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No More Naming

The Amp Hour · 23 Jul 2015 · 1h 27m · Episode 259

What this episode covers

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the pitfalls of crowdfunding, citing Andreas Spiess's article on why he won't run another Kickstarter campaign, and Dave's own experience of shipping on day one. They analyze how low cost drives innovation in the semiconductor industry, contrasting the targeted, high-margin market for seismic front-end chips from Cirrus Logic and Analog Devices with the broad, volume-driven strategy of Espressif's ESP8266. The conversation also covers the technical challenges of live streaming, the necessity of dedicated production test rigs, and the commoditization of technology.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Espressif, Cirrus Logic, Analog Devices, Tesla, Zebra, DigiKey, SparkFun
Chips
ESP8266, AD8232, Nordic nRF51822

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