# 379: Monstrous Cable Corporation

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2021-07-08
- Length: 1h 20m
- Episode: 379
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/379

## Summary

Tom Anderson, an engineer at Keysight Technologies, discusses the practical realities of embedded hardware for new college graduates, focusing on the nuances of floating I/O pins, tri-state outputs, and latch-up failure modes. He explains the behavior of inductors in switching power supplies and relays, the importance of pull-up/pull-down resistors, and the differences between ADC types, sampling rates, and bandwidth. Anderson advocates for learning from vintage technical literature, such as TubeBooks.org and 'The Art of Electronics,' and shares his methodology for analog circuit design using symbolic algebra and system-level constraints.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=6) Introduction: Tom Anderson and Keysight Technologies
- [1:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=80) Inductors, Floating Pins, and Latch-up Failure Modes
- [9:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=562) Open Collector, Open Drain, and Relay Drive Circuits
- [15:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=916) ESD, High-Z, Tri-State, and Bus Hold ICs
- [34:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=2054) Learning Hardware Engineering at Large Companies vs Startups
- [41:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=2501) ADCs: Sampling, Bandwidth, and Signal Processing
- [1:00:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=3628) Analog Design Methodology and Vintage Reference Books
- [1:19:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation#t=4763) Final Tip: Check the Power Supply First

## Topics

- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Keysight Technologies (company)
- HP (company)
- TubeBooks.org (other)
- The Art of Electronics (other)
- Modern DC-to-DC Switchmode Power Converter Circuits (other)
- Radiotron Designer's Handbook (other)
- Dynamical Analogies (other)
- Maxima (tool)
- Mathematica (tool)
- Arduino (product)
- ATmega328 (chip)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [The Legend of Keyzermas](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-12-23-the-legend-of-keyzermas) (The Amp Hour)
- [Our First Call In Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-11-06-our-first-call-in-show) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Kendall Castor-Perry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-27-an-interview-with-kendall-castor-perry) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Hank Zumbahlen - Zoppa Zumbahlen Zateticism](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-02-19-an-interview-with-hank-zumbahlen-zoppa-zumbahlen-zateticism) (The Amp Hour)
- [Yonderly Yodeling Yobbos](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-03-26-yonderly-yodeling-yobbos) (The Amp Hour)

## Citing this page

If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-08-379-monstrous-cable-corporation. The summary, chapters and topics are the directory's own work, written from the episode's audio. The episode itself, its title and its audio belong to Embedded.fm.