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 10 hours 2 minutes
#585 – Return of the Trade Show Jedi
Dave and Chris talk about the return to trade shows and how things are the same. Also AgTech, open source boards, self driving cars, and engineering shortages.
#584 – Software for Rockets with Charles Aylward
Charles Aylward is a consultant and software/hardware designer who has worked on mission critical systems at Astra (a "new space" company). He joins Chris to talk about imparting rigor to engineering design,
#583 – The Smart Grid with Paul Zawada
Power expert Paul Zawada joins Chris and Dave to talk about the grid, the smart grid, the challenges of increasing percentage of renewable sources, and generally how power delivery works.
#582 – The Same Wavelength
Dave and Chris talk through brain computer interfaces, reverse engineering, Shenzhen's numbers, the JWST, a new meetup, and more!
#581 – Real Time Operating Systems with Brian Amos
Brian Amos joins Chris to talk through his book about learning Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) with a Hands-on methodology. Discussions around what an RTOS is and when to use one.
#580 – Electrical Archeology
Chris and Dave take a look at the changing nature of employment for engineers in the pandemic era. Also searching for new MOSFETs, solar farms, smart grid, and blowing up capacitors!
#579 – ADC Chip Design with Anthony Wall
Anthony Wall--PhD design student at Tyndall in Cork, Ireland--joins Chris to talk about the ADC he is designing based on a "current-starved ring oscillator". A deep dive into mixed signal chip design, the Irish chip industry,
#578 – Histogrammic or Histomagraphical
This week Dave and Chris talk about computer history, chip building news, sourcing parts from the Chinese chip ecosystem, test equipment, and tin whiskers!
#577 – Product Lifecycle Maintenance with Michael Corr
Michael Corr of Duro Labs joins Chris to talk about Product Lifecycle Maintenance: what it is, when to start using it, and how our listeners can be certain the correct design files are being used to manufacture their next electronics project.