# Daaaamn We're Duuuummmb

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2023-07-17
- Length: 1h 04m
- Episode: 639
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/639-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb/

## Summary

Hosts Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the inefficiencies of early solar thermal plants, the emerging UCIE standard for chiplets, and the acquisition of National Instruments by Emerson. They also review the Digilent Analog Discovery 3 test equipment, analyze the CH32V003 microcontroller, and touch on the geopolitical implications of China's export controls on gallium and germanium.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=0) Introduction and Solar Thermal Plant Visit
- [2:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=126) Solar Mirror Efficiency and Carnot Limits
- [19:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=1185) Remote Training and Meetup Advice
- [30:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=1835) CH32V003 Microcontroller and Buck Converters
- [36:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=2189) Chiplet Interconnect Standards (UCIE)
- [46:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=2785) National Instruments Acquisition and Digilent Tools
- [51:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=3080) Semiconductor Fabs, CHIPS Act, and Critical Minerals
- [58:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2023-07-17-daaaamn-were-duuuummmb#t=3498) Starlink Phased Array and Maxwell's Equations

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- CH32V003 (chip)
- Digilent (company)
- Analog Discovery 3 (product)
- National Instruments (company)
- Emerson Electric (company)
- UCIE (other)
- Z-Glue (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- Intel (company)
- AMD (company)
- Starlink (product)
- Gallium Arsenide (material)

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