# DIP projects, OSHW & Trade Booths - Demonstrative DIP Dacrygelosis

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2012-09-04
- Length: 1h 04m
- Episode: 111
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-111-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis/

## Summary

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the logistics of attending trade shows, including the challenges of setting up stands and managing inventory, while Jones prepares for an upcoming event with a custom USB power supply prototype. They analyze the rising wages in Shenzhen, debating whether the city's supply chain critical mass can withstand significant cost increases, and touch upon the NSA's private semiconductor fabrication plant. The conversation also covers the Open Source Hardware logo controversy, Texas Instruments' university design contest, and the declining relevance of DIP packages in modern electronics.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=0) Introduction: Dave Jones and Chris Gammell
- [2:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=151) Trade Show Logistics and Stand Setup
- [11:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=701) Raspberry Pi Foundation Extortion Story
- [16:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=960) Shenzhen Wage Increases and Manufacturing Shift
- [24:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=1470) NSA Private Fab Plant and Community Stats
- [33:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=2024) Open Source Hardware Logo Controversy
- [40:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=2428) Texas Instruments University Design Contest
- [45:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=2719) The Decline of DIP Packages
- [49:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=2955) Prototyping Tools and PCB Milling Machines
- [56:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-09-04-dip-projects-oshw-trade-booths-demonstrative-dip-dacrygelosis#t=3415) NASA Surplus Electronics and Picker Culture

## Topics

- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- EEV blog (other)
- Chip Report TV (other)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- NSA (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)
- DigiKey (other)
- LPKF (other)
- NXP (company)
- MSP430 (chip)

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