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#639 – Daaaamn We’re Duuuummmb

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Chris and Dave discuss efficiencies of different types of power generation, building with new chips, new test equipment, building with chiplets and feeling very dumb. All that and more!

#481 – An Interview with Paul Thompson

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Paul Thompson, CEO of Pakton Technology, talks with Dave about building electric fence controllers, including how to generate high voltages, dealing with lightning and how to ensure safety using microcontrollers.

#419 – Feels over reals

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This week Chris and Dave discuss letting magic smoke out of transformers, building with highly integrated SIPs, the ethics of scooters and how to craft a layout contest.

#371 – An Interview With Joe Bamberg

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Joe Bamberg joins Chris to talk about monitoring power usage via power monitoring chips (while at ADI) and larger signal processing techniques (now at Sense).

#5 – Girl Power

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We went over a lot of things, but none more than a recent campaign to try and get more young women interested in engineering

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