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The Power of Open Source: Solving Our Toughest Technical Challenges

This week’s podcast is all about open source development. My podcast guests are Julie Chen and Engineering Leader Tim Juravich from Deloitte.  Julie, Tim and I discuss the challenges of open source development today, how developers can navigate these issues, and where the open source road is headed in the future. Also this week, I check out a super cool collaboration called the Moon-Rice project … Read More → "The Power of Open Source: Solving Our Toughest Technical Challenges"

Simulating Antenna(s) to Bits and Back in Wireless Communication and Radar Systems

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by a company whose name requires no introduction, so I won’t introduce it (I’m joking—I’ll introduce it later). The topic of this talk was today’s “latest and greatest” tools and techniques for designing wireless communication and radar systems, with an emphasis on simulation.

Today’s simulation tools blow me … Read More → "Simulating Antenna(s) to Bits and Back in Wireless Communication and Radar Systems"

Scalability, Modularity, Flexibility with QMCs and VITA 93

My podcast guest this week is Jan Zimmerman from TEWS Technologies. Jan and I are talking all about VITA 93 – a new QMC mezzanine card standard and why scalability, modularity and flexibility are central elements of this new standard. Jan and I also discuss the unique I/O capabilities of QMCs and how TEW Technologies is furthering innovation in this arena. 

 

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WTW (“What the What”)? Another 100 Mindboggling Columns!

“Good grief, Charlie Brown!” I just exclaimed upon realizing that I’ve hit another 100-column milestone (including this one) here on EE Journal. That makes 400 columns since I joined the community.

As my columns average around 1,500 words apiece, that’s a whopping 600,000 words—each one handpicked at the crack of dawn whilst still glistening with the morning dew, fresh, fragrant, and … Read More → "WTW (“What the What”)? Another 100 Mindboggling Columns!"

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Infineon Automotive MOSFETs Expertise and the OptiMOS™ 7 Advantage — Infineon and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Joseph Sara and Amelia Dalton explore the megatrends motivating MOSFET innovation and the details of Infineon’s cutting-edge MOSFET solutions. They also explore the benefits of Infineon’s OptiMOS 7 platform and how you can take advantage of Infineon MOSFETs for your next design. Click here for more information about … Read More → "Infineon Automotive MOSFETs Expertise and the OptiMOS™ 7 Advantage — Infineon and Mouser Electronics"
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From Datasheet to Design: Picking the Perfect Operational Amplifier — Analog Devices and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Christopher John Gozon (Goz) from Analog Devices and Amelia Dalton explore the what, where and how of operational amplifiers. They also examine roles that supply voltage, voltage offset, and input bias and input offset current play in operational amplifiers and how you can take advantage of Analog Devices’ … Read More → "From Datasheet to Design: Picking the Perfect Operational Amplifier — Analog Devices and Mouser Electronics"
Improving the Cockpit Computer using Companion Microcontroller — Infineon  Companion microcontrollers are a vital element of today’s complex automotive designs. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Matthew Goodavish from Infineon and Amelia Dalton investigate how the architectural evolution in automotive design has impacted the need for companion microcontrollers, the role that safety islands play in the development of these systems, and the core … Read More → "Improving the Cockpit Computer using Companion Microcontroller — Infineon"
USB’s Renaissance: Overcoming Stagnation with 10 & 20 Gbps Innovation — Infineon and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jimmy Chou from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the challenges of USB design and how Infineon is furthering innovation with the EZ-USB FX10. They also investigate the high bandwidth data subsystem, the high bandwidth data interface and the robust security features included in this solution. Click here for … Read More → "USB’s Renaissance: Overcoming Stagnation with 10 & 20 Gbps Innovation — Infineon and Mouser Electronics"