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February 21, 2014

Take two steps forward and three steps back. Not all parts of our design process are created equal. In this week’s Fish Fry, we examine one of the most painful, frightening, and frustrating parts of our design process – verification. My first guest is Tom Anderson (Breker Verification Systems), and we chat about formal verification, what Breker’s new verification technology TrekSoC-Si is all about, and where you can the best vinyl in Silicon Valley. Then, continuing the formal V theme – we go to Vigyan Singhal, CEO … Read More → "Adventures in Verification Land"

For the Love of Analog Components, Cold Storage and IDEs

by Amelia Dalton

February 11, 2014

In this week’s Fish Fryin’ electronic engineering podcast we’re talking about love – the love of cold storage, the love of analog components, and the love of integrated design environments. First, we get comfy and cozy with cold storage and open computing with Scott MCDonald (Rorke Global Solutions). Next, we revel in our desire for analog components and sensor-based applications with Sean Long of Maxim Integrated Products. Finally we round out today’s EE love-a-thon with a look into our continuing infatuation with integrated design environments. Come join us for this week’s Fish … Read More → "For the Love of Analog Components, Cold Storage and IDEs"

Higher Ground

Cadence Acquires Forte

by Amelia Dalton

February 5, 2014

Here at Fish Fry, when big news breaks, we swim to it. When the EE landscape changes, we evolve, lose our gills, begin breathing air, and start walking on land. This is one of those weeks. When we got wind that Cadence was in the process of acquiring Forte, we jumped on the chance to get the goods on this groundbreaking news story. My guest this week is Craig Cochran (Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Cadence Design Systems) and we discuss the growing adoption of high level synthesis and how Forte plays into the … Read More → "Higher Ground"

DesignCon and Beyond

Fish Fry Takes on DesignCon 2014

by Amelia Dalton

January 31, 2014

The lights: Fluorescent. The carpet: Padded. The lanes: Routed. Where in the world could Fish Fry be? DesignCon 2014, of course. In this special DesignCon episode of Fish Fry, we launch ourselves into the multi-faceted world of electronic design with a couple of interesting interviews. My first guest is none other than Kilopass CEO Charlie Cheng. Charlie and I get down to the nuts and bolts of non-volatile memory, and Charlie gives me his take on where he thinks the technology is headed over the next few years. Next, I chat with Mark Toth (CadSoft) about … Read More → "DesignCon and Beyond"

Tiny Turbines, Real Superhero Powers, and Servers-on-Chip

by Amelia Dalton

January 15, 2014

One part server-on-chip, two parts green energy – with a heavy sprinkling of superhero powers – this week’s Fish Fry takes on advances in connectivity. We investigate the University of Texas at Arlington’s unique collaboration with WinMEMS to create a new way to harness the wind to power your cellphone. Next, we chat with Mike Major (AppliedMicro) about how AppliedMicro is connecting the data center dots with some faster lines and finally, I’ll tell you how you might be able to get yourself some real superhero powers – using ultrasound.

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So Sayeth the Community

Element14's 2013 Community Awards and CES Decompression

by Amelia Dalton

January 10, 2014

With the Consumer Electronics Show drawing to a close, it’s time to reflect and decompress. In this week’s Fish Fry, we meditate on the electronic engineering wonders and winners of the 2013 element14 Annual Community Awards with Dianne Kibbey of element14. And, if you’re still tense after a solid week in the consumer electronics playground, you are certain to enjoy the soothing waters of PADS board design software. This week, we unveil a whole new way to binge on your favorite Chalk Talk webcasts with the launch of an exciting new series … Read More → "So Sayeth the Community"

Out of the Fab and Into the Frying Pan

Fryin’ up Some Semis with Mike Gianfagna

by Amelia Dalton

December 20, 2013

In this week’s Fish Fry, we’re throwing some FR4 on the barbie and frying up a side of silicon — eSilicon to be exact. My guest is EE Master Chef Mike Gianfagna from eSilicon. Mike always joins Fish Fry around this time of year, and this year we are discussing the state of the semiconductor union: what’s keeping us hungry for Moore, and what trends are boiling on high. Also this week, we check out a new crowdsourcing event called “The Iron Man Factory” that could make your dreams (and mine) of … Read More → "Out of the Fab and Into the Frying Pan"

Body Dashboard

Talking Wearables with Jawbone VP Ivo Stivoric

by Amelia Dalton

December 13, 2013

Alright, Fish Fryers – let’s do some visualization. You’re wearing some kind of device. It’s monitoring your vital signs, it’s measuring your activity, and it knows if you’ve been naughty or nice. What names come to mind? Fitbit? Jawbone? BodyMedia? In this week’s Fish Fry, my guest is none other than Ivo Stivoric. He’s the former co-founder, CTO, and VP of New Products at BodyMedia, the current Vice President of Research and Development at Jawbone, … Read More → "Body Dashboard"

Hackers, Makers, and Teachers

Ben Heck, UVM Primer, and Printing with Metal

by Amelia Dalton

December 6, 2013

The year is drawing to a close, and the snow is falling, but the friday fun is just heatin’ up. Our first guest is none other than Ben Heck from element14’s wildly popular engineering television series “The Ben Heck Show”. Ben gives us an exclusive preview of the next season of “The Ben Heck Show” and lets us in on how he got into this crazy business. Also this week, author Ray Salemi is here to light our … Read More → "Hackers, Makers, and Teachers"

Bright Ideas and Big MCUs

by Amelia Dalton

November 29, 2013

This week’s Fish Fry takes on Black Friday* — no coupons needed, and no standing in line necessary! In honor of today’s annual celebration of America’s shopping obsession, we go behind-the-scenes to check out the engineering ideas (big and small) that drive this gift-giving season. Dianne Kibbey (element14) rolls in with a shopping cart chock-full of innovation from element14’s Smarter Life Challenge, and Rich Hoefle (Microchip Technology) delivers the goods on the world’s fastest … Read More → "Bright Ideas and Big MCUs"