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#634 – The CAN bus can! with Dr Ken Tindell

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Dr Ken Tindell joins Chris to explain the CAN bus, including the history and how CAN is used in modern day cars. Also car hacking, self-driving car questions, standards in the trucking industry, and what automotive computing will look like in the future.

#632 – Steve Sanghi – Microchip CEO for 31 Years!

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Dave talks with Steve Sanghi who was Microchip CEO for 31 years, now Executive Chair.

#630 – Renewable Energy Policy with Ari Gerstman

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Ari Gerstman from the Department of Energy SCEP Office joins Chris to talk through US Renewable Energy Policy. They discuss the impacts of growing electrication in the US and how spending is driving new industries.

#628 – Two Dads Puzzlin Things Out

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Dave Young joins Chris in-person to record about learning firmware, weird power issues, and encouraging engineering education.

#626 – Intelligent Routing with Sergiy Nesterenko

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Sergiy Nesterenko of Quilter.ai joins Chris to talk about automating board layout using learning algoritms and parallel cloud compute. Check out how the boards come back with unconventional looks, but well tested electrical characteristics.

#624 – Design & Manufacturing Consulting with Scott Williams from Xentronics

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Scott Williams from Xentronics in Melbourne joins Dave to discuss setting up and running a design and manufacturing consulting business.

#622 – Building Firmware and Hardware for Trade Shows with Mike Szczys

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Mike Szczys returns for a second time to talk about creating firmware and hardware for trade shows like the upcoming Embedded World conference in Nuremberg Germany.

#620 – Engineering Education with Dr Don Wilcher

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Dr Don WIlcher is an engineer and an educator. He joins Chris to talk about working inside industrial facilities, designing electronics for autos, and inspiring the next generation of engineers through teaching.

#618 – Refrigerators and Robots with Amitabh Shrivastava

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Amitabh Shrivastava is a physicist turned engineer and a prolific maker. He joins Chris to talk about projects with portable refrigeration and soft robotics.

#616 – Open Source Tapeout with Matthew Venn

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Matthew Venn of the Zero To Asic course returns to The Amp Hour to talk about what has been happening in the world of Open Source Silicon, both the tools that make things go and the projects that people are creating.

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