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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 11 hours 12 minutes
#596 – Capacitor Schoopage with Ron Demcko from AVX
AVX Fellow and 40 year capacitor industry legend Ron Demcko joins Dave to discuss film capacitor failures and capacitor technology. This episode is best viewed in video format on the Amp Hour Youtube channel,
#595 – Trade Show or Conference?
What's the difference between a trade show and a conference? Chris returns from Embedded World (with COVID) and discusses with Dave, who is NOT going to start DaveCon. Also other news in the electronics space.
#594 – AI aren’t sentient yet…right?
This week on the show, we discuss AI, new kit services, building prototypes, vintage computers, trains, and more!
#593 – Publicly Traded Hobby with Ben Jordan
The Altium stories flow as Ben Jordan discusses working at Altium with Dave! - Ben was a long time Altium employee and PCB and product specialist and still makes Altium tutorial videos on Youtube. He has also worked for Autodesk on Fusion 360.
#592 – Product Design with Simone Giertz
Simone Giertz returns to The Amp Hour 5.5 years later to discuss all of the things that she has built, things she wants to build in the future, and how she is moving those product designs into the marketplace.
#591 – Olive-a The World
Chris and Dave discuss big electric vehicles, finding unmarked parts, test equipment, olive oil, and more!
#590 – Finding Hardware Flaws with Laura Abbott
Laura Abbott of Oxide Computer joins Chris to talk about a vulnerability she found in the firmware update mechanism on the LPC55S69, as well as other topics relating to firmware and hardware security.
#589 – Mute Button Discipline
This week Dave and Chris hold it together while discussing simulations, energy fields, impossible parts, and strapping open source gear to your home.
#588 – Siloed Engineering with Leigh Brady
Engineer Leigh Brady joins Chris to compare and contrast working in different industries. Leigh has worked in the optics, medical, and defense spaces, including on nuclear weapons.
#587 – Biblical Broker Bucks
Chris and Dave discuss PCB art, failed hardware projects, USB chips, lack of chips, new (to us) wireless network protocols, and more!