Post by Taras Chornyi

While the industry races toward bigger, faster, and more powerful chips, my team and I believe there is another way: sometimes, less chip is the better chip At PLVision, we utilized the Marvell AC5X embedded microcore to run the PoE firmware directly on the platform, eliminating the need for a separate MCU that is typically required for PoE operation. For us, this was not just a technical optimization. It was a reminder that smart engineering is often about simplifying the architecture, reducing unnecessary components, and creating more value from what is already available. There is an old saying: “Watch the pennies, and the dollars will watch themselves.” That idea fits perfectly here. Small architectural decisions can make a big difference at scale. Less silicon. Less complexity. More value. That is the kind of engineering my team and I are proud to build at PLVision.