# Welding with an HDMI Cable

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2025-10-28
- Length: 50m
- Episode: 707
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/707-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the recent acquisition of Arduino by Gonski, analyzing the financials and predicting a shift toward subscription models, while detailing the new Arduino Uno Q board which combines STM32 and Linux components. They explore the transition of the Arduino ecosystem to Zephyr OS to replace the defunct embOS, highlighting the benefits of Zephyr's vendor-neutral governance and new App Lab features for edge AI. The conversation also covers Altium's controversial licensing changes, moving away from perpetual licenses to a workspace-based model, and contrasts this with the upcoming features of the open-source EDA tool KiCad. Finally, they touch on industry news, including private equity acquisitions of YouTube channels and the 'tiny web' movement.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable#t=0) Introduction: Audio issues, ESD, and HDMI grounding
- [10:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable#t=610) Arduino Acquisition: Gonski deal, Uno Q hardware, and STM32U5
- [14:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable#t=845) Zephyr OS Transition: Replacing embOS and App Lab for Edge AI
- [26:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable#t=1565) Private Equity in Tech: Veritasium, WeWork, and YouTube Channels
- [36:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable#t=2204) Altium Licensing Changes: Workspace, Authors, and Subscription Model
- [44:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-10-28-welding-with-an-hdmi-cable#t=2650) KiCad V10 Preview: Blocks, Dark Mode, and Open Source EDA

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Arduino (company)
- Gonski (company)
- Zephyr (other)
- embOS (other)
- Altium (company)
- KiCad (other)
- Veritasium (other)
- Gridfinity (product)

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