# 322: Learn Assembly Code

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2020-02-28
- Length: 57m
- Episode: 322
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/322-learn-assembly-code

## Summary

Ramiro Montes de Oca, CEO and founder of aThing.io, explains his company's 'motionless electronics'—modular, penny-sized components that connect via phone-style connectors without soldering. He discusses the technical architecture of these modules, the emerging chiplet industry standard led by the Chiplet Alliance, and the business challenges of scaling hardware manufacturing during global supply chain disruptions. Montes de Oca also shares insights from exhibiting at CES and the importance of design-for-manufacturing for early-stage founders.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=6) Introduction and aThing.io Overview
- [3:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=204) Modular Electronics Architecture and Connectors
- [5:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=315) Prototyping vs. Production and Certification
- [9:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=547) Developer Boards and Manufacturer Support
- [25:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=1537) Chiplets and the Chiplet Alliance
- [35:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=2141) Power Management and System Design
- [43:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=2610) Funding, Accelerators, and Manufacturing Challenges
- [49:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code#t=2956) CES Experience and Security Concerns

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- aThing.io (company)
- Arduino (product)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Microchip (company)
- STM32 (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Chiplet Alliance (company)
- CoFoundersLab (company)
- AWS (company)
- Intel (company)
- AMD (company)

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