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The Amp Hour · 13 Nov 2017 · 1h 15m · Episode 367

What this episode covers

Dave Jones of EEVblog and Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discuss supply chain risks for Jones's upcoming Kickstarter multimeter, specifically the 14-week lead time for an Analog Devices true RMS converter. They also cover Jones's switch from Onshape to Rhino for mechanical CAD, the engineering challenges of cracked multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in rugged applications, and a survey of sub-$1 microcontrollers. The conversation touches on the high cost of specialized components like tantalum capacitors and the operational quirks of low-cost manufacturing software and hardware.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Analog Devices, Arrow, Avnet, Farnell, Element14, Altium, Apple, Murata, Tektronix
Products
Teal, Juicero
Chips
STM32, PIC32
Tools
Onshape, Rhino, SolidWorks, FreeCAD, OpenSCAD, Fusion 360, ArtCAM, AutoCAD
Also
EEVblog, Contextual Electronics, DigiKey, Mouser, Fine Chips, Octopart, Silicon Chip, Holtek, Ubeam, Cody's Lab, AVE, Vintage Tech Museum, MacroFab, Josh.com, Rimex, DipTrace, Connect, FreeRoute, Nomad, Jay Carlson, Chris Quintero, Bolt, TechCrunch, T-phoria, Leo Simpson, Mike, David, Josh, Sharyar, Robert, Ben, Kate, Jeff Kaiser, Cody, Paul, Chris Gammell, Dave Jones

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