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You May Scoff, But AI-Powered PCB Layout Is Really Real

Recently, I re-watched the epic science fiction movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Although this film was released in 1968, I don’t think I saw it on the big screen until 1969, when I was 12 years old. I know that by the time I watched the film, I’d already read the book, for which I was very grateful, because that’s pretty much key to understanding what’s going on in the first part of the film. … Read More → "You May Scoff, But AI-Powered PCB Layout Is Really Real"

Next-Generation Motion Sensing Facilitates Immersive Spatial Audio

I was sitting here thinking (don’t worry, I’ll try not to make a habit of it). I was contemplating how, even when we think things have evolved to be rather good (technologically speaking), someone invariably leaps onto the center of the stage with a fanfare of flugelhorns, brandishing a “new and improved” solution.

This just happened to me … Read More → "Next-Generation Motion Sensing Facilitates Immersive Spatial Audio"

Vision, Photonics, and Radar: How indie is Empowering the Next Generation of Automotive Design

Automotive design takes center stage in this week’s podcast. My guest is Chet Babla from indie. Chet and I chat about the automotive megatrends driving automotive innovation today. We also explore how radar and vision will shape the future of in-cabin and exterior automotive applications and how indie is supporting the next generation of vision and radar applications with their advanced silicon, photonics and sensor … Read More → "Vision, Photonics, and Radar: How indie is Empowering the Next Generation of Automotive Design"

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FlyOver® Technology: Twinax FlyOver® System for Next Gen Speeds — Samtec and Mouser  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton and Matthew Burns from Samtec investigate the challenges of routing high speed data over lossy PCBs. They also discuss the benefits that Samtec’s Flyover® cable assembly systems bring to data center and embedded designs and how Samtec is furthering innovation with their high speed interconnect solutions. … Read More → "FlyOver® Technology: Twinax FlyOver® System for Next Gen Speeds — Samtec and Mouser"