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Dave and Chris discuss calipers, IoT devices, Git, eInk, new chip companies, and more!
#621 – The Magic of Calipers
#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.
#619 – Super Tecmo Bug
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This week Dave and Chris record during the Superbowl, but ignore sports and talk about finding bugs, creating prototypes, flash based microcontollers, carbon offsets, car wiring harnesses…and more!
#617 – Conference Room Innovation
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This week Dave and Chris discuss interesting PCB features, testing RISC V parts, better recording set-ups, layoffs in the tech industry, solar panels, and more!
#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.
#615 – Augmented Engineering
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Dave and Chris discuss the impacts of AI on electronics design in the future. Also new chips, trade shows, and how to impress your boss.
#614 – Reunion Impedance Matching and 2023 Predictions
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Past guests of the show (Alvaro, Ariel, Chris) return for an “impedance matching” episode where 4 people get together and discuss electronics. We also discuss things we expect or hope to see in electronics in 2023.
#613 – It’s a Keyzermas Miracle!
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Jeff Keyzer joins The Amp Hour for our annual check in to see what he’s up to and what’s new in the world of electronics, test equipment, and amateur radio. Merry Keyzermas!
#612 – Slapping Industries
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This week on the show, Chris is supposed to slap Dave for talking about buying a Pick and Place last time. Also new parts, code visualization, Arduino’s new target, and low cost chip tooling.
#611 – Grad School Time Capsule with Joshua and Zach
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This show is a before-and-after with Joshua Vasquez and Zach Fredin. A 2019 recording captured the beginning of their grad school journey and this 2022 recording details how grad school went and what they’re doing now.