# An Interview with Tom LeMense - Cacaesthestic Chronometric Carriwitchet

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2012-05-01
- Length: 1h 25m
- Episode: 93
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-93-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet/

## Summary

Chris Gammell, an electronics engineer with experience at Ford Electronics, TRW Automotive, and Lear, discusses the realities of designing automotive electronics. He details the rigorous 30-month design cycles, extreme testing requirements like load dump and temperature ranges, and the dominance of CAN bus architecture in vehicle networks. Gammell also explains how features migrate from aftermarket to OEMs and the long-term challenges of electronic obsolescence in modern cars.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet#t=0) Introduction and Background
- [5:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet#t=312) Early Career and RF Design
- [33:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet#t=1983) Automotive Supply Chain and Design Cycles
- [38:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet#t=2339) Testing and Environmental Hardening
- [59:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet#t=3595) CAN Bus and Vehicle Networking
- [1:13:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-01-an-interview-with-tom-lemense-cacaesthestic-chronometric-carriwitchet#t=4389) Future Trends and Obsolescence

## Topics

- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Ford Electronics (company)
- TRW Automotive (company)
- Lear (company)
- CAN bus (other)
- Lin bus (other)
- FlexRay (other)
- OBD (other)

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