Fish Fry – EEJournal

March 27, 2020

In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, we take on systems on chips, body on chips, and much more! First up, we check out how Havard’s Wyss University is hoping to change the future of modern drug development and approval. We take a closer look at how this team has pieced together ten “Organ Chips” to create a fully functioning body-on-chip platform and how this new BoC system can give us comprehensive new insights into how prospective drugs will behave throughout the human body. Also this week, I chat with Yorgos Koutsoyannopoulos (Ansys) about the challenges of chip … Read More → "Systems and Bodies on Chip"

Inventing Actionable Intelligence

by Amelia Dalton

March 20, 2020

Actionable intelligence and inference at the edge takes center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast. First up, we take a closer look at how drones can be taught to echolocate (like bats and dolphins) with a little help from a speaker, four microphones and a whole lot of math. Next, Nigel Forrester (Concurrent Technologies) and I chat about radio frequency signal intelligence, the benefits of a heterogeneous resource pool, and the details of Concurrent Tech’s new artificial intelligence accelerator board.

Small is Beautiful: Trends in Small Rugged Form Factors and Making Fossil Fuels into Diamonds

by Amelia Dalton

March 13, 2020

You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. – Alvin Toffler

What if we could use something that is universally hated to create something that most everyone loves? In this weeks podcast, we start things off with an investigation into how a group of researchers have created the first “clean process” synthetic diamond from petroleum and natural gas. Also this week, Ivan Straznicky (Curtiss-Wright) and I discuss the challenges of ruggedized small form factor designs and why he believes … Read More → "Small is Beautiful: Trends in Small Rugged Form Factors and Making Fossil Fuels into Diamonds"

Optical Communications and the Internet of Neuroelectronics

Adventures in Pushing the Limits

by Amelia Dalton

March 6, 2020

Babe, You Must be a Neuron,

Cause You’ve Got Some Action Potential – Author Unknown

In this week’s podcast we are talking about next generation optics, signal integrity, the Internet of Neuroelectronics, and a whole lot more! To start things off, we take a closer look at how a team of researchers have enabled the communication between biological neurons and artificial neurons for the first time. Next, Patrick Mechin (TechWay) and I discuss the design challenges and technology bottlenecks of 25Gps optical communication and where optics are headed in the … Read More → "Optical Communications and the Internet of Neuroelectronics"

VisionTech’s Dirty Dealings in ICs

by Amelia Dalton

February 28, 2020

Over the years people have frequently asked me if I have a favorite podcast episode. My answer is because I have produced so many (we will be celebrating Fish Fry’s 500th episode very soon) that I certainly could not pick a favorite. But that really isn’t true. This episode is my favorite. There, I said it. Since this episode first aired in 2011 and on a different podcasting platform, it will be new episode for most listeners. Also, don’t bother entering to win an amazon gift certificate. They are … Read More → "VisionTech’s Dirty Dealings in ICs"

Algorithmic Acceleration and the Next Phase of Moore’s Law

Ever More Complexity and Ever More Capability

by Amelia Dalton

February 21, 2020

In this week's podcast, We take a closer look at deep learning model acceleration and the future of Moore’s Law. First up, Tom Smelker (Mercury Systems) and I discuss modular chip design and why he thinks it will be crucial to the next phase of Moore’s Law. Next, we investigate AI hardware and algorithm acceleration with Dr. Mohamed Bergach and Marc Littlefield (Kontron). … Read More →

Have Power, Will Travel

SWaP-C, Power Management, and Intelligent Power Supply Reporting

by Amelia Dalton

February 14, 2020

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be. – Bruce Lee

We’re getting all charged up in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! First up, Chris Giovanniello (Co-Founder, SVP Marketing – Menlo Micro) joins me to discuss trends in power management and how their ideal switch technology can not only save you a whole lot of power, but also help you with your SWaP-C requirements as well. Keeping with our powerful theme this week, Jerry Hovdestad, David Gash (Behlman Electronics) and I chat about standardization in the SOSA power supplies and the benefits … Read More → "Have Power, Will Travel"

The Sustainment Slog

Product Pruning and Finding Your Point of No Return

by Amelia Dalton

February 7, 2020

When does sustainment become a slog? When does the bottom one percent of your sales become too much to bear? In this week’s Fish Fry, we are diving into the world of OEM product management with Ethan Plotkin and Siku Thompson from GDCA. Ethan, Siku and I discuss supply chain trust, integrated sustainment, and the hidden costs associated with ad hoc orders. Also this week, we take a closer look at some revolutionary new research from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab that is creating drinking water from atmospheric humidity with a little help from metal-organic frameworks.

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Super Standards to the Rescue

2020 Embedded Tech Trends, SOSA, and The Grey Box Concept

by Amelia Dalton

January 31, 2020

In this week’s podcast, we are tackling two of the biggest themes at this year’s Embedded Tech Trends Conference: SOSA (Sensor Open Systems Architecture) and artificial intelligence processing at the edge. First up, I take a closer look at SOSA with Rodger Hosking from Pentek. Rodger and I discuss the role SOSA will have in the war fighting technology, what the future holds for this open systems architecture, and what exactly the “Grey Box Concept” is all about. Next up, Doug Patterson from AiTech and I discuss some real world examples of AI processing … Read More → "Super Standards to the Rescue"

Infinite Compute Capacity

DVCon U.S 2020 and EDA in the Cloud

by Amelia Dalton

January 24, 2020

Design automation and verification take center stage in this week’s podcast! First up, Seena Shankar (Cadence Design Systems) joins me to discuss the power of cloud computing in EDA. Next, Vanessa Cooper (DVCon U.S. Technical Program Committee Chair) gives special sneak peek into this year’s Design and Verification Conference and Expo. Vanessa and I discuss the various workshops and tutorials offered at this year’s conference and why you should book your registration sooner than later.

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