SMART Embedded Computing Technology Ecosystem

Broadcom is focused on technology leadership and category-leading semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. With roots based in the rich technical heritage of AT&T/Bell Labs, Lucent and Hewlett-Packard/Agilent, Broadcom focuses on technologies that connect our world. SMART EC uses Broadcom switching technology in our intelligent connected systems.

Canonical publishes and provides commercial services and solutions for Ubuntu. SMART EC supports Ubuntu in a selection of our building block blades and modules as well as integrated systems.

Concurrent Real-Time has integrated its RedHawk real-time Linux as an option for SMART EC’s performance real-time computing solutions for mission-critical applications.

Elma is a global leader and industry innovator in advanced embedded computing solutions. Its products and integrated platforms are based on a set of modular building blocks such as enclosures, precision hardware components, rotary switches and embedded computing boards. For integrated systems, Elma partners with best in class board companies including SMART EC, carefully selected to optimize the solution to our customer’s project needs.

For more than twenty years, GDCA has partnered with SMART EC to provide an effortless migration path and unparalleled support to customers with long-lasting programs. GDCA’s Proactive Legacy Management (PLM+^™) offers an alternative to traditional obsolescence management, with customized sustainment options; including ongoing manufacturing and repair of authentic embedded boards that would otherwise be end-of-life (EOL).

From modular components to market-ready systems, Intel and the 500+ global member companies of the Intel^® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance provide scalable, interoperable solutions that accelerate deployment of intelligent devices and end-to-end analytics.

IP Infusion delivers advanced software solutions that power communications equipment for packet-based next generation networks. SMART EC worked with IP Infusion technology to develop the switching software at the heart of our bladed servers with integrated switching.

NVIDIA’s GPUs enable the deep learning that has ignited modern AI, the next era of computing, with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. SMART EC visual analytics servers leverage NVIDIA technology to provide the high performance needed for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and inference engines in edge computing.

NXP is a leader in embedded processing solutions for the automotive, consumer, industrial and networking markets. From microcontrollers and microprocessors to sensors, analog ICs and connectivity, our technologies are fueling the next great wave of innovation. SMART EC offers a wide portfolio of VME single board computers using Power Architecture (PowerPC) processors from NXP.

Octasic Inc. is a global provider of media and wireless baseband processing silicon and software solutions. Octasic and SMART EC work together on a line of voice transcoding PCIe add-in cards with particular focus on VoLTE and Vo5G applications such as session border controllers (SBCs) and radio access network (RAN) equipment.

Penguin Computing is a SMART EC sister company that specializes in innovative Linux infrastructure, including: Open Compute Project (OCP) and EIA-based high-performance computing (HPC) on-premise and in the cloud; AI, software-defined storage (SDS), and networking technologies, coupled with professional and managed services including: sys-admin-as-a-service, storage-as-a-service, and hosting – as well as highly-rated customer support.

SMART EC works with Radius AI, a computer vision analytics software company, to develop video analytics platforms that provide real-time data to help provide customer insights and create greater operational efficiency in healthcare, retail, and critical infrastructure.

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. SMART EC supports Red Hat software as one of the options in many of our computing platforms.

SMART EC has a strategic relationship with SANBlaze for ATCA based storage solutions, including ATCA storage blades, Rear Transition Modules and storage AMC products. SANBlaze Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of storage, networking and multifunction solutions for embedded computing systems.

SMART EC sister company, SMART Modular Technologies is a global leader in specialty products including memory modules, solid state storage products and hybrid solutions which are critical to electronic devices and are available in standard, custom and ruggedized, high performance, high capacity applications. SMART Modular delivers solutions to a broad customer base, including OEMs in computing, networking, communications, storage, mobile, military, aerospace and industrial markets.

SMART EC sister company, SMART Wireless Computing develops high-performance production-ready ARM® ISA-based embedded computing platforms for IoT applications. Enhanced by key partnerships with Qualcomm® Technologies, SMART Wireless designs and manufactures Snapdragon™ processor-based system-on-modules (SOMs), single board computers (SBCs) and development kits. SMART Wireless is a one-stop shop for concept-to-prototype-to-volume manufacturing.

VMware, the industry-leading virtualization software company, empowers organizations to innovate and thrive by streamlining IT operations. SMART EC works with VMware to support customers virtualizing infrastructure from the edge to the cloud.

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for intelligent connected systems. The company’s technology has been powering the safest, most secure devices in the world since 1981 and today is found in more than 2 billion products. SMART EC support Wind River software in many of our platforms for digital transformation of critical infrastructure systems.