Chris Gammell and Dave Jones' voices span the chasm of thousands of miles each and every week to speak to each other and industry experts about where the field of electronics is moving. Whether it be a late breaking story about a large semiconductor manufacturer, a new piece of must-have test equipment or just talking through recent issues with their circuit designs, Chris and Dave try to make electronics more accessible for the listeners. Most importantly, they try and make the field of electronics more fun. Guests range from advanced hobbyists working on exciting new projects up through C-level executives at a variety of relevant and innovative companies. Tune in to learn more about electronics and then join the conversation! Visit The Amp Hour website for our back catalog of 150+ episodes.
Tek released their 5 series scopes, Dave has a take on it here. Summary: Lecroy beat them to the punch with the HDO8000
Power rail sequencing video
Dave uses his Casio calculator which has some sweet EE functions.
Siglent entry level 200 MHz – Teardown
This entry got an extra spot in the contest for being awesome:
Dear Audience: A new challenger has appeared. We have deemed this to be "bonus-worthy" (worth 2 entries!) https://t.co/ft4bzulFr5 pic.twitter.com/ENcwFvVfYh
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Pete gave a talk about building a VNA without knowing much about it. Now he’s selling it on Kickstarter.
Worst PCB ever
IBM at the 5 nm node!
Remember memristors?
Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest! Here are the winners: