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March 16, 2018

Welcome my electronic engineering compatriots! We’ve got quite a line up for you this week. First up, Rob Persons (Artesyn Embedded Technologies) joins us to discuss the details of a real world AdvancedTCA application that utilizes SWAP-C called DASCAN (Dynamically Adaptive Secure Computing Area Network) and how AdvancedTCA applications compare with more traditional server-based applications in battlefield environments. We also discuss how Artesyn has collaborated with Gamestream and Intel to create a cloud-based platform for a brand new video game streaming service. In a special segment of News You May Have Missed, we check out how … Read More → "Real World ATCA and SWAP-C, a Revolution in Gaming, and Bathtub Drones"

Robbing from Your Future to Service Your Past

A Holistic Approach to Obsolescence with GDCA

by Amelia Dalton

March 9, 2018

The design cycle drum beats on. Your research and development team have been stressed for months. The constant push for “the next big thing” keeps you up at night. We’ve all been there. In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we look at how the ever-growing life cycles of our embedded designs affect our product portfolio profitability. Ethan Plotkin (GDCA – CEO) joins us to discuss the details GDCA’s holistic approach to obsolescence, how counterfeit parts play a role in the embedded design ecosystem, and why long term support is the … Read More → "Robbing from Your Future to Service Your Past"

Reality is Not Linear

The Changing Landscape of Physical Design

by Amelia Dalton

March 2, 2018

At what point in the creation of a chip does physical design actually begin? (Spoiler Alert: answers may vary.) In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, Dave Stratman and I discuss the ongoing challenges of the physical design process, why convergent design flows are critical for today’s ever shrinking process nodes, and how form factor and the environment around the end customer affects physical design. We also check out the details of the world’s first 3nm test chip rolled out by Imec and Cadence Design Systems this week.

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It’s Getting Hot in Here

New Technologies for Energy Harvesting and Thermal Management

by Amelia Dalton

February 23, 2018

We know that energy is all around us, but how exactly do we harness it? To start things off this week, we take a closer look at an interesting new energy harvesting technology developed at MIT called a “thermal resonator.” By utilizing the gradual ambient temperature changes that occur over the course of a day, this technology can literally pull electricity out of the thin air. We check out how this “thermal resonator” works and what sets it apart from other thermoelectric applications found on the market today. Keeping with our thermal theme, we … Read More → "It’s Getting Hot in Here"

DVCon and the Big Data Problem

New Topics, Tutorials, and System Coverage Insight

by Amelia Dalton

February 16, 2018

Design and verification technologies are front and center in this week’s episode of Fish Fry. DVCon General Chair Dennis Brophy joins us with a special sneak peak of the 2018 Design and Verification Conference. Dennis and I chat about how the biggest trends are reflected at DVCON, including machine learning, automotive technologies, and big data analysis. We also discuss the addition of shorter format workshops to the conference program, as well as the breadth of tutorial topics and panel discussions offered this year.

Marrying the Worlds of OT and IT

IoT, IIoT, and the Challenges of Making it Work

by Amelia Dalton

February 9, 2018

We are gathered here today to celebrate the matrimony of operational technology and information technology. During the years they have been together, their understanding of each other has grown and matured, and they have decided to live their lives together. But how exactly are they going to do that? With a little help from us, of course. In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we welcome Lou Lutostanski from Avnet. Lou and I discuss the how the internet of things reflects a unique marriage of operational technology and information technology and what that means in terms of IoT … Read More → "Marrying the Worlds of OT and IT"

Space: The Final COTS Frontier

Why You Need to Test What You Fly and Fly What You Test

by Amelia Dalton

February 2, 2018

In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we’re headed hundreds of kilometers above the earth and we’re bringing commercial off-the-shelf parts with us! My guest Doug Patterson (Aitech) and I take a closer look at how radiation affects space-destined designs, we examine the difference between space-grade and space-qualified parts, and we also chat about how COTS products are being used in space applications today. Keeping with our starry-eyed theme this week, we also check out why it snows “sunscreen” on a newly discovered “Hot Jupiter” exoplanet called Kepler 13Ab.

Why Blank Slates Don’t Work

Why Open Systems Architectures are Crucial to Embedded System Design

by Amelia Dalton

January 26, 2018

This week’s episode of Fish Fry covers the world of embedded design open standards and modules, a new security IC, and the science behind swearing. Jerry Gipper (Executive Director at VITA) joins us to discuss how VITA evolved from a simple VMEbus users group to the unique collaboration between suppliers and users it is today. We’ll discuss the future of VME and VPX technology, and why open standards and modules are critical to the health and vitality of the embedded design ecosystem. Additionally, a recent research study at Keele University in Staffordshire, England contends that swearing can … Read More → "Why Blank Slates Don’t Work"

Climbing the PowerTree™

Power Delivery Network Problems and How to Solve Them

by Amelia Dalton

January 19, 2018

From source to sink to the current in-between, this week’s Fish Fry is all about power delivery and how we can solve our power delivery network problems. My guest is Brad Griffin (Cadence Design Systems) and we’re talking about how we can catch the PDN issues earlier in our design cycles and how “shifting left” can make all the difference in your next PCB design. Keeping with our powerful theme this week, we check out new smart window technology coming out of Friedrich-Schiller University Jena in Germany called LaWin (large area fluidic windows). We investigate how this … Read More → "Climbing the PowerTree™"

If I Only Had a Brain-1

Peripherals, Modules, and Crowdfunding

by Amelia Dalton

January 12, 2018

“I shall ask for brains instead of a heart; for a fool would not know what to do with a heart if he had one.” — Scarecrow, The Wizard of Oz

In this week’s episode of Fish Fry, we set our sights on open source hardware design. Jake Janovetz (President – Opal Kelly) introduces us to a brand new crowdfunding campaign called the Brain-1. Jake and I discuss the the details of Brain-1, why they chose crowdfunding to launch this project, and what their new SYZYGY interconnect standard is all about. We also take a closer … Read More → "If I Only Had a Brain-1"