# Agilent, Analog, Cold Fusion - Funding Fusion Is Not Futile

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2011-02-16
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 30
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-02-16-agilent-analog-cold-fusion-funding-fusion-is-not-futile
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-30-funding-fusion-is-not-futile/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the strategic shift by Agilent to bring low-end oscilloscope production in-house, contrasting it with the outsourcing trends of major electronics firms. They debate the future of US science funding, citing Neil deGrasse Tyson's arguments for the long-term value of basic research, and explore the technical viability of cold fusion and Alcatel-Lucent's 'light radio' technology. The episode also covers Microchip's new pre-programmed USB-to-serial chips and the unique multi-core architecture of Parallax's Propeller microcontroller.

## Chapters

- [0:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-02-16-agilent-analog-cold-fusion-funding-fusion-is-not-futile#t=27) Introduction and Workbench of the Week
- [29:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-02-16-agilent-analog-cold-fusion-funding-fusion-is-not-futile#t=1794) Agilent's In-House Oscilloscope Production
- [36:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-02-16-agilent-analog-cold-fusion-funding-fusion-is-not-futile#t=2186) US Science Funding and Cold Fusion
- [41:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-02-16-agilent-analog-cold-fusion-funding-fusion-is-not-futile#t=2461) Alcatel-Lucent Light Radio and RF Safety
- [54:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-02-16-agilent-analog-cold-fusion-funding-fusion-is-not-futile#t=3247) Microchip MCP2200 and Parallax Propeller

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## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Agilent (company)
- Rigol (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- Alcatel-Lucent (company)
- Microchip (company)
- MCP2200 (product)
- Parallax (company)
- Propeller (product)
- Jim Williams (other)
- Steve Leibson (other)
- Jeremy Blum (other)
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (other)

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