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EE Journal's Amelia Dalton breaks down each week's EE news in an informative, fun and engaging style.
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Apr 4, 2014
Apr 4, 2014
13 min
We stormed the gates. We took no prisoners. Electronic engineering conferences will never be the same. EE Journal scoured this year's EELive Conference and Expo to bring you the the biggest trends, the coolest demonstrations, the best giveaways -- and this is just the beginning. In this week's Fish Fry, my guest is Matt Osminer, Director of Engineering at Cardinal Peak and the presenter of a special presentation at EELive called "Best Management and Technical Practices for Engineering an IoT Product". Michael and I chat about the unique challenges of designing connected products and investigate how (and why) management practices play a big role in designing for IoT. Also this week, I announce my top five highlights of this year's show - including details of Michael Barr's scary Tuesday keynote, some sugary delights at the Fantastical Theatre of Engineering Innovation and more.
Links for April 4, 2014
More information about the 2014 EElive Conference and Expo
More information about Matt Osminer's presentation "Best Management and Technical Practices for Engineering an IoT Product"
More information about Michael Barr's Keynote: "KILLER APPS: Embedded Software's Greatest Hit Jobs".
More information about EELive's Fantastical Theatre of Engineering Innovation
Mar 28, 2014
Mar 28, 2014
11 min
This week's Fish Fry is packed to the gills with EE awesomeness but don't just take our word for it. Try it for yourself! First, we're stuffing ourselves with some unique research from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science. We check out how a team of researchers from KAIST hope to stem the ride of counterfeit parts, one silver nanowire fingerprint at a time. Next, we toast the winners of Newark element14's Smarter Life Challenge with Dianne Kibbey (element14). We dish with Dianne about the winning projects from this years contest and Dianne gives a tasty sneak peek into element14's next design contest. To finish off this week's episode, we dig into some sweet analog to digital conversion with high speed converters. The dinner bell is ring in' - it's time to rustle up some Fish Fry.
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Links for March 28, 2014
Whitepaper - Anti-counterfeit nanoscale fingerprints based on randomly distributed nanowires
More information about Newark element14's Smarter Life Challenge
New Episode of Chalk Talk - High Speed Converters: What? Why? (and a little How?)
Mar 22, 2014
Mar 22, 2014
15 min
In this week's Fish Fry in-depth executive interview, I sit down with Synapse design CEO Satish Bagalkotkar. Satish and I chat about how today's rocky global economic climate has affected the electronics industry and how he sees the role of design services changing in the future. Also this week, we investigate a new Addicted Products toaster that may change the face of intelligent devices forever.
Mar 14, 2014
Mar 14, 2014
14 min
It was the best of tools, it was the worst of tools, it was the age of verification, it was the age of RTL power estimation. As we navigate through these tumultuous times of electronic design, we need a design tool compass to show us the way and Fish Fry is here to set the course. Frank Schirrmeister (Cadence Design Systems) and I hunt for the deep dark secrets of ARM-based design verification and examine how Cadence’s Palladium Emulation system fits into the verification landscape. Norman Chang (VP - Ansys) and I dip into the murky waters of ESD and together we swim toward a new solution that can make the most troublesome paths in our designs a little easier to navigate.
Links for March 14, 2014
Mar 7, 2014
Mar 7, 2014
11 min
Once in a while, we all need some help. When the vast landscape of our next software project makes our head hurt, we need a place to go to hang out and throw our ideas around. So - where do we go? The Software Freedom Conservancy, that's where. My guest this week is Bradley M. Kuhn - Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy. Brad and I chat about what the Software Freedom Conservancy is all about, how we can participate, what projects they are working on, and I even slip in little question about New York City. Also this week, I check out the Tiny Engineer Superhero Emergency Kit and reveal how this tiny but mighty kit can impress your friends and family.
Feb 21, 2014
Feb 21, 2014
13 min
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 of Oski Technology. Vigyan and I dive into the details of the "Decoding Formal Club." The first rule of "Decoding Formal Club"? Well, we're gonna break that one right here. Vigyan also reveals the secret behind the name "Oski". Also this week, I investigate how Netflix is looking to read your thoughts with a little help from Amazon's Cloud services. Better put on that foil hat!
Feb 14, 2014
Feb 14, 2014
11 min
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 Fryin' EE love fest!
Feb 7, 2014
Feb 7, 2014
8 min
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 Cadence system-level design flow. Also this week, we check out how the Hybrid Memory Cube aims to take out DDR, and how FPGAs can help you with your HMC heavy lifting.
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Links for February 7, 2014
Cadence to Enhance High-Level Synthesis Offering with Acquisition of Forte Design Systems
Fish Fry Episode with Brett Cline - Let Your EDA Light Shine
Fish Fry Episode with Sean Dart - Your Power Plane or Mine?
New Episode of Chalk Talk - Accelerating System Bandwidth with FPGAs and Hybrid Memory Cube
Jan 31, 2014
Jan 31, 2014
13 min
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. We get down to nuts and bolts of non-volatile memory and I get Charlie's take on where the technology is headed over the next few years. Next, I chat with Mark Toth (CadSoft) about CadSoft's ubiquitous EAGLE PCB Design Software and he gives me the inside scoop on the results of their recent PCB design survey.
And, 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.
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Links for January 31, 2014
Picture of Amelia and Chiphead
More Information about the GertBoard
More information about DesignCon 2014
Jan 24, 2014
Jan 24, 2014
13 min
The tachometer is at redline. The ABS is on high alert. A security breach has been detected and the driver doesn't suspect a thing. Whether we like or not, safety and security are important detours that must be considered as we map our way to a new a land of connected telematics in our cars. In this week's Fish Fry we tackle the complex issue of security in today's connected cars with Tom Trill of Spansion. Tom and I discuss the role NOR embedded memory will play in the upcoming (literal) information superhighway. We also check out a new crowd sourcing campaign that brings together the wonder of chocolate with the power of ioT.
And, 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.
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Links for January 24, 2014
More Information about the GertBoard
More information about Spansion