The latest episode of the ECN discussion webcast “Tinker’s Toolbox” is a look back at the previous year. In it, our panel guests discuss the news, tech, politics, trends, and products from 2010 and about the things, events, and issues we felt were important. Topics we discussed included the rare-earth materials issue, the impact of industry and government on the EE, and other impactful things that happened over the year.

Our guests for this podcast include:

Mike Bruno NXP Semiconductors www.nxp.com

Kevin Parmenter Exar www.exar.com

Ron Schaeffer Wolfson Microelectronics www.wolfsonmicro.com