Chalk Talks – EEJournal

Machine Learning at the Edge — NXP and Mouser Electronics

AI and neural networks are part of almost every new system design these days. But, most system designers are just coming to grips with the implications of designing AI into their systems. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Anthony Huereca of NXP about the ins and outs of machine learning … Read More →

Improving Battery-Life with Ultra Low-Power Processors — NXP and Mouser Electronics

Battery life is critical in today’s mobile device designs, and designing-in ever-larger batteries causes all sorts of awkward compromises. The best strategy is to lower power consumption, and the processor is a great place to start. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Nik Jedrzejewski of NXP about the new … Read More →

LPC5500 MCU Series — NXP and Mouser Electronics

Security is key in today’s edge designs, but where to start with designing-in security? Ad-hoc security strategies are recipes for disaster. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Brendon Slade of NXP about the powerful new LPC5500 series of MCUs from NXP that have great performance and security designed in from … Read More →

Why Does a Medical Tool Need Security? — Maxim and Mouser Electronics

Connected medical devices have a unique set of security design requirements, and a software-only security solution with a non-secure MCU might not be the best way to go. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Scott Jones from Maxim Integrated about the details of secure authentication and how we can … Read More →

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 →

Powering Your Innovation: Intel Enpirion Power Solutions — Intel and Mouser Electronics

Providing clean power for today’s complex FPGAs is a bewildering challenge. These devices can pose serious difficulties for conventional solutions based on buck converters. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Jen Vaccaro from Intel about the new Intel Enpirion EC2650 6 amp power solution that offers significant advantages in powering … Read More →

Prototyping Billion-Gate Designs with Protium X1 Enterprise Prototyping System

FPGA-based Prototyping certainly isn’t new. And our needs for early firmware and software development, memory modeling and advanced data capture haven’t gotten any better, if anything – they have gotten worse. Hi, I’m Amelia Dalton – host of Chalk Talk. Today my Juergen Jaeger from Cadence Design Systems and I are talking about … Read More →

Avnet and Samtec Enable System-Level Exploration with new RFSoC Kit

5G infrastructure presents daunting challenges on the RF front. We want to put the processing as close as possible to the antenna, and the standards are evolving so fast that programmability is a must. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Matt Brown from Avnet and Matt Burns from Samtec about … Read More →

Trends Driving the Future of Sensor Development — TE Connectivity and Mouser Electronics

Sensors for IoT applications are changing and evolving rapidly these days. With experts predicting over a trillion sensors deployed worldwide, the pace of innovation in sensor technology has been accelerating, and design engineers need to keep up with the latest trends in order to get the best out of their IoT designs. In … Read More →

Meeting the Power Challenges of Today’s Modern Rail — Vicor and Mouser Electronics

Designing for modern rail systems demands modern power supply technology. In today’s market, power density, efficiency, and reliability are paramount engineering considerations, and that starts with the way you power your components. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton chats with Michael Schipani of Vicor about choosing the right power strategy for … Read More →