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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SI* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Eric Bogatin Explains Why Good Signal Integrity Habits Make Better Boards
by Amelia Dalton - October 25, 2019

The Man, The Myth, The Legend of Everything SI – the one and only Dean of the Teledyne LeCroy Signal Integrity Academy Eric Bogatin joins Fish Fry this week. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Eric at this year’s AltiumLive and we talked about a wide variety of signal and power integrity issues including the downsides of open source designs, what signal integrity noise and rogue waves … Read More → "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SI* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)"

It’s ALive!

AltiumLive 2019: Making, Engineering, and the Imagination in Between
by Amelia Dalton - October 11, 2019

Coming to you from AltiumLive 2019, this week’s podcast is all about hacking, PCB design, and how sharing information can inspire innovation big and small. AltiumLive 2019 keynote speaker Joe Grand (Grand Idea Studio/L0pht Heavy Industries) and I discuss how hacking and engineering can collide in today’s EE ecosystem. We also discuss the origins of the legendary hacking group L0pht Heavy Industries and Joe shares a … Read More → "It’s ALive!"

Survival of the Fittest

Intelligent Interconnects, Encryption in Tactical Systems and Rewriting the History of Avian Flight
by Amelia Dalton - August 16, 2019

Evolution takes center stage this week’s episode of Fish Fry! To start things off, I investigate how a baby ostrich and a robotic dinosaur on a treadmill might have just helped solve the mystery of the evolution of avian flight.  Next, I chat with Rob Persons (Artseyn Embedded Technologies) about the evolution of tactical systems and the role encryption will play … Read More → "Survival of the Fittest"

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industry news
March 3, 2020
RS Components offering 30% discount on DesignSpark PCB Pro for a limited time only
January 31, 2020
Saelig Introduces ST-5S Smart Tweezers™ for On-board L/C/R Measurements and PCB Testing
January 30, 2020
CorelCAD 2020 Accelerates the 2D Drawing and 3D Modeling Experience with Precision and Control
January 22, 2020
Ultra Librarian Partners with Maxim Integrated for Interactive Reference Designs
Anritsu Introduces Industry’s First 43.5 GHz 1-port VNA Family
Pasternack Debuts New High Frequency Waveguide Straights, Bends and Twists
January 16, 2020
EMA Launches CADSync with Native SOLIDWORKS Connector
December 6, 2019
Mouser Electronics Adds New ECAD Functionalities to Website
December 4, 2019
Vishay Intertechnology Commercial Inductors Offer High Operating Temperatures to +155 °C in Compact 1212 Case Size
December 2, 2019
KEMET’s New Surface Mount Safety Certified Ceramic Capacitors Provide Solutions for Space Constrained Mains Powered Applications
November 25, 2019
AVX Releases New High-Temperature, Glass-Encapsulated Multilayer Varistors Rated for 150°C Operation
November 19, 2019
SC19: eSilicon to Demonstrate 7nm 58G DSP-Based SerDes Over Five-Meter Samtec Cable Assembly
November 18, 2019
Supplyframe and Cadence collaborate to integrate cloud-based PCB library service directly with the next generation of PCB tools
Samtec and REFLEX CES Launch New 448 Gbps (16 x 28 Gbps) Embedded Optical Development Platform at SC19
October 31, 2019
Samtec 5G Automotive & Transportation Connectivity Solutions in Stock at Mouser Electronics
October 30, 2019
Saelig Adds New Dual-Channel Rigol DG2000 Series Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generators
October 28, 2019
RS Components Launches Professional Upgrade to Free Online PCB Design Tool in North America
October 22, 2019
Samtec Features Latest 32 GT/s Interconnect Solutions at PCI-SIG® Developers Conference Asia-Pacific Tour 2019
October 11, 2019
Altium Extends its Leadership in PCB Design with the Most Powerful Version of Altium Designer to Date
October 10, 2019
AVX Releases New Automotive-Qualified Multilayer Varistors with Competitively Low Clamping-to-Working-Voltage Ratios
October 3, 2019
RS Components upgrades DesignSpark PCB with high-end productivity tools
September 30, 2019
New USB-C FeedThrough Connector from Cliff Electronics’ is reversible
September 26, 2019
PCB Piezotronics, Inc. Launches New Line of Intrinsically Safe, Extreme Temperature Charge Accelerometers
September 4, 2019
Rugged, modular MIL 83513 1.27mm pitch connector with captive fixings suits thick PCBs and AWG24 cable
August 16, 2019
RS Components announces availability of new industrial interconnection solutions from HARTING
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chalk talks
Evaluation and Development Kits — Samtec With signal integrity becoming increasingly challenging in today’s designs, interconnect is taking on a key role. In order to see how a particular interconnect solution will perform in our design, we really need hands-on evaluation of the technology. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Matthew Burns of Samtec about evaluation … Read More → "Evaluation and Development Kits — Samtec"
0 to 112 (Gbps PAM4) in 5 Seconds   With serial connections hitting 112Gbps, we can’t mess around with our interconnect. We need engineered solutions that will keep those eyes open and deliver the signal integrity we need in our high-speed designs. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton talks with Matt Burns of Samtec about the interconnect options for speeds … Read More → "0 to 112 (Gbps PAM4) in 5 Seconds"
ERFV Coax Connectors — TE Connectivity and Mouser Electronics   5G pushes every dimension of electronic and RF design, and that puts extraordinary demand on or connectors. The best designs in the world won’t work reliably if your connector solution isn’t up to the task. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Claude de Lorraine of TE Connectivity about ERFV … Read More → "ERFV Coax Connectors — TE Connectivity and Mouser Electronics"
Power Supply Design — KEMET and Mouser Electronics   There is a bewildering range of choices for components for power supply design. Considering EMI protection, surge protection, transformers, rectifiers – the list goes on and on. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Nick Stephen of KEMET to sort out the puzzle of power supply component selection, and to … Read More → "Power Supply Design — KEMET and Mouser Electronics"
AVX Supercapacitors: PrizmaCap – AVX and Mouser Electronics  If your application requires a supercapacitor, there are a lot of options. You need the right form factor, temperature range, weight, and capacitance, of course. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Eric DeRose of AVX about choosing the right supercapacitor and about PrizmaCap – a new supercapacitor with low height, … Read More → "AVX Supercapacitors: PrizmaCap – AVX and Mouser Electronics"
The Future of Automotive Interconnects — Molex and Mouser Electronics   The modern automobile is practically a data center on wheels, with countless processors, controllers, sensors, and intelligent systems that need to communicate reliably. Choosing the right interconnect solutions is front and center in the design of these complex systems. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Rudy Waluch of Molex … Read More → "The Future of Automotive Interconnects — Molex and Mouser Electronics"
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