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How MathWorks is Solving the Challenges of Battery Management System Development with Modeling and Simulation

Battery management takes center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! My guest is Danielle Chu from MathWorks. Danielle and I explore the primary functions of battery management systems and the common challenges faced by engineers when designing electric vehicle battery management systems. We also investigate the role that modeling and simulation play in battery management design, the importance of cell characterization for battery modeling and how MathWorks … Read More → "How MathWorks is Solving the Challenges of Battery Management System Development with Modeling and Simulation"

AI-Based PCBA Machine Vision Solution Ensures Supply Chain Integrity

I wish you could visit me in Max’s World, where everything is bigger, brighter, and more colorful. The birds sing sweeter (and in harmony), the flowers are more fragrant, the butterflies are more brillacious—a neologism of brilliant and bodacious that I just invented—and the beer flows plentifully and cold. Most importantly, everyone is nice, kind, honorable, and trustworthy. No one would even dream … Read More → "AI-Based PCBA Machine Vision Solution Ensures Supply Chain Integrity"

Programmable PMICs and Cutting Edge Power Management with AnDAPT

This week my podcast guest is Giovanni Garcea, President of AnDAPT. Giovanni and I discuss the details of AnDAPT’s field programmable PMIC and how engineers can take advantage of AnDAPT’s programmable power solution that it designed with AI called PMIC.AI. Also this week, I check out a new fluid battery that can take any shape developed by researchers at Linköping University. … Read More → "Programmable PMICs and Cutting Edge Power Management with AnDAPT"

Only the Most Epic Embedded Online Conference Ever!

The value of online (virtual) conferences is increasing in leaps and bounds as travel becomes more problematic and time is increasingly at a premium. Some of these events “stand proud in the crowd,” as it were. Allow me to expound, elucidate, and explicate. 

When it comes to embedded space (where no one can hear you scream), the virtual extravaganza on … Read More → "Only the Most Epic Embedded Online Conference Ever!"

Findchips: From Engineer’s Hack to Advanced Component Search Engine

As I may have mentioned on occasion, one of my favorite science fiction movies is the 1982 American-Hong Kong dystopian science fiction movie Blade Runner, which was directed by Ridley Scott and is often rated as one of the greatest sci-fi films ever (it was based on the book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick).

The … Read More → "Findchips: From Engineer’s Hack to Advanced Component Search Engine"

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Accelerate Your E-Mobility Designs with Digital Signal Controllers — Microchip and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jay Nagle from Microchip Technology and Amelia Dalton explore the trends driving the adoption of e-mobility designs and the biggest challenges associated with these applications. They also investigate the role that traction drive plays in these kinds of designs and how digital signal controller solutions from Microchip can … Read More → "Accelerate Your E-Mobility Designs with Digital Signal Controllers — Microchip and Mouser Electronics"
Introducing the 2EP1xxR Full-Bridge Transformer Driver — Infineon and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Ritesh Ritesh from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the what, where and how of Infineon’s 2EP1xxR EiceDRIVER™ Power family. They investigate the working principles of these drivers, the topologies supported by these solutions and how these drivers can enable simple, space efficient, and highly configurable isolated gate driver … Read More → "Introducing the 2EP1xxR Full-Bridge Transformer Driver — Infineon and Mouser Electronics"
Power Inductor Considerations for AI Computing and High-Powered Processors – Vishay and Mouser  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Mariyah Sachak from Vishay and Amelia Dalton explore how various inductor solutions can supply near-instant power to demanding loads at low, core-level voltages for high power computing applications. They also investigate the benefits of Trans-Inductor voltage regulators and what you will need to consider when choosing the right … Read More → "Power Inductor Considerations for AI Computing and High-Powered Processors – Vishay and Mouser"
Intelligent Factory Automation Power Solutions — onsemi, The YAGEO Group and Mouser  Energy efficiency will be a critical concern for Industry 5.0. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Alessandro Maggioni from onsemi, Simon Reuning from the YAGEO Group and Amelia Dalton explore the implementation of the various stages of power conversion, the steps we can take to make power factor correction more effective, and how you … Read More → "Intelligent Factory Automation Power Solutions — onsemi, The YAGEO Group and Mouser"
How to Choose the Right Battery Charger — MEAN WELL and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Thrax Cui from MEAN WELL and Amelia Dalton explore how you can choose the right battery charger for your next design. They investigate the battery charging principles of lithium ion and lead acid batteries, the steps involved in choosing a battery charger, and how MEAN WELL battery charging … Read More → "How to Choose the Right Battery Charger — MEAN WELL and Mouser Electronics"