# Gnomic Gazumping Gobemouche

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2012-05-07
- Length: 1h 11m
- Episode: 94
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-94-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the upcoming episode with Øyvind Janbu of Energy Micro, the challenges of 3D printing with a MakerBot, and the technical details of relays and MEMS devices. They also cover Intel's semiconductor process node advancements, the collapse of Silverbrook Research, and the physics behind LED manufacturing. The conversation highlights the risks of hardware startups, the importance of documentation, and the evolution of component selection from mechanical relays to silicon-based switches.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=0) Introduction and Guest Preview
- [2:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=140) Maker Faire and Startup Advice
- [13:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=806) MakerBot Troubleshooting and Calibration
- [24:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=1464) Home PCB Fabrication and Photolithography
- [29:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=1741) Intel's Process Nodes and Foundry Business
- [31:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=1873) Silverbrook Research Scandal and Innovation
- [47:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=2826) LED Physics and Relay Technology
- [59:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=3577) Silicon Relays and MEMS Devices
- [1:08:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-05-07-gnomic-gazumping-gobemouche#t=4111) Podcast Subscription and Outro

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Energy Micro (company)
- Gecko board (product)
- MakerBot (product)
- Tektronix (company)
- Alan Wolke (other)
- Intel (company)
- Silverbrook Research (company)
- DigiKey (company)
- Omron (company)
- Mouser (company)
- IEEE Spectrum (other)
- TI (company)
- MSP430 (product)
- Wolverine (product)
- Miro (product)
- BeyondPod (product)

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