Amelia's Weekly Fish Fry

SoMs, CoMs, and Cutting Edge Capabilities in Open Architecture Systems

Fresh from this year’s Embedded Tech Trends Conference, this week's podcast is all about open standards in military and aerospace applications. First, Simon Collins from Abaco and I chat all about AI in defense applications, recent trends in RF performance in military and aerospace designs and how open architecture systems can enable cutting edge capabilities in these kinds of systems. Also this week, longtime friend of the show Matt Burns from Samtec joins me to talk about the system on module ecosystem, the benefits of SoMs and CoMs, the trends that Matt is seeing in this space, and how Samtec is encouraging innovation in this arena.

Happy Together: Rapid Innovation with Chiplets and FPGAs

My podcast guest this week is Deepali Trehan, VP, Intel Programmable Solutions Group Product Marketing. Deepali and I are diving head first into the world of chiplets and FPGAs! We discuss why there is a big interest in chiplets lately, the biggest benefits that chiplets provide when it comes to the design and manufacture of programmable logic devices and where Deepali sees chiplet technology headed in the future!

When Failure Is Not An Option: Trends in Modern Military and Aerospace Applications

This week’s podcast is all about military and aerospace designs! My first guest is Jake Braegelmann from New Wave DV. Jake and I discuss the advantages of PMC/XMC cards for modern warfare applications and the benefits that New Wave DV's Interface IP Cores and 
FPGA/Interface cards bring to these designs. Also this week, Mike Walmsley from TE Connectivity joins me this week to chat about recent trends in video processing and the video protocols needed to support high resolution imaging. To finish things up, Billy Rhea from Airborn and I discuss connectors for rugged applications, what special design requirements are needed for these kinds of applications, and what plating materials are best for rugged designs. 

How Sandbox Semiconductor is Accelerating Semiconductor Process Development

My podcast guest this week is Meghali Chopra, CEO and Co-Founder of Sandbox Semiconductor. Meghali and I investigate how Sandbox Semiconductor is empowering the semiconductor manufacturing industry with the help of user-friendly, domain-specific software solutions. Meghali and I also walk through the different components of their Sandbox Studio including their AI analysis and visualization application called Sandbox Oculus, the analytics provided by their platform, and Sandbox Envision which helps engineers to visually interact with their process models and data. Also, this week I take a closer look at the curious similarity between the memory processing of AI models and the hippocampus of the human brain.

Better Tools and Faster Results: How Cadence is Redefining RTL Design

We are diving headfirst into the world of RTL design this week! Rob Knoth (Cadence Design Systems) and I chat about RTL design and implementation issues facing engineers today, the details of Cadence’s Joules RTL Design Studio and the role that artificial intelligence plays in this solution. Also this week, I check out the world's first human brain-scale neuromorphic supercomputer.

Have You Got the Spark? How SparkCharge is Changing the EV Charging Landscape

EV charging takes center stage in this week’s podcast! My guest Adam Urban (Director of Engineering – SparkCharge) joins me to chat about how SparkCharge is changing the EV charging landscape. We dig into the details of their Roadie mobile DC fast charger, what their SparkCharge Out of Charge (OOC) Program is all about, and where Adam sees EV charging heading in the future. Also this week, I investigate how the feathers of a eastern bluebird could help usher in advancements in battery technology.

 

AI is My Copilot: How Flux is Revolutionizing PCB Design

My podcast guest this week is Mattias Wagner from Flux! Mattias and I investigate the role that AI plays in the Flux PCB design platform. We also delve into the details of the Flux Method, Flux Model and Flux Co-pilot, and discuss why working smarter not harder is cornerstone to the Flux mission. I also investigate why the discovery of phosphorus in the outer reaches of the galaxy could have major implications for the possibility of alien life. 

Extremely Low Latency FPGAs and SmartNICs: How Achronix is Supercharging Networking Innovation

FPGAs take center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! But not just any field programmable gate arrays - I’m talking about the Speedster7t FPGAs! My guests Scott Schweitzer and Ron Renwick from Achronix and I chat about why Achronix's FPGAs are particularly well suited for networking and SmartNIC tasks, the advantages of Achronix's accelerated network infrastructure code and the details of their new FPGA-Powered accelerated automatic speech recognition. 

High Speed Communications, Optical Interfaces and the Future of Embedded Systems

This week’s podcast is all about high speed communication, optical interfaces for military and aerospace designs, and 3D printing in space! My guest Patrick Mechin (Techway) and I discuss the trends in high speed communications, the benefits of optical interfaces for modern embedded systems, and how Techway is supporting innovation in this arena. Also this week, I check out how 3D-printed titanium dioxide foam could help us in our quest for space habitation.

All About Sports! Sensors, Stats and Taking Performance Analytics to the Next Level

Let’s talk about sensor technologies in sports! In this week’s podcast, I investigate some super cool new applications in the sports arena with Peter Hartwell - Chief Technology Officer at InvenSense, Inc, a TDK company. Peter and I discuss the role that sensors will play in the upcoming Olympics, the benefits that InvenSense sensors bring to sports applications, and where Peter thinks sensing technologies are headed in the future.  Also this week, I examine a new brain implant that may be able to enable communication from thoughts alone!