen 32-bit RISC-V cores. They're designed to meet automotive standards like ASIL D as well as cybersecurity standards such as ISO/SAE 21434 and the Cyber Resilience Act. It can include communication interfaces for automotive applications like CAN XL and 10BASE-T1S.

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SECO SOM-SMARC-Dragonwing-IQ8

SECO's SOM-SMARC-Dragonwing-IQ8 (see figure above) is s SMARC-compatible system-on-module (SOM) that hosts a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 system-on-chip (SoC) build around a 2.35-GHz, 8-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU, an Adreno 623 GPU, and a 40-TOPS Hexagon NPU.

The module adds up to 32 GB of soldered LPDDR5 DRAM, UFS 3.1 Gen 4 storage up to 1 TB, 1G and 2.5G Ethernet ports, x4 PCIe ports, and TPM 2.0 support. The SOM can run Linux, including SECO’s own Clea OS based on Yocto Linux.

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Texas Instruments TICS100MOD Delivers Dual-Port Ethernet

Texas Instruments’ (TI) TICS100MOD is a multi-protocol industrial communications module built around the company's AM261 SoC based on a 500-MHz Arm Cortex-R5F. The programmable real-time units (PRUs) support a pair of 10/100 Ethernet ports, including built-in PHYs (see figure above). The PRU can handle real-time Ethernet protocols like EtherCAT, PROFINET, and EtherNet/IP commonly used in industrial applications.

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Grinn Micros Support Ubuntu

The Grinn GenioBoard supports Ubuntu Linux (see figure above). Details are available from the Grinn Developer Portal. It only takes about 15 minutes to get Ubuntu installed on the board. Canonical’s Ubuntu Pro is available for long-term security maintenance support.

The board hosts a MediaTek Genio 700 with dual Cortex-A78 cores and six Cortex-A55 cores. It includes a GPU and an NPU that delivers 4 TOPS of performance. The board can handle up to 8 GB of DRAM and 64 GB of eMMC flash memory.

The M.2 E expansion slot allows the system to support Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular and satellite communication. The M.2 M slot can handle edge AI accelerators and solid-state-disk drives. It has a 40-pin GPIO header that works with Raspberry Pi hats.

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TME Delivers Arduino UNO Q

TME is a distributor that's supporting the Arduino UNO Q (see figure above) module, which hosts a Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 microprocessor and STMicroelectronics' STM32U585 microcontroller for real-time control. It has the familiar Arduino headers on top but adds a pair of high-speed connectors on the bottom.

The STM32U585 is based on a Cortex-M33 plus a DSP and floating-point unit. The QRB2210 is built around a quad-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU that can run Linux, a Qualcomm Adreno 702 GPU, dual 13-Mpixel image signal processors (ISPd), MIPI-DSI output for up to 1080p/60-frame/s displays, plus Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and GNSS wireless support.

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