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The Toilet Mountain of Social Media
The hefty topic of U.S. funding for 'digital twin' chips research under the CHIPS Act, comparing its budget to other big expenditures.
May 10, 2024
Circuit Break
a MacroFab Podcast
Parker and Stephen explore topics in engineering each week.
The Golden Integrated Circuit
Parker finds his lithium charger IC and Stephen works on the 2nd longest running project on the MEP!
Electric Vehicle Charging and Cat Safety
Christopher Howell of OpenEVSE discusses open source electric vehicle charging stations and J1772.
Kalashinikaze: The Right to Fly Arms
Parker gives an update on his Prop Dev Stick Type-C and Stephen designs a tonestack based on the LND150.
Al Williams and the One Instruction Wonder
Al Williams returns to the podcast to discuss FPGA documentation and meat balloons.
Big Mattress is Coming For You
Come celebrate the third anniversary of the MEP as Parker and Stephen discuss a potential video game.
Jason Cerundolo of Reclaimer Labs
Jason Cerundolo joins Parker and Stephen to discuss testing and evaluation of the USB Type-C PD spec.
Power Hungry Venti-Q
The Venti-Q gets nears completion, USB Type-C example circuit completed, and EE interview topics.
Are you ready to Tango?
Stephen looks to resurrect the ribbon microphone project and of course Parker scope creeps it.
Void Copper Donuts
Parker wraps up his Wagon Chime Module and looks at USB Power Switches and Stephen covers his EQ build.
Reclaiming Audio Equipment with Cliff Schecht
Cliff Schecht of Reclaimed Audio discusses what it takes to repair and restore vintage audio gear.
Discrete Atomic Luffa Control
Ben and Chris come on the podcast to talk about the latest in 3D printing and humble luffas.
Third Annual MacroFab Star Wars Christmas Special
On this episode, Josh Rozier joins Parker and Stephen to discuss if the "Force" is a force and Parsecs.
Why Mesh Networking Matters – Brandon Satrom
Brandon Satrom is back to discuss the future of connected devices with Particle Mesh Networking.
Connector Confusion
Stephen continues his march into madness with his 20 band EQ amplifier design.
PEE-can Verse puh-KAHN – Scaling up Electronics with KINETIC
Matt and Jeff of KINETIC join the podcast to discuss scaling up manufacturing of their IoT wearable.
A Unique Perspective on Feature Creeping
Parker talks about his Embedded System Design process and Stephen explains his 20 band EQ design!
Charlyn Gonda on the Lowering of the Hardware-Software Fence
Charlyn Gonda joins the MEP to discuss the shrinking divide between the software and hardware worlds.
The TechHOUNDS
Derek Fronek and John Waidner discuss the FIRST FRC group the TechHOUNDS.
The Vox in a Box Roxs
Stephen gives an in depth update to his Vox in a Box project! 100 Watts of Class D amplification!
Espress-ify? Designing Products Around the ESP-32 Platform.
Zapp and Hyr0n of AND!XOR join Cr4bf04m and Bl1tz to talk about Badge Engineering and the Espressif ESP-32.
System-In-Package Platforms
Gene Frantz and Erik Welsh of Octavo Systems join the MEP to discuss how SiP components can benefit hardware designers.
Supply Chain Conspiracy Securities
Misha Govshteyn and Chris Church join Parker and Stephen to discuss supply chain hardware and software security.
It Depends – An In Depth Look at MLCCs with James Lewis
James Lewis aka the Bald Engineer joins Parker and Stephen on a leap into the deep end on Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs)
The Genesis of My Bill Of Materials
Parker gets strangled by Raspberry Pi and SDR cables and Stephen gets his Vox in a Box power supply ordered.
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