# Recalling Recalls

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2021-03-01
- Length: 1h 16m
- Episode: 532
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/532-recalling-recalls/

## Summary

Dave Jones of EEVblog and Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discuss the Blackmagic Design Video Assist ISO, analyzing its Xilinx Zynq FPGA and ARM processor architecture. They explore the financial and operational risks of product recalls, citing Jones's experience with a PCB thickness defect in his 121 GW multimeter and a massive field repair of seismic streamers caused by swelling rubber bands. The conversation also covers the Texas power grid failure, the closure of Fry's Electronics, and the Perseverance rover landing on Mars.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=0) Introduction and Blackmagic Video Assist ISO Teardown
- [4:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=269) Xilinx Zynq FPGA Architecture in Video Switchers
- [13:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=830) Supply Chain Delays and Chip Shortages
- [15:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=925) Texas Power Grid Failure and Solar Resilience
- [33:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=1989) Product Recalls: Multimeter PCB Defects and Seismic Streamers
- [49:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=2955) High-Accuracy Voltmeters and Component Sourcing
- [57:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=3470) Perseverance Rover Landing and Mars Science
- [1:03:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-03-01-recalling-recalls#t=3831) Fry's Electronics Closure and US Chip Manufacturing Policy

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Blackmagic Design (company)
- Video Assist ISO (product)
- Xilinx (chip)
- Zynq (chip)
- EEVblog 121 GW (product)
- CERN (company)
- LTC1000 (chip)
- Fry's Electronics (company)
- Perseverance (product)
- FLIR (company)
- Takata (company)
- Hyundai (company)
- Tesla (company)
- TSMC (company)
- Texas Instruments (company)

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- [The Spark Gap - Episode 32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2015-05-06-the-spark-gap-episode-32) (The Spark Gap)
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