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Speeding AI and HPC Workloads with Composable Memory and Hardware Compression / Decompression Acceleration

Sometimes I try to capture a column’s intent in a short, snappy title using pithy prose, as it were. I might attempt an aphoristic or epigrammatic turn of phrase while trying not to appear gnomic (which—as we now see—is something I reserve for my opening sentence).

In this case, however, my Speeding AI and HPC Workloads with Composable Memory … Read More → "Speeding AI and HPC Workloads with Composable Memory and Hardware Compression / Decompression Acceleration"

Unlocking OEM Potential by Mastering Legacy Support: GDCA and Proactive Obsolescence Management

My podcast guest this week is long-time friend of the show Ethan Plotkin, CEO of GDCA. Ethan and I chat all about proactive obsolescence management. We discuss the biggest challenges in terms of obsolescence for OEMS, the benefits of working with legacy equipment manufacturers and the ramifications of negative and positive case studies for obsolescence management.

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The Next Steps Forward: How AI is Shaping Electronic Design

My podcast guest this week is Alex Iuorio from Avnet. Alex and I discuss Avnet’s recent Insights Survey including the motivation to create this survey, the skills needed to incorporate AI capabilities into our designs, and the AI related engineering concerns garnered from this survey. Also this week, I explore how mushrooms and coffee grounds can be used as 3D printing material and could be used as a … Read More → "The Next Steps Forward: How AI is Shaping Electronic Design"

DVCon 2025: Everything You Want to Learn about Design and Verification

In this week’s Fish Fry podcast, I discuss design and verification with Tom Fitzpatrick – General Chair of DVCon 2025. Tom and I explore this year’s expo and conference, the motivation behind the creation of the second DVCon keynote, the details of the Poster Warrior session and why Tom is especially excited about this year’s conference. I also check out new magnetic microrobots developed by … Read More → "DVCon 2025: Everything You Want to Learn about Design and Verification"

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Signal Conditioning Schematics with Signal Chain Designer — Analog Devices and Mouser  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Matt Duff from Analog Devices and Amelia Dalton walk through the steps involved to create an analog front end with Analog Devices Signal Chain Designer. With this tool, they demonstrate how you can quickly create circuits, simulate how the amplifier, filter and ADC interact and easily export to … Read More → "Signal Conditioning Schematics with Signal Chain Designer — Analog Devices and Mouser"
Gigaspeed isolated LVDS: Unlocking New Possibilities – Analog Devices and Mouser Electronics  Analog Devices’ Gigaspeed Isolated LVDS family of devices offers versatility when designing isolation for gigaspeed applications. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Fabio Bottinelli from Analog Devices and Amelia Dalton explore the history of isolation technologies at Analog Devices. They also investigate which technology solutions are best suited for safe and robust communications, and … Read More → "Gigaspeed isolated LVDS: Unlocking New Possibilities – Analog Devices and Mouser Electronics"
Building Trusted Industrial Automated Control Systems with MAXQ1065 — Analog Devices and Mouser Electronics  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Christophe Tremlet from Analog Devices and Amelia explore how we can build trusted industrial automated control systems with the MAXQ1065 Ultra-Low-Power Cryptographic Controller with ChipDNA™ for Embedded Devices. They investigate how this solution utilizes physical unclonable function encrypted memory, secure key storage and asymmetric crypto public key deployment … Read More → "Building Trusted Industrial Automated Control Systems with MAXQ1065 — Analog Devices and Mouser Electronics"
SiC for the Future: Unlocking System Performance with Advanced Silicon Carbide – Infineon and Mouser  In this episode of Chalk Talk, Nick Powers from Infineon and Amelia explore the benefits of Infineon’s silicon carbide CoolSiC MOSFETs. They also explore how this solution improved thermal performance with the addition of .XT advancements, the benefits of top side cooling, and how you can use Infineon CoolSiC MOSFETs in your next design. … Read More → "SiC for the Future: Unlocking System Performance with Advanced Silicon Carbide – Infineon and Mouser"
Solid-State Industrial Relays — Littelfuse and Mouser Electronics  Solid-state technology is a great choice for industrial relays because it is reliable, fast switching, and silent operation with an extremely long lifespan. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Hugo Neri from Littelfuse and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of Solid State Industrial relays. They also investigate how ​​Littelfuse proprietary technology improved the uptimes … Read More → "Solid-State Industrial Relays — Littelfuse and Mouser Electronics"
Zonal Architecture: Making the Car of the Future Possible — Molex and Mouser Electronics  In order to keep pace with the ever-increasing design concerns for the future of automotive designs, we need to consolidate ECUs, reduce harness size and complexity, and reduce our overall design cycle time. In this episode of Chalk Talk, Marcelino Hernandez from Molex and Amelia Dalton explore how Molex’ MX-DASH Portfolio will make zonal … Read More → "Zonal Architecture: Making the Car of the Future Possible — Molex and Mouser Electronics"