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May 13, 2016

On Your Mark! Get Set! Design! In this week’s Fish Fry, I chat with Alex Tan (Marvell Semiconductor) about the emerging trends in automotive design, the biggest challenges that we face as engineers when it comes to automotive product design, and how Marvell’s new Automotive Center of Excellence will help us make our motor-runnin’ dreams become reality. Also this week, we take a slower look at that big ol’ traffic jam called DFT and why emulation may be the key to getting DFT off the critical path on your next chip design.

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The Future is Modular

Embedded Design, FMCs and Compact PCs

by Amelia Dalton

May 6, 2016

Whether you’re designing a COTS embedded computer, a low power consumer device, or an FPGA mezzanine card enhanced project, this Fish Fry has a little something for you. This week’s episode is all about FMCs, compact PCs, the future of embedded design, and some seriously cool new battery technology. Richard Avry (4DSP) joins us to chat about why he believes the future is modular, and what open standards like FMC and VPX buy us as engineers. Doug Patterson (Aitech) and I discuss the role of compact PCs in low power embedded systems and the challenges of designing … Read More → "The Future is Modular"

DAC in the Saddle Again

Food Trucks, Art Shows, and Design Automation

by Amelia Dalton

April 29, 2016

What do algorithmic art, food truck fare, and EDA software have in common? This year’s Design Automation Conference! In this week’s Fish Fry, we get a special sneak peek into the year’s biggest EDA event with DAC Chairman Chuck Alpert. Chucks gives us the lowdown on all of the coolest events at the expo this year (Austin food trucks on the show floor?!), the details of the inaugural DAC art show and super cool keynotes (soccer playing robots?!), and much more. Also this week, we take a closer look at how a unique … Read More → "DAC in the Saddle Again"

So You Wanna Startup

Startupbootcamp IoT and gridComm’s Startup Success

by Amelia Dalton

April 22, 2016

Step 1: Visualize your amazing new IoT product.
Step 2: Assemble your stellar startup team.
Step 3: Profit.

We all know that the steps to create a successful startup aren’t as easy as that. Sometimes we all need a little help: some cold hard cash, a comfy office space, and maybe a little guidance from someone who knows the biz. Steven Webb (element14) is here to introduce us to the Startupbootcamp IoT | Connected Devices. Steven reveals how you can pitch your startup to this unique accelerator program and what super cool prizes will be awarded to the … Read More → "So You Wanna Startup"

The Robots are Coming! The Robots are Coming!

Fish Fry Takes on RoboUniverse 2016

by Amelia Dalton

April 15, 2016

This week’s Fish Fry is dedicated to one of our favorite topics: robotics. Fish Fry field reporter Larra Morris takes us on a special guided tour through all of the rabid robotic rambunctiousness of this year’s RoboUniverse. Larra investigates the what, where, and how of “cobots” with Scott Mabie of Universal Robots. Then Larra chats with Jeff Burnstein (President – Association for Advancing Automation) about trends in automation, where you can get help with your next automation project, and the role of robotics in the global economy. … Read More → "The Robots are Coming! The Robots are Coming!"

Subliminal Code

Digimarc and the Case of the Hidden Digital Signal Processing

by Amelia Dalton

April 7, 2016

“The most profound technologies are the ones that disappear.” – Mark Weiser

If you listen closely you won’t be able to hear it. If you squint your eyes you won’t be able to see it. But it’s there. Most of us have encountered Digimarc’s technology and most likely, we were never the wiser. In this week’s Fish Fry, Tony Rodriguez (CTO – Digimarc) and I discuss the details of Digimarc’s Intuitive Computing Platform: A platform that leverages all of the sensors in your mobile device to … Read More → "Subliminal Code"

Boxes to Boards and Back Again

Technology Transitions, VPX, and the Challenges of SoCs in Embedded Design

by Amelia Dalton

April 1, 2016

Consolidation and innovation in embedded design is the name of the game for this week’s Fish Fry. We chat with Ken Grob (Elma Electronics) about VPX, getting your box design onto a board, and the many advantages of implementing a system on chip or system on module in your next embedded design. In a special “This isn’t an April Fools’ joke” edition of News You May Have Missed, we investigate how the foam created by a tiny frog from Trinidad may revolutionize antibiotic delivery. Also this week, we check out … Read More → "Boxes to Boards and Back Again"

Match, Set, Pi!

Onwards and IoT Upwards with the New Raspberry Pi 3

by Amelia Dalton

March 24, 2016

Attention all makers, engineers, and designers big and small. This week’s Fish Fry is dedicated to everyone’s favorite maker single board computer extraordinaire….the Raspberry Pi 3! In a special interview double feature, my first guest is Richard Curtin from Element14 who is here to deliver the goods on the new Raspberry Pi 3. Richard and I discuss the new features of the Raspberry Pi 3, what super cool stuff you can design with it, and how you can get your perfect Pi with element14’s Raspberry Pi customization service. Keeping with our theme, my … Read More → "Match, Set, Pi!"

Walk Softly and Carry a Bigger Memory

High Bandwidth Memory Comes Into Its Own

by Amelia Dalton

March 18, 2016

Watch out HBM, Fish Fry is coming to get ya! In this week’s episode, we take on High Bandwidth Memory with Mike Gianfangna from eSilicon. Mike and I chat about what kind of designs HBM is best suited for, how it compares with the hybrid memory cube, and why terabyte performance may be closer at hand than ever before. We also take a look at the new Synopsys Synplify FPGA design tools.

The True Cost of Doing Business

Logistics, Distribution, and Breaking Down the Borders of Your Fulfillment Network

by Amelia Dalton

March 10, 2016

It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. As we all know, getting an engineering project to market from algorithm to design to production is not an easy task. Even though it seems like a strenuous process today, we have come a long way especially in the realm of logistics, distribution, and fulfillment. In this week’s Fish Fry, Mike Buseman (Avnet) and I discuss the changing world of logistics and distribution, how we can move fixed costs into variable costs, and how converged and hyper-converged solutions can alleviate some of those big pressures … Read More → "The True Cost of Doing Business"