# Wow, Dave REALLY likes Top Gun

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2022-07-25
- Length: 1h 02m
- Episode: 597
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/597-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun/

## Summary

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss Dave's recent experience with the Tilt 5 augmented reality headset from Jerry Ellsworth's company, Tilt 5, including initial setup issues and the product's immersive capabilities. They analyze the decline of electrical engineering talent to software roles, citing salary disparities and the impact of the Chips Act on the semiconductor industry. The conversation also covers the rise of AI-generated content on YouTube, the feasibility of home-based chip fabrication, and the growing adoption of RISC-V processors by major chip manufacturers like Espressif and Microchip.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun#t=0) Introduction and Tilt 5 AR Headset Review
- [4:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun#t=275) Tilt 5 Technical Issues and Jerry Ellsworth's History
- [19:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun#t=1154) Hardware vs. Software Career Trends and EE Decline
- [42:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun#t=2522) The Chips Act, Intel, and Semiconductor Funding
- [47:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun#t=2870) Home Chip Fabrication and Sam's Loof
- [55:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-07-25-wow-dave-really-likes-top-gun#t=3320) RISC-V Adoption and Industry Shifts

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Tilt 5 (product)
- Jerry Ellsworth (other)
- Cast AR (company)
- Valve (company)
- Espressif (company)
- ESP32C5 (chip)
- Microchip (company)
- RISC-V (other)
- Intel (company)
- Sam's Loof (other)
- Alibaba (company)

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- [026 - You Can Lose in so Many Colors!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-08-31-026-you-can-lose-in-so-many-colors) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
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