The Tinkers Toolbox – Clint Cole and Ken Connor
May 31, 2012 3:11 pm | Podcasts | CommentsIn this Tinkers Toolbox we head to campus with Clint Cole, president and founder of Digilent, as well as instructor at Washington State University’s computer engineering department; and Ken Connor, professor of electrical, computer and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
The Tinker's Toolbox -- Chad Hall of Ioxus
April 10, 2012 8:54 am | Podcasts | CommentsThe Tinker’s Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group’s web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, design, and systems integration issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this edition, Alix Paultre, formerly of ECN, chats with Chad Hall of Ioxus about power quality issues.
The Tinker’s Toolbox – Jeff Klaus of Intel
March 26, 2012 12:35 pm | Podcasts | CommentsTinker’s Toolbox returns to the data center with Jeff Klaus, Director of Data Center Solutions at Intel. Workload, power consumption, thermal management and energy efficiency are always concerns in the data center, and Jeff will
The Tinker's Toolbox - Joseph Citrano of Honeywell on Industrial Wireless
March 8, 2012 6:12 am | Podcasts | CommentsJoseph Citrano of Honeywell Sensing and Control (S&C) is my guest for this edition of Tinker’s Toolbox. As wireless technology gains widespread adoption on the factory floor, concerns about
The Tinker's Toolbox - Sasha Gurke of Knovel on the Next Generation of Engineers
February 14, 2012 6:06 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this episode of the Tinker's Toolbox we talk to Sasha Gurke, Senior Vice President and co-founder of Knovel, about inspiring and creating the next generation of engineers to serve the industry.
A Digital Power System Demonstration from Texas Instruments
February 10, 2012 7:34 am | Videos | CommentsThis is a video shot at the Applied Power Electronics Conference at the Texas Instruments booth of their latest PM-BUS-compatible digital power system solutions.
Maxim's Power Measurement Technology Demonstration at APEC 2012
February 9, 2012 8:29 am | Videos | CommentsMaxim demonstrates their latest single-, three-, and multiphase power measurement solutions at their booth at the 2012 Power Electronics Conference.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Energy Management and Device Efficiency
February 9, 2012 7:16 am | Podcasts | CommentsHere we talk to J. Francois Crepin and James Ashe of Akros Silicon about energy management vs. power managment, and how proper energy management impacts device efficiency.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Mrinalini of Motorola on Civic Infrasturctures and Large Scale Systems of Intelligent Subsystems
February 7, 2012 10:25 am | News | CommentsHosted by ECN's Editorial Director, Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is ECN's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Dr. Scott Nelson of Logic PD on Developing Smart Devices
February 6, 2012 4:43 am | Podcasts | CommentsHosted by ECN's Editorial Director, Alix Paultre, the Tinker's Toolbox is ECN's web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Mark Adams of CUI on Advanced Power System Design
February 3, 2012 4:45 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this episode of the Tinker's Toolbox we talk to Mark Adams, VP of Advanced Power Marketing at CUI, about designing next-generation power systems.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Mark Lefebvre of IBM Rational on Next-Generation Automotive Electronics Integration
January 31, 2012 5:29 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Mark Lefebvre, Strategic Alliances and Integrations, IBM Rational, about next-generation automotive electronics and the challenges facing system integrators.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Melissa Chee of Fresco Microchip on Consumer Product Design
January 26, 2012 4:56 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn today's podcast we talk to Melissa Chee of Fresco Microchip, a leader in RF, analog and digital semiconductors, about consumer product design.
The Tinker's Toolbox - An Exclusive Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson
January 24, 2012 6:16 am | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Ron Demko of AVX on the Latest in Passive Devices
January 9, 2012 5:03 am | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Brian Kumagai of Toshiba about embedded memory.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Chad Hall of Ioxus on Ultracapacitors and Rugged Power Systems
January 3, 2012 3:29 am | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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 | Podcasts | 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.
The Tinker's Toolbox - Tom De Schutter of Synopsys on Transaction-Level Models
December 12, 2011 10:01 am | Podcasts | CommentsIn this podcast we talk to Tom De Schutter, Senior Product Marketing Manager, System Level Solutions at Synopsys about transaction-level models, which raise designer productivity by increasing the level of abstraction at which they design.


