# An Interview with Bunnie Huang (2nd)

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2017-02-17
- Length: 1h 46m
- Episode: 336
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-336-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd/

## Summary

Bunnie Huang, founder of Chibitronics and Studio Kosagi, discusses his transition from hardware hacking to biology, the design of the Chibitronics LTC microcontroller, and his philosophy on intellectual property. He details the failure of a secure messaging keyboard project, the challenges of distributed open-source hardware development, and the importance of maintaining technical fluency by learning new platforms like Kinetis and Rust. Huang also reflects on the 'gongkai' culture in Shenzhen, the realities of crowdfunding, and how lowering his cost of living in Singapore has allowed him to pursue passion projects.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=0) Introduction and Global Work Culture
- [7:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=477) Chibitronics and Inclusive Electronics Education
- [18:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=1108) Publishing Books and Supply Chain Management
- [30:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=1804) Biology Hacking and Lab Automation
- [35:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=2103) Intellectual Property and 'Gongkai' Culture
- [1:14:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=4497) Failed Secure Keyboard Project and Validation
- [1:22:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=4965) Cost of Living and Learning New Microcontrollers
- [1:04:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=3840) Open Source Hardware Collaboration and Cadence
- [1:33:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=5637) Career Longevity and Learning Rust
- [1:42:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-02-17-an-interview-with-bunnie-huang-2nd#t=6171) Where to Find Bunnie's Work

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Chibitronics (company)
- LTC (product)
- Kinetis (chip)
- STM32 (chip)
- Novena (product)
- Crowd Supply (company)
- No Starch Press (company)
- Altium (tool)
- ChibiOS (other)
- Rust (other)

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