Our guest is Doug Bailey, VP of Marketing and Applications Engineering, Power Integrations; we’re here today to discuss a fascinating topic – Your old beer fridge; and how it’s your home’s power parasite.
Dec 02, 2022•27 min•Season 8Ep. 186
Today we have Dr. Raphael Salmi, global president of Richardson RFPD, an Arrow Electronics Company. Richardson RFPD is a specialized electronic component distributor that differentiates itself by providing deep technical expertise and localized global design support for the latest products from the world’s lead suppliers of RF, Wireless, IoT and Power technologies. Today, we are focusing on one area of that expertise, that being Richardson RFPD’s growing success around the evolving technologies ...
Nov 18, 2022•24 min•Season 8Ep. 185
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We talk with Renesas EVP Sailesh Chittepeddi, about the integration of Artificial Intelligence in IoT applications – also known as AioT and how a combination of AI and IoT (AIoT) creates “intelligent” devices that learn from generated data and use these insights to make autonomous decisions.
Nov 11, 2022•30 min•Season 8Ep. 184
Today’s feature interview is with Charlie Matar, a Senior Vice President of System Solutions & Ecosystem Enablement Group. We dive into the latest trends in HPC and data centers, the industry’s most significant design challenge, and what the future looks like for today’s market.
Oct 21, 2022•40 min•Season 8Ep. 183
Joining us today is Sally Ward-Foxton, a reporter from EETimes.com and podcast host of AI with Sally. We celebrate EE Times' 50th Anniversary, highlight memorable stories and discuss her latest project, "Words to the Wise," an inspirational compilation of interviews featuring the top CEOs in the semiconductor industry.
Oct 07, 2022•22 min•Season 8Ep. 182
As PCB complexity increases, flexibility to design changes and higher predictability become the main challenges to meet today’s requirements from the market, mainly shorter time to market, lower costs and improved performances. Modern simulation software are a key solution to those challenges as they not only allow engineers to predict the performances of a PCB at early stage of the design in a short amount of time and with good accuracy, but they also allow to identify the optimized design amon...
Sep 23, 2022•35 min•Season 8Ep. 181
EETimes is excited to announce Brett Brune as its new Editor-in-Chief. We sit down with him to discuss his experience and the plans for the renowned publication.
Aug 01, 2022•20 min•Season 8Ep. 180
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Cavemen discovered fire and man evolved that discovery with inventions to light our way, cook our food and keep us warm. But now, 99% of scientists and the majority of the world agree, we need to change how we think about energy. This generation of engineers is going to obviate the need for fire. Our guest Doug Bailey will discuss the innovations and changes in legislation and regulations; power generation; and efficient electrification. This episode is sponsored ...
May 20, 2022•23 min•Ep. 179
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Electrification is giving automakers an opportunity to completely reimagine what a car is, and what it can be. A conversation exploring new trends and challenges on the road to vehicle electrification with Ryan Manack, director of Automotive Systems Worldwide at Texas Instruments.
Mar 25, 2022•47 min•Season 8Ep. 178
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Cable broadband has been figuratively bullet-proof for roughly two decades. Now cable is prepping multi-gigabit connectivity. A conversation with CableLabs CEO Phil McKinney, an evangelist for innovation, about 10G cable broadband, ethical innovation, 3-D light-field displays, half of 13, and more.
Mar 18, 2022•55 min•Season 8Ep. 177
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The greatest recognition for engineers is the IEEE Medal of Honor. This year, it was bestowed upon Asad Madni, who developed a MEMS device for positional stability that became a critical component in motor vehicles, aircraft, and even the Hubble Telescope. Madni is our guest this week; we talk about sensor technology, and the marvelous things that might be possible combining sensors with artificial intelligence.
Mar 11, 2022•52 min•Season 8Ep. 176
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The metaverse doesn’t exist. But what technologies are being pursued now that will get us to the metaverse? A conversation with CapGemini Engineering CSO Jiani Zhang about virtual reality, tactile suits, digital twins, and the big hairy problem everybody is avoiding talking about: the metaverse’s data challenge.
Mar 04, 2022•41 min•Season 8Ep. 175
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In 1967, three NASA astronauts were testing in preparation for the launch of Apollo 1. As they sat on the launch pad, a fire was sparked in their command module. None of them survived, despite some extraordinary efforts of those outside on the launch pad. Among them, there is one man still living, and he recently related, for the very first time, his experiences of that tragic day. Our guest this week is Matthew Beddingfield, grandson of James Gleaves, who helped ...
Feb 25, 2022•27 min•Season 8Ep. 174
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We talk with Renesas EVP Sailesh Chittipeddi about the distinct requirements of industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications, and about new technologies that are enabling end-users to push the edge of the IIoT further and further out. Also, the biggest beneficiaries of recent maneuvers by Intel and Nvidia are probably advocates of the RISC-V architecture – a conversation with Keven Krewell and Steve Leibson of Tirias Research. This episode sponsored by Renesa...
Feb 18, 2022•50 min•Season 8Ep. 173
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Our guest this week is Matt Gutierrez of Synopsys. We’ve heard about how the Internet of things is pulling computing from centralized processing centers (notably data centers) into ever more physically remote locales — in other words, the IoT is pushing the network edge farther and farther out. But how is that actually accomplished? A big part of the answer is: with artificial intelligence. This episode sponsored by Synopsys.
Feb 11, 2022•46 min•Season 8Ep. 172
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Last summer the US Senate passed the CHIPS Act. The House just passed its own bill. Now what? Well, there’s plenty more that has to be done, and doing it doesn’t look like it’s going to be easy. This week, where we are with the political effort to revive US domestic semiconductor capabilities. With EE Times editor George Leopold.
Feb 04, 2022•24 min•Season 8Ep. 171
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Contract manufacturers are uniquely positioned to evaluate the condition of an entire supply chain, from parts manufacturers to end customers. This week our guest is Derek Kane, vice president of KMC Systems, which plays an important role in supporting the medical electronics industry.
Jan 28, 2022•21 min
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Military contractors have been bedeviled by counterfeit ICs for decades, but with supply chains in shambles and so many parts in short supply, the problem is becoming endemic. What is a “counterfeit” IC, how big is the problem, and how can companies guard against being bamboozled? With cybersecurity expert Domenic Forte of the University of Florida and Barb Jorgensen, editor of EPS News.
Jan 21, 2022•58 min•Season 8Ep. 169
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: CES always provides an abundance of new this, that, and whatever. This week: the latest innovations in gaming systems and advancements in automated everything. With Jim McGregor of Tirias Research.
Jan 14, 2022•31 min•Season 8Ep. 168
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Automotive companies are now headliners at CES. They usually use the platform to talk about what’s coming soon, and this year it was no different. We hear from car companies and their suppliers on what to expect from our cars in the near future.
Jan 07, 2022•19 min•Season 8Ep. 167
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In this rebroadcast of a Weekly Briefing podcast from earlier in 2021, we revisit the quantum realm of consciousness with Federico Faggin, principal designer of the world’s first microprocessor.
Jan 01, 2022•1 sec•Season 7Ep. 166
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The RISC-V Summit wrapped up last week. RISC-V technology may not be fully grown just yet, but at the event it demonstrated it is already a strapping young ecosystem, with signs it is likely to mature into a formidable competitor for x86 and Arm. With Tirias Research principal analyst Kevin Krewell.
Dec 17, 2021•31 min•Season 7Ep. 165
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In the last five years, the number of commercial companies looking to exploit nuclear fusion has doubled and investments in those companies have skyrocketed. Why now, after decades of minimal progress? Our guest is Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and the author of a recent report that surveys the fusion industry.
Dec 10, 2021•46 min•Season 7Ep. 164
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We’re going to just space out on this edition of the Weekly Briefing podcast: The US is on the verge of two significant launches, one a project to establish the viability of using lasers instead of radio waves for space communications, the other one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever devised, the James Webb Space Telescope. With veteran aerospace editor George Leopold.
Dec 03, 2021•26 min•Season 7Ep. 163
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most significant products in electronics history was introduced: the microprocessor. It was inevitable that someone would invent one. It was hardly inevitable that it would be Intel. The story of the first microprocessor.
Nov 19, 2021•17 min•Season 162Ep. 7
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world lacks the ability to track individual health in near real-time. Roswell Biotechnologies says it has married accurate bio-sensing with the economies of scale associated with digital ICs. A conversation with Roswell Biotech founders Barry Merriman and Paul Mola.
Nov 12, 2021•50 min•Season 7Ep. 161
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Facebook plans to maintain its business empire by building a virtual empire. But what does betting on virtual reality mean as a practical matter? A rollicking discussion with Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Also, an interview with Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher.
Nov 05, 2021•46 min•Season 7Ep. 160
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: AI is the biggest story in the electronics industry, and by several measures Sambanova ranks among the biggest AI companies. An exclusive interview with SambaNova chief technologist Kunle Olukotun, who talks about what AI can do, AI supercomputers, and something called “dataflow threads.”
Oct 29, 2021•40 min•Season 7Ep. 159
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Wave power has lagged behind solar and wind, but it has perhaps the greatest potential. This week we talk about wave energy with C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann and Bill Schmitz, president of Northwest Power. Our other guests include NXP CTO Lars Reger and Gianluca Pisanello from First Light Fusion.
Oct 22, 2021•46 min•Season 7Ep. 158
On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world economy is reeling. Despite the travails, the electronics industry has been doggedly slogging on — but can it keep going? A conversation with Renesas EVP Sailesh Chittipeddi about the industry’s improving outlook, fab capacity, customer demand, green engineering, and more. Also, an interview with Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino. Sponsored by Renesas.
Oct 15, 2021•45 min•Season 6Ep. 157