Amelia's Weekly Fish Fry

Unlocking OEM Potential by Mastering Legacy Support: GDCA and Proactive Obsolescence Management

My guest this week is long-time friend of the show Ethan Plotkin, CEO of GDCA. Ethan and I chat all about proactive obsolescence management. We discuss the biggest challenges in terms of obsolescence for OEMS, the benefits of working with legacy equipment manufacturers and the ramifications of negative and positive case studies for obsolescence management.

The Next Steps Forward: How AI is Shaping Electronic Design

My podcast guest this week is Alex Iuorio from Avnet. Alex and I discuss Avnet’s recent Insights Survey including the motivation to create this survey, the skills needed to incorporate AI capabilities into our designs, and the AI related engineering concerns garnered from this survey. Also this week, I explore how mushrooms and coffee grounds can be used as 3D printing material and could be used as a resilient, fully compostable alternative to plastics.

A New Era for Test and Measurement

We’re talking about test and measurement in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! My guest is Ritu Favre - President of Emerson Test & Measurement. Ritu and I explore the biggest trends in test and measurement today, the challenges of creating tests for systems newly incorporating AI into their designs, and what advice Ritu would give to engineers just starting off their careers.  

DVCon 2025: Everything You Want to Learn about Design and Verification

In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, I discuss design and verification with Tom Fitzpatrick - General Chair of DVCon 2025. Tom and I explore this year’s expo and conference, the motivation behind the creation of the second DVCon keynote, the details of the Poster Warrior session and why Tom is especially excited about this year’s conference. I also check out new magnetic microrobots developed by researchers in South Korea that work together like ants to achieve monumental feats.

Open Standards and the Rise of Embedded Ecosystem SoMs

My podcast guest this week is longtime friend of the show Matt Burns from Samtec! Matt and I chat about the trends driving the adoption of high performance, small form factor open standard SoMs. We also discuss the details of the PCI Express 7 specification and the newest endeavors being developed by the Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies. 

Hyper-Scan Fiber-Sensing: A Revolution in Infrastructure Monitoring with Prisma Photonics

My podcast guest this week is Eitan Elkin, director of marketing at Prisma Photonics. Eitan and I discuss how optical fiber sensing can make a huge impact in infrastructure monitoring. We explore the details of the solution at the heart of Prisma Photonics: Hyper-Scan Fiber-Sensing, the applications that could take advantage of this technology including extreme weather events and detecting wildfires in real-time, and where Eitan sees this innovative technology headed in the future.

OpenVPX and the Next Generation of Space Applications

My guest this week is Ralph Grundler from Aitech and we are chatting all about OpenVPX in space! Ralph and I discuss the increasing role that open standards are playing in space applications, how OpenVPX supports a systems-based approach for these types of designs, and how OpenVPX can also be used to support a variety of AI applications in space. 

Chip to Cloud Security and Thwarting Future Adversaries: How Crypto Quantique is Changing the IoT Security Landscape

Device security and cryptography takes center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! My guest is Shahram Mossayebi, Founder & CEO at Crypto Quantique. Shahram and I chat about how Shahram’s expertise in academia and IoT security vulnerabilities encouraged the creation of Crypto Quantique, the variety of device and IC security solutions offered by Crypto Quantique and how their software-based IoT security platform called QuarkLink helps help developers ensure compliance with connected device legislation.

The Future According to AI: GenAI and The Rise of AI-Based Reduced Order Models

We are jumping head first into the world of AI to start 2025! My guest this week is Lucas Garcia, Principal Product Manager for Deep Learning at MathWorks. Lucas and I discuss the biggest challenges surrounding generative AI, the need for verification and validation for AI, the trends surrounding AI-based reduced order models and how AI can transform the world of control design.

A New World for Semiconductors: How Pragmatic is Changing the IC Landscape with Thin Film FlexICs

My guest this week is David Moore, CEO of Pragmatic Semiconductor. David and I discuss the details of Pragmatic Semi’s ultra-low-cost, ultra-thin, flexible integrated circuits called FlexICs. We explore how these thin film ICs will revolutionize the semiconductor industry, the details of Pragmatic Semiconductor’s environmentally friendly manufacturing process and what their Fab-in-a-Box is all about.