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FPGAs, Robots & Thermocouples - Wampum's Wavering Worth

The Amp Hour · 17 Apr 2013 · 1h 19m · Episode 141

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the rising cost of gold-plated connectors due to commodity prices, the shift of semiconductor packaging to low-cost regions like China and Malaysia, and the potential for robotics in PCB assembly. They also cover industry consolidation at UBM, the discontinuation of print magazines like EE Times, and provide technical advice on using FPGAs and selecting op-amps for ultrasonic applications.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Foxconn, Apple, UBM, DigiLent, Xilinx, Altera, Mentor
Products
Papilio, Zess
Chips
Via ASIC
Tools
ViaDesigner, LTSpice, Cadence
Also
EE Times, ESC Boston, Make Magazine, DigiKey

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