# The Workstation Conundrum | Sully on the 737 | Live from Semicon West

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-07-12
- Length: 18m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/46011998/

## Summary

Editor George Lehold details Chesley Sullenberger’s congressional testimony regarding the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, highlighting the conflicting sensor warnings and potential processor issues in the MCAS system. EE Times editors Rick Merritt and Dylan McGrath report from Semicon West, noting a revised 18% contraction in the semiconductor equipment market due to memory price drops and trade tensions. Finally, John Petty and Kathleen Marr of John Petty Research discuss their findings on the workstation market, explaining how the definition has blurred as traditional workstations lose ground to high-end PCs.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west#t=3) Introduction and Boeing 737 MAX Testimony
- [1:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west#t=106) Sullenberger's Simulation and MCAS Failures
- [4:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west#t=279) Boeing Manufacturing and Outsourcing Issues
- [8:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west#t=485) Semicon West: Market Contraction and Moore's Law
- [11:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west#t=689) Workstation Market Evolution and Definition
- [13:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-07-12-the-workstation-conundrum-sully-on-the-737-live-from-semicon-west#t=822) Workstation Hardware Requirements and Certification

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Boeing (company)
- Chesley Sullenberger (other)
- Semicon West (other)
- John Petty Research (company)
- Applied Materials (company)
- Google (company)
- Control Data Corporation (company)
- Disney (company)
- K&E (company)

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