Next-Generation Motion Sensing Facilitates Immersive Spatial Audio

I was sitting here thinking (don’t worry, I’ll try not to make a habit of it). I was contemplating how, even when we think things have evolved to be rather good (technologically speaking), someone invariably leaps onto the center of the stage with a fanfare of flugelhorns, brandishing a “new and improved” solution.

This just happened to me … Read More → "Next-Generation Motion Sensing Facilitates Immersive Spatial Audio"

Vision, Photonics, and Radar: How indie is Empowering the Next Generation of Automotive Design

Automotive design takes center stage in this week’s podcast. My guest is Chet Babla from indie. Chet and I chat about the automotive megatrends driving automotive innovation today. We also explore how radar and vision will shape the future of in-cabin and exterior automotive applications and how indie is supporting the next generation of vision and radar applications with their advanced silicon, photonics and sensor … Read More → "Vision, Photonics, and Radar: How indie is Empowering the Next Generation of Automotive Design"

Fish Fry Special Edition: 2025 International Women in Engineering Day

Welcome to our second annual International Women in Engineering Day Fish Fry podcast! My special guests are Sonja Brown from TDK, Chandana Tamma from Rehlko, and Sonja Ghelani from Texas Instruments. I sat down with each of these esteemed engineers and discussed their journeys into the world of high tech, … Read More → "Fish Fry Special Edition: 2025 International Women in Engineering Day"

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USB’s Renaissance: Overcoming Stagnation with 10 & 20 Gbps Innovation
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jimmy Chou from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the challenges of USB design and how Infineon is furthering innovation with the EZ-USB FX10. They also investigate the high bandwidth data subsystem, the high bandwidth data interface and the robust security features included in this solution.
Jul 3, 2025
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Maximize Power Efficiency in Embedded Applications with Agilex™ 5 E-Series FPGAs and SoCs Memory Solutions

Sponsored by Altera

Learn how Altera Agilex™ 5 FPGAs and SoCs deliver up to 1.9× lower system power than Zynq UltraScale+ without sacrificing performance. This white paper dives into real benchmark data, memory interface efficiency, and architectural advantages that make Agilex 5 the smart choice for embedded, vision, and AI edge applications. Optimize for power, performance, and design simplicity.

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Libby's Lab - Scopes out Eaton EHBSA Aluminum Organic Polymer Capacitors

Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Eaton

Join Libby and Demo in this episode of “Libby’s Lab” as they explore the Eaton EHBSA Aluminum Organic Polymer Capacitors, available at Mouser.com! These capacitors are ideal for high-reliability and long life in demanding applications. Keep your circuits charged and your ideas sparking!

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Posted on Jul 5 at 9:34am by Max Maxfield
Harsh words, old friend :-)
Posted on Jul 3 at 9:04pm by Steven Leibson
If you read part 1 of this article, etssp, you'll see that the original device used to design the block 1 computers was a Type G IC containing one nor gate. Die microphotographs of this device do indeed look like they have a very different logic gate layout. Fairchild had not developed ...
Posted on Jul 3 at 8:21pm by etssp
Note that the Apollo dual 3-input NOR gate is not the same as the 9915! The Apollo chip has the outputs of the NOR gates at pins 1 and 9 [1], while the 9915 has outputs at pins 4 and 9 [2]. This results in two completely different layouts of the IC, as can be seen in the ...
Posted on Jun 27 at 11:12am by JK
I'll bet your AI is really some guy in Bangalor with a bad haircut...
Posted on Jun 27 at 11:10am by JK
"There are kids growing up now and will for sometime in the future have never understood the meme power of marketing ploys. There are kids who believe that we have systems that have are somehow intelligent and don’t know that they are wrong." True. “There are adults who cannot ...
Posted on Jun 27 at 10:14am by Max Maxfield
"...I want MY AI to take me seriously." I have bad news, I'm afraid, because my AI says that your AI doesn't take you seriously at all.
Posted on Jun 27 at 8:03am by JK
Naturally, the first question I had was, “Do their boards come in any other colors than, you know, red?” My 19” rack is mostly a matte, crinkle-finish black, as befits a sober Protestant system, and red boards look too much like they’re there to have fun, rather than the hard ...
Posted on Jun 27 at 6:38am by Max Maxfield
The main thing is that you are staying cheerful, and you haven't succumbed to bitterness LOL. On the one hand, I agree with your "computers cannot think" point. On the other hand, when they have the ability to sift through billions of inputs and present relevant responses to queries, it ...
Posted on Jun 27 at 4:48am by JohnSanders
There are kids growing up now and will for sometime in the future have never understood the meme power of marketing ploys. There are kids who believe that we have systems that have are somehow intelligent and don't know that they are wrong. There are adults who cannot understand the ...
Posted on Jun 25 at 11:01am by Max Maxfield
I just added these two books to my Amazon Wish List -- thanks for sharing
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Jul 1, 2025
I don't know which of these videos is better: humans playing games with water pixels or robots playing games....
Inside-the-Box Connectivity for Automotive Applications
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Molex
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Nathan Piette from Molex and Amelia Dalton explore wire to wire and wire to board connector and cable solutions for automotive “Inside the Box” applications. They examine the role that these solutions play in automotive lighting designs and the benefits that Molex Micro-Fit, Micro-Lock Plus and Pico-Clasp connectors bring to these kinds of applications.
Jun 25, 2025
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Universal Sensing Module Training Presentation
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Madhura Tapse from NXP and Amelia Dalton explore how the rise of Industry 4.0 and AL/ML at the edge has driven a need for universal sensing solutions. They also examine the benefits of NXP’s NAFE13388-UIM? analog product development boards and how NXP is furthering innovation in a variety of different arenas with this software-configurable analog input solution designed for high-precision sensing and edge intelligence.
Jun 20, 2025
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New Infineon MCUs offering TRAVEO™ T2G Cluster/Display + Qt HMI software
Sponsored by Mouser Electronics and Infineon
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Marcelo Williams Silva from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the mega trends driving innovation in microcontrollers for automotive applications and the benefits that the TRAVEO™ T2G Body & Cluster Portfolio brings to these types of designs. They also investigate the true firmware over the air update capabilities included in this family of MCUs and how the Qt for MCUs on TRAVEO™ T2G can help you create next-gen HMIs without compromising performance.
Jun 19, 2025
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BD18333EUV 24-Channel Automotive LED Driver
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Catherine Scott from ROHM Semiconductor and Amelia Dalton explore automotive LED driver applications and how ROHM Semiconductor is driving innovation in this arena. They also investigate the animated lighting and limp home modes of ROHM’s BD18333EUV 24-Channel Automotive LED Driver and how you can use these solutions for your next automotive design.
Jun 19, 2025
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Enabling Tomorrow’s Sensor Applications Today
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Maureen Rakotondraibe from Sensirion, Tom Bocchino from STMicroelectronics and Amelia Dalton explore the synergies between STMicroelectronics and Sensirion and how their complementary technologies can encourage innovation in home automation and indoor air quality application design. They also investigate the details of STMicroelectronics new TMOS infrared sensor, the challenges associated with indoor air quality testing, and how you can take advantage of this innovative partnership for your next design. 
Jun 12, 2025
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Reducing cost of ownership of brushless actuators using Edge AI
In this episode of Chalk Talk, Louis Gobin, Ryan MetIvier, Roberto Sannino from STMicroelectronics join Amelia Dalton to chat about how sensing and actuation data be combined in predictive maintenance applications, the benefits that the STMicroelectronics Smart Actuator Development Platform can bring to automation systems, and how you can take advantage of this development platform for your next design.
Jun 11, 2025
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