# Startupalooza: The Silicon 100 | Humanitarian Engineering | Horses to Starships

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-07-03
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/startupalooza-th…ses-to-starships/

## Summary

Peter Clarke, editor of EE Times' Silicon 100, discusses the expansion of the list from 60 to 100 startups, driven by a surge in AI and semiconductor ventures, and analyzes the cultural and funding differences between startups in California, China, and Europe. Mary Pilotte, a professor at Purdue University, explains the university's Humanitarian Engineering program, which trains students to apply engineering skills to global infrastructure and disaster relief challenges. The episode concludes with a retrospective on the transformative impact of the Sony Walkman and the iPhone on consumer electronics.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships#t=0) Introduction and Silicon 100 Expansion
- [2:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships#t=132) Startup Culture and Funding: California, China, and Europe
- [11:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships#t=697) The Role of Startups in R&D and Acquisitions
- [21:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships#t=1315) Humanitarian Engineering at Purdue University
- [32:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships#t=1923) Corporate Interest and Career Paths for Humanitarian Engineers
- [39:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-07-03-startupalooza-the-silicon-100-humanitarian-engineering-horses-to-starships#t=2340) The Legacy of the Sony Walkman and iPhone

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises, established companies

## Mentioned

- EE Times (company)
- Silicon 100 (product)
- Purdue University (company)
- Sony (company)
- Walkman (product)
- Apple (company)
- iPhone (product)
- Intel (company)
- ARM (company)
- SiFive (company)
- RISC-V (other)
- Dartmouth (company)
- Colorado School of Mines (company)
- Oregon State University (company)
- Ohio State University (company)
- University of New South Wales (company)

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