# My Kind of Town

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2016-09-02
- Length: 1h 14m
- Episode: 313
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/313-my-kind-of-town/

## Summary

Chris Gammell, founder of Contextual Electronics, discusses his move to Chicago and the challenges of setting up a new electronics lab in a small apartment, including decisions on bench design and equipment. Dave Jones, host of EEVblog, shares his experience launching his multimeter on Amazon FBA and details the history and mechanics of the Bulova Accutron watch. The hosts also cover recent semiconductor industry mergers, such as Renesas acquiring Intersil and ON Semi buying Fairchild, and the rapid advancement of the Teensy 3.6 microcontroller platform.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=0) Introduction: Chris Gammell's Move to Chicago
- [6:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=415) Setting up a New Electronics Lab in a Small Apartment
- [18:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=1102) Chicago Makerspaces and On-Demand Manufacturing Services
- [33:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=2001) The Bulova Accutron Watch and Semiconductor History
- [44:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=2674) Teensy 3.6 and Semiconductor Industry Mergers
- [56:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=3414) Selling Products via Amazon FBA and Logistics
- [1:09:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town#t=4168) Government Support for Makerspaces and Education

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Contextual Electronics (company)
- EEVblog (other)
- Pumping Station 1 (other)
- M Hub (other)
- Bulova Accutron Space View M8 (product)
- Teensy 3.6 (product)
- MK66FX (chip)
- Renesas (company)
- Intersil (company)
- ON Semi (company)
- Fairchild (company)
- NXP (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Art of Electronics (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep067: Winking Out of IoT, Seas of LEDs, Stuffing PCBs, and Vectrex is Awesome](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-05-15-ep067-winking-out-of-iot-seas-of-leds-stuffing-pcbs-and-vectrex-is-awesome) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [322: Learn Assembly Code](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-02-28-322-learn-assembly-code) (Embedded.fm)
- [181: Work on It for Ten Years](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-12-30-181-work-on-it-for-ten-years) (Embedded.fm)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [372: The Motivation of Creativity](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-05-06-372-the-motivation-of-creativity) (Embedded.fm)

## Citing this page

If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-09-02-my-kind-of-town. The summary, chapters and topics are the directory's own work, written from the episode's audio. The episode itself, its title and its audio belong to The Amp Hour.