# Nerds In A Corner

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2018-09-10
- Length: 1h 01m
- Episode: 406
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/406-nerds-in-a-corner/

## Summary

Dave Jones of EEV Blog and Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discuss a recent EEV Blog meetup, highlighting a project on polarized light imaging and the challenges of organizing community events. They detail Jones's decision to design a custom power supply for his future product to reduce costs, involving complex transformer design and simulation. The conversation shifts to new PCB fabrication technologies, including Ben Krasno's chemical etching method and Nano Dimension's 3D printed circuit boards, before touching on the Icarus electric rocket fan and the slowing of Moore's Law.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=0) Introduction and EEV Blog Meetup Recap
- [13:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=828) Designing a Custom Power Supply
- [24:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=1477) USB-C Controllers and LED Art
- [32:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=1977) DIY and 3D Printed PCB Technologies
- [45:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=2728) Chip Teardowns and Semiconductor Industry
- [50:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=3010) Icarus Electric Rocket and Drone Control
- [58:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-09-10-nerds-in-a-corner#t=3484) Moore's Law and Future of Chips

## Topics

- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- EEV Blog (company)
- Contextual Electronics (company)
- Ben Krasno (other)
- Nano Dimension (company)
- Icarus (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- USB-C (other)
- Global Foundry (company)
- TSMC (company)
- AMD (company)
- 3D Robotics (company)
- ArduPilot (product)
- Formlabs (company)
- LPKF (company)
- Electron (other)

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