# Educating a Modern Engineer | ’Round & ’Round: Electronics and the Circular Economy

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-05-01
- Length: 27m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-01-educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy

## Summary

Georgia Tech professor Arijit Raychowdhury discusses the gap between academic theory and industry needs, emphasizing the importance of hands-on VLSI design and understanding packaging trends like 2.5D/3D integration. Michael Kirschner explains the challenges of the circular economy in electronics, highlighting regulatory pressures from the EU, the difficulty of material substitution, and the business inertia against extending product lifecycles. EE Times launches its Weekend Edition newsletter, featuring exclusive content on AI's environmental impact and neuromorphic computing.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-01-educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing
- [1:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-01-educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy#t=110) Arijit Raychowdhury on Engineering Education and Industry Gaps
- [12:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-01-educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy#t=758) Sally Ward-Foxton Introduces EE Times Weekend Edition
- [18:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-01-educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy#t=1110) Michael Kirschner on the Circular Economy and Material Regulations
- [26:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-05-01-educating-a-modern-engineer-round-round-electronics-and-the-circular-economy#t=1578) Conclusion and Newsletter Promotion

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Georgia Tech (company)
- Intel (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- AMD (company)
- TSMC (company)
- Apple (company)
- HP (company)
- Dell (company)
- ROHS (other)
- Arduino (product)

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