Episodes
Friday Oct 03, 2014
Skynet Calling
Friday Oct 03, 2014
Friday Oct 03, 2014
We all know it's coming. It's only a matter of time. Skynet is close at hand. This week's Fish Fry takes a look at a new study released by the University of North Carolina that has made reconfigurable metal a reality. But, before we can build Skynet (or build the counter-revolutionary forces led by the one and only John Connor) we must be able to connect the IoT communication dots. Today's episode also examines two of the many building blocks needed to get this sci-fi plot line from fantasy to fact. We chat with John Beal and Artem Aginskiy about a new RF-enhanced embedded microcontroller family from Texas Instruments (SimpleLink) and TI's C5000 fixed-point DSP products.
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Links for October 3, 2014
Researchers Control Surface Tension to Manipulate Liquid Metals (Video)
Giant and switchable surface activity of liquid metal via surface oxidation (Whitepaper)
More information about SimpleLink
More information about the TMS320C5517 - Fixed-Point Digital Signal Processor
New Episode of Chalk Talk: Increase FPGA Performance with Enhanced Capabilities of Synplify Pro & Premier
Friday Sep 05, 2014
On The Hunt: Part One
Friday Sep 05, 2014
Friday Sep 05, 2014
Dateline: The 5th of September. Time: 2100 hours. We're on the hunt. No, we’re not hunting the mysterious Yeti, the Loch Ness monster, or heck even the ever-elusive EUV. This time, we're looking for some HLS. My guest this week is Mark Milligan from Calypto. Mark joins Fish Fry for the very first time to bring HLS into the light, into the world, and into the caring hands of...Google? Oh yes. Also this week, we delve into the deeply nerdy realm of sub-atomic particle jitter and investigate how the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is hoping to solve an age-old existential question: How many dimensions do we really live in? (Spoiler alert: The space-time continuum may actually be a quantum system made up of countless tiny bits of information.)
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Links for September 5, 2014
More information about Calypto
Do we live in a 2-D hologram? - New Fermilab experiment will test the nature of the universe
New Episode of Chalk Talk - Product-Centric Design with Virtual Prototyping
Friday Jun 27, 2014
Replicated Food and Configurable Analog
Friday Jun 27, 2014
Friday Jun 27, 2014
Fish Fry: the Final Frontier. In this episode, we journey to a world where our analog is programmable (ok, configurable) and our food is replicated (complete with a full serving of your nutritional needs). First, we delve into the bits, bobs, and ADCs of Maxim's new PIXI configurable analog with Martin Mason. Martin and I discuss the details of this new configurable analog, and why the PIXI is better (and more flexible) than a big ol' pile of discreet components. Also this week, we check out Nestlé's new "Iron Man" program that aims to reshape our kitchens and the resupply world's nutritional needs. (Spoiler Alert: A true Star Trek food replicator may be closer to reality than we know.)
We're giving away five PIXI kits (courtesy of Maxim Integrated Products) but you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out how to enter to win!
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Links for June 27, 2014
More information about Maxim's new PIXI, 20-Port Programmable Mixed-Signal I/O
Feature Article by Kevin Morris: BFFs 4 FPGMaxim Debuts PIXI Programmable Analog
More information about The Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences
Friday Jan 17, 2014
Tiny Turbines, Real Superhero Powers, and Servers on Chip
Friday Jan 17, 2014
Friday Jan 17, 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.
We're giving away a GertBoard (courtesy of Newark element14) to one lucky listener this week! Head on over to element14.com/fishfry to enter to win.
Click here to enter to win a GertBoard courtesy of newark element14
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Links for January 17, 2014
More Information about the GertBoard
More information about UT Arlington's mini windmill project
More information about AppliedMicro
More information about how ultrasound directed to the human brain can boost sensory performance
Friday Dec 20, 2013
Out of the Fab and Into the Frying Pan
Friday Dec 20, 2013
Friday Dec 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 a 3D printed Iron Man suit a reality - if they can get Marvel to agree to it.
Links for December 20, 2013
Thursday Mar 28, 2013
Boldly Going...
Thursday Mar 28, 2013
Thursday Mar 28, 2013
Fish Fry is going off the rails this week. We’re trading o-scopes for tri-corders. We’re ditching that RTL, HLS, UVM and I2C for JTK baby. JTK. Yes, I said it. My guest is Marc Cushman, author of the book "These are the Voyages - The True History of Star Trek: The Original Series, Season One”. We're dishing about some of the juicy details of this new book including how Hollywood politics shaped its legacy, what Gene Roddenberry's private memos revealed about the nature of the show, and how Star Trek has shaped the world as we know it.
Also this week, I am giving away a BeagleBone courtesy of newark element14. Check out this week's broadcast to find out how you can win.
Click here to enter to win a BeagleBone courtesy of Newark element14