# eReaders, datasheets & board assembly - Yearly Yeasty Yapping

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2012-12-18
- Length: 1h 13m
- Episode: 126
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-126-yearly-yeasty-yapping/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the challenges of chip obsolescence, specifically Texas Instruments discontinuing the Stellaris Arm Cortex-M line, and the broader industry trend of major semiconductor companies like Freescale and NXP going 'lean' due to debt. They analyze the trade-offs of local versus overseas manufacturing, with Jones advocating for local production to mitigate risk despite higher costs. The hosts also review Bunny's open-source hardware laptop project, highlighting its design decisions, and examine a low-cost Chinese desktop pick-and-place machine.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=0) Introduction and Physical Media
- [5:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=300) E-Readers and Data Sheets
- [16:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=992) Chip Obsolescence and TI Stellaris
- [25:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=1522) Semiconductor Industry Debt and Bailouts
- [30:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=1804) Bunny's Open Source Laptop
- [38:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=2281) Chinese Desktop Pick-and-Place Machine
- [47:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=2860) Local vs. China Manufacturing
- [1:06:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-12-18-ereaders-datasheets-board-assembly-yearly-yeasty-yapping#t=3974) Disruptive Technologies of 2012

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Texas Instruments (company)
- Stellaris (product)
- Freescale (company)
- NXP (company)
- DigiKey (company)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Bunny (other)

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