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The Amp Hour · 19 Feb 2015 · 1h 36m · Episode 237

What this episode covers

Joe and Mark Garrison, founders of Salie, discuss the challenges of scaling their logic analyzer business, including a failed attempt at in-house PCB assembly and the impact of counterfeit clones. They detail the complex FPGA design for their Logic Pro 16, focusing on signal processing, filter implementation, and timing constraints. The conversation also covers their software architecture, cross-platform development, and strategies for protecting intellectual property against hardware cloning.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Salie, Hittite, Analog Devices, Juki, Mancorp, SparkFun, Avnet, DigiKey
Products
Logic Pro 16, Logic 8, Sigrok
Chips
Cypress FX2, Xilinx Spartan 6
Tools
QuickBooks, NetSuite

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