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Compare and Contrast Tech Entitlement - Worldly Working Wonks

The Amp Hour · 12 Mar 2015 · 1h 28m · Episode 240

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the contrast between Apple's luxury market strategy and the low-cost innovations needed for global humanitarian challenges, referencing the LIGT group's '50 Breakthroughs' list and the Hackaday Prize. They analyze the technical implications of the new USB Type-C standard, its high-power delivery, and the industry consolidation triggered by NXP's acquisition of Freescale, debating the future of the fabless model versus foundries like TSMC.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Apple, NXP, Freescale, TSMC, Kiva Systems, Altium, DigiKey, Google
Products
USB Type-C
Chips
ESP32, Zynq
Also
Hackaday Prize

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