Amelia&#39;s Weekly Fish Fry

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

Chris Dries, CEO – UnitedSiC

Xin Song, CEO - Bottos

Bob Smith, Executive Director - ESD Alliance

Rick O'Connor, Executive Director - RISC V Foundation

Friday Jul 20, 2018

Adventures in Micro Land

Friday Jul 20, 2018

In this week’s Fish Fry, we’re following a microcontroller yellow brick road to a land where analog reigns supreme. Dave Smith (Texas Instruments) joins us to discuss the details of the "Smart Analog Combo" included in in the MSP430 family, the benefits of the configurable signal-chain elements inherent in this solution, and why the FRAM memory found in this new family sets it apart from other solutions on the market. Also this week, we investigate how “nano-bubbles” are being used in cancer treatment therapy. To finish things up, we look at how the KSIM tool can help you choose the right capacitor for your design.

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Links for July 20, 2018

Integration at its core: New MSP430™ MCUs offer configurable signal-chain elements for sensing applications

Feature Article by Jim Turley: MCUs For the Indecisive - TI’s Microcontroller Family Has a Bit of Everything

Controlled gene and drug release from a liposomal delivery platform triggered by X-ray radiation (whitepaper)

New Episode of Chalk Talk: KSIM: Capacitors

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Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

Chris Dries, CEO – UnitedSiC

Xin Song, CEO - Bottos

Bob Smith, Executive Director - ESD Alliance

Rick O'Connor, Executive Director - RISC V Foundation

Friday Jul 13, 2018

Long Live the (8 Bit) King

Friday Jul 13, 2018

There are whispers that their time has come to fade away into the sunset. Time to drift away on the electronic wind with laser discs, Zune players, and VHS. But can the role of 8 bit MCUs in the electronic engineering ecosystem be dismissed so easily? Maybe not. In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, Nikos Zervas (CEO of CAST) joins us to discuss the changing role of 8 bit MCUs in the EE ecosystem, how CAST works with their partners to bring innovative IP cores to the market, and how their new GZIP data compression IP can reduce power consumption for a variety of designs. Also this week, we check out a new open source, autonomous car platform from StreetDrone and reveal how you can bring the convenience and ease of Arduino into the professional realm.

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Links for July 13, 2018

More information about CAST IP

More information about StreetDrone

Youtube Video: Wayve Renault Twizy in Action

Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

More information about DAC 2018

New Episode of Chalk Talk: Bringing Arduino Into the Professional Environment

Friday Jun 29, 2018

To the Cloud and Beyond

Friday Jun 29, 2018

Watch out world! Fish Fry is taking DAC by storm! In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we tackle of some of biggest themes presented at this year’s show: EDA’s progression to cloud-based design tools, the increased adoption of the RISC-V architecture, and the ever-present IoT. Craig Johnson and Carl Siva (Cadence Design Systems) join us to chat about why now is the right time for the cloud to take off for EDA and some of the advantages and pitfalls that will come along with this movement to cloud-based tools. [remove extra space here] Rick O’Connor (RISC-V Foundation Chairman) also joins us to discuss the growing RISC-V ecosystem and some of the cool stuff offered at the DAC RISC-V Pavillon. Addressing the big IoT presence at this year’s show, we also chat with John Stabenow and Jeff Miller (Mentor) about the unique challenges IoT presents us as engineers and why their booth had a big ol’ car tire as an example of Tanner EDA in action. To wrap things up, we lay out our DAC Details You May Have Missed including best swag, best booth, and best coffee!

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Links for June 29, 2018

More information about Tanner EDA

More information about the Cadence Cloud - the Future of Electronic Design

Check out the EE Journal twitter feed from DAC 2018

Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

More information about Newark element14's Design For a Cause Design Challenge

Friday Jun 22, 2018

Enabling Intelligence and Designing for a Cause

Friday Jun 22, 2018

Work it harder

Make it better

Do it faster

Makes us stronger

-- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

The Internet of things once again takes center stage in this week’s episode of Amelia’s Weekly Fish Fry. First up, we chat with Dianne Kibbey (Newark element14) about the Design for a Cause Design Challenge: Newark element14’s newest design challenge that encourages the development of assistive technologies. Also this week, Martin Croome (VP of Business Development at GreenWaves Technologies) joins us to discuss the details of GreenWaves’ GAP8 IoT Application Processor and the how open source innovation has been integral to the success of this fabless semiconductor company.

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Links for June 22, 2018

More information about GreenWaves Technologies

New Episode of Chalk Talk: Intelligent Power Modules

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Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

More information about Coventor - A Lam Research Company

Friday Jun 08, 2018

MEMS Spring Eternal

Friday Jun 08, 2018

What do electrostatic transduction, non-linear MEMS sensors, caffeine dosing strategies, and a glowing Death Star have in common? This here podcast! First up, we explore the Global MEMS Design Contest with Christine Dufour (Coventor - A LAM Research Company). Christine and I discuss the details of the winning designs and how design contests foster innovation in the electronic engineering ecosystem. Also this week, we check out an algorithm developed by the United States Army that aims to “optimize an ideal caffeine dosage strategy” and take a closer look at the “The World's Most Accurate Death Star Replica Firepit”.

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Links for June 8, 2018

Caffeine dosing strategies to optimize alertness during sleep loss (Whitepaper)

Global MEMS Design Contest Winners Announced

The World's Most Accurate Death Star Replica Firepit by West Coast Firepits

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Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

More information about the Lattice sensAI Stack

Friday Jun 01, 2018

SensAI and Sensibility

Friday Jun 01, 2018

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” Bobby Unser

Many of us would love to get started on an artificial intelligence-enhanced IoT edge device design but we're not sure how to get started. In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, I sit down with Deepak Boppana and we talk about a new technology stack unveiled by Lattice Semiconductor called sensAI. Deepak and I explore the details of the sensAI technology stack and why the power and cost components of this stack set it apart from other solutions. Also this week, we investigate how China is aiming to be the world leader in artificial intelligence by 2030 and how they are using AI and facial recognition in their school system today.

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Links for June 1, 2018

Ultra-Low Power Lattice sensAI Leads Mass Market Enablement of Artificial Intelligence in Edge Devices

New Feature Article by Kevin Morris: More AI at the Edge - Lattice Launches sensAI Stack

China wants to be a $150 Billion World Leader in AI in Less Than 15 Years (CNBC)

Chinese School uses Facial Recognition to Make Kids Pay Attention

New Episode of Chalk Talk: Deep Learning with MATLAB

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Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

More information about Bottos

Friday May 11, 2018

The Future Will Be Blockchain(ed)

Friday May 11, 2018

Can blockchain technology inspire a new realm of AI innovation? Bottos thinks so.

For them, the equation is simple — blockchain + data x AI. In this week’s Fish Fry, we check out how blockchain technology can encourage innovation in the world of artificial intelligence. Xin Song (CEO of Bottos) and I chat about the what, where, and how of the Bottos Data Marketplace. We also investigate what the future holds for blockchain technology and AI innovation.

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Links for May 11, 2018

Bottos Creates a New Marketplace for Data in the AI Ecosystem

New Episode of Chalk Talk: Bluetooth Mesh

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Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro

More information about Pentek

Friday May 04, 2018

Saving Private Fish Fry

Friday May 04, 2018

In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we’re headed into the world of common standards, common form factors, SOSA, and MORA. (Don’t worry, there are even more acronyms on the horizon!) First up, my first guest Rodger Hosking (Pentek) and I chat about the newest technologies in embedded software radio. We discuss how common standards and common form factors are pushing new initiatives in military and aerospace design and what the future holds for embedded software radio. Richard Jaenicke (Mercury Systems) also joins us this week, and we look at the role that trusted supply plays in our embedded designs and why he thinks 2018 will be the year that certifiable multicore takes off.

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Links for May 4, 2018

More information about Mercury Systems

Fish Fry Executive Interviews

Shishpal Rawat, Chairman – Accellera Systems Initiative

Taher Madraswala, CEO and President – Open-Silicon>

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss, Co-Founders – Maker Faire

Chris Giovanniello, SVP and Co-Founder – Menlo Micro