The Tinker's Toolbox - Melissa Chee of Fresco Microchip on Consumer Product Design
January 26, 2012 4:56 am | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Melissa Chee of Fresco Microchip, a leader in RF, analog and digital semiconductors, about consumer product design.
Design Talk Live: Johnson Controls to improve energy efficiency at Fort Bliss
January 25, 2012 6:49 am | CommentsIn this edition of Design Talk Live!, ECN's Technical Editor, Jason Lomberg, chats with Mark Wagner, Vice President of Government Relations at Johnson Controls, about the company's new project and other initiatives.
The Tinker's Toolbox - An Exclusive Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson
January 24, 2012 6:16 am | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to astrophysicist, technology evangelist, and futurist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Andy Zynga of NineSigma on Product Development
January 23, 2012 7:53 am | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Andy Zynga of NineSigma on Product Development issues in the design community.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Bart Giordano of Marvell on Wireless Systems
January 20, 2012 7:39 am | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Bart Giordano, Director of Product Marketing for Wireless at Marvell about wireless architectures, industry standards issues, and the rise of older tech in new places like beamforming in smaller systems.
Five Questions with Don Schneider of Microchip Technology
January 9, 2012 7:06 am | CommentsDon Schneider of Microchip’s Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division joins me for this edition of 5 Questions. We’ll discuss Microchip Technology’s low-power PIC24F “GA3” family microcontroller (MCU) family which features
The Tinker's Toolbox - Ron Demko of AVX on the Latest in Passive Devices
January 9, 2012 5:03 am | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Ron Demko of AVX about the state of passive devices and their importance to the performance of any design.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Brian Kumagai of Toshiba on Embedded Memory
January 4, 2012 8:24 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Brian Kumagai of Toshiba about embedded memory.
Design Talk Live! Episode 002
January 3, 2012 4:49 am | CommentsIn this edition of Design Talk Live!, Technical Editor Jason Lomberg chats with Maraquita of TI's embedded business unit (within the DLP organization). She discusses their DLP Lightcrafter platform which they'll be showing off at Photonics West.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Chad Hall of Ioxus on Ultracapacitors and Rugged Power Systems
January 3, 2012 3:29 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Chad Hall of Ioxus about ultracapacitors and their uses, particularly in rugged power systems.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Vikram Srivats of MindTree on Wireless Networks and Tech Convergence
December 27, 2011 4:16 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Vikram Srivats of MindTree about wireless networks and their role in application and device functionality convergence in the marketplace.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Jon Devlin of LSI on Next-Generation Networks
December 20, 2011 7:36 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Jon Devlin, Director of Ecosystem Enablement for the Networking Components Division of LSI about high-performance next-generation networks.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Raytheon's New Naval Multiband Satellite System
December 19, 2011 5:20 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Richard Smith (left) and Richard Kane (right) of Raytheon about the new Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT).
Yassir Ali of Atmel on the Touch Interface
December 15, 2011 4:48 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Yassir Ali of Atmel on the Touch Interface and discuss their maXStylus technology, an active stylus solution for tablets and smartphones.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Valerie Rothermel-Nelson of Honeywell on Ambient Environmental Sensing
December 13, 2011 5:33 am | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Valerie Rothermel-Nelson, Senior Global Product Marketing Manager, Thermal Products, of Honeywell Sensing and Control about Ambient Environmental Sensing and the challenges to the design engineer.


