Episodes
My guest this week is Adam Tilton, co-founder and CEO of Driver! Adam and I discuss how Driver’s new AI-powered platform can help you navigate code, organize your assets and sync codebases with ease. We also investigate the benefits of automated updates, unified search and language specialization included in their platform and the role that reusable templates play in Driver’s AI-powered platform.
Published 11/15/24
My podcast guests this week are Jack Ferrari and Johanna Pingel from MathWorks! We discuss the trends and technologies driving the adoption of edge AI applications, the common challenges associated with edge AI and the roles that the maintenance and upkeep of machine learning models, over the air updates, and on-device training will play for the future of edge AI applications.
Published 11/08/24
I am happy to welcome Brandon Bourn from Zenode to my podcast this week! Brandon and I discuss how monotonous repetitive tasks and hardware design pain points motivated the creation of their platform, how large language models can be utilized to solve these issues, and how Zenode is looking to revolutionize hardware design with their new electronic component search engine. Also this week, I check out a new kind of biohybrid robot developed by Cornell University that is controlled by…...
Published 11/01/24
My podcast guest this week is Mike Johnson, Co-Founder and CTO of SEOPS. Mike and I chat about the motivation behind the creation of this innovative aerospace company and how SEOPS supports space solutions for national security, scientific, and educational endeavors. We also investigate the different solutions SEOPS offers including end-to-end mission integration, LEO and lunar ride share services, tailored mission design and consultation services.
Published 10/25/24
Software defined vehicles take center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! John Heinlein (Sonatus) and I chat about the historical development of automotive software, the role that over the air updates play in SDVs, how Sonatus is encouraging innovation in this space and where John thinks software defined vehicles are headed in the future. Keeping with our automotive theme this week, I also check out new research from Purdue University that contends ChatGPT could help autonomous vehicles...
Published 10/18/24
My guest this week is Dr. Houman Zarrinkoub - Principal Product Manager of Wireless Communications at MathWorks. Houman and I investigate why the adoption of AI native technologies is necessary for the development of next-generation wireless standards, the steps involved in designing and integrating an AI-native wireless system and the common hurdles that engineers face when integrating AI into their wireless system design and the solutions to help solve these challenges. Also this week, I...
Published 10/11/24
This week’s podcast is all about data security and robotic decision making. Purandar Das (CEO and Co-Founder - Sotero) joins me to discuss Sotero’s all-in-one data security platform, the biggest challenges surrounding cloud data security today, and the benefits of Sotero’s ransomware solution. Also this week, I check out a new method developed by a team of researchers at MIT that could help robots to make intuitive, task-relevant decisions.
Published 10/04/24
My podcast guest this week is Peter Himes, CSO of 4DS Memory. Peter and I explore the challenges of the AI market today, the details of the physical make-up of the 4DS cell called PCMO, and how this new ReRAM memory technology can help develop more energy and processor efficient solutions for big data and neural net applications. Keeping with our memory theme, I also check out the details of a new 'everlasting’ memory crystal developed by a team of researchers at the University of Southampton.
Published 09/27/24
The 600th episode of Amelia’s Weekly Fish Fry podcast has arrived! My special guest is material sciences and battery technology expert Dr. Bor Jang. Dr. Jang was awarded the very first patent application on graphene in 2002 and that patent was later recognized in the Popular Mechanics’ 15 Patents That Changed the World. Dr. Jang is also a former Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Wright State University was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors...
Published 09/20/24
This week’s podcast is all about electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft! Matt McAlonis from TE Connectivity and I explore the biggest design challenges for eVTOLs, strategies for managing power effectively within eVTOL systems, complexities of complying with new eVTOL certification requirements, and what Matt thinks it will take for eVTOL aircraft to become mainstream.
Published 09/13/24
This week my guest is JITX Co-founder and CEO Duncan Haldane. Duncan and I discuss the challenges of board design and how the benefits of software reuse encouraged the development of JITX, why holistic system design is cornerstone to the JITX software-defined electronics platform, and how you can improve your productivity with the JITX cookbook.
Published 09/06/24
This week my podcast guest is Scott Poole from Airborn Connectors. Scott and I chat about next generation power systems, the challenges of low noise switching and how Airborn is tackling the issues surrounding clean conducted emissions. Also this week, I check out some teeny tiny batteries developed by a team of researchers at MIT that could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment
Published 08/30/24
How about some WiFi 6 and 6E to start your Friday!? My podcast guest this week is Sivaram Trikutam (Infineon's Vice President of Wi-Fi). Sivaram and I discuss the advancements in the world of WiFi and Bluetooth, why interoperability and standardization are crucial to global IoT adoption and the benefits that Infineon’s new AIROC™ Wi-Fi connected microcontrollers bring to IoT applications. Also this week, I check out a new smart material developed by a team of researchers at the University of...
Published 08/23/24
My guest this week is Chad Lucien from Ceva! Chad and I talk all about the future of edge AI, the advantages of TinyML, and Ceva’s NeuPro NPUs. Chad and I also discuss about the motivation to behind the creation of Ceva’s new NeuPro-Nano NPU, the details of the architecture of this new NPU family, the benefits that their AI SDK brings to the table, and why TinyML dedicated hardware is more important now than ever before.
Published 08/16/24
IoT is the name of the game this week! Particle CEO Zach Supalla and I chat about Particle’s IoT platform as a service, the details of their new Powerful 5G single-board computer with AI accelerator Kickstarter campaign, and how particle can help you get your next IoT design to market.
Published 08/09/24
The shift left methodology takes center stage in this week’s podcast! My guests are Jane Judge and Dieter Therssen from Sigasi. Jane, Dieter and I discuss trends in front end chip design, why the shift-left methodology is a game changer for chip designers and how Sigasi is redefining hardware description language creation, integration, and validation through Sigasi Visual HDL Studio.
Published 08/02/24
This week model-based design and software defined vehicles take center stage! My guest Jim Tung (MathWorks fellow) and I discuss the trends driving a push toward software defined vehicles, the benefits of model-based design for SDV development and the tools that engineers should consider for virtualizing vehicle behavior. Also this week, I investigate a new enhanced event camera developed by a team of researchers at the University of Maryland which could vastly improve how robots see and...
Published 07/26/24
This week Mark Benton (TE Connectivity) joins me to chat all about rugged optical transceivers. Mark and I discuss how these transceivers can enable flexible embedded solutions, the challenges of unbalanced input and output channel counts in military and aerospace designs, and the benefits that modularity can bring to these kinds of designs. Also this week, I check out how you can take a trip to the outer edge of the stratosphere with the help of a space balloon.
Published 07/19/24
My podcast guest this week is Margaret Schmitt, General Manager of the Microelectronics Security Division at Amida. We discuss common security threats facing microelectronics devices today, the details of Amida’s flagship Achilles solution, the innovative ways that Amida is enhancing security throughout the semiconductor lifecycle, and where Margaret sees hardware security headed in the future.
Published 07/12/24
Are you powered up for today’s Fish Fry? I certainly hope so! My podcast guest Frank Heidemann (National Instruments) and I are diving into the world of power semiconductors. We chat about recent trends in the power semiconductor market, the benefits of wide bandgap power semiconductors and the role that power semiconductors will play for the future of electric vehicles. Also this week, I check out a new way to recover rare earth elements needed for green energy. (Spoiler alert: it involves...
Published 06/28/24
In honor of International Women in Engineering Day, I have an extra podcast episode this week! My guests are Dawn Vertz from Kohler Energy, Sarah Boen from Tektronix and Rosa Chow from TDK. I sat down with each of these esteemed engineers and discussed their journeys into the world of high tech, how the EE landscape has changed over the years and what they would like to see in the future of engineering.
Published 06/26/24
In my podcast this week Bob Beachler from Untether and I explore Untether AI's unique approach to AI inference acceleration. We also chat about their recent collaboration with Arm and the benefits this collaboration brings to autonomous vehicle applications, and where Bob sees the evolution of AI-driven devices headed in the future. Also this week, I investigate how new research from the University of Michigan could help us decode dog barks… with the help of AI.
Published 06/21/24
This week my podcast guest is longtime friend of the show Nigel Forrester from Concurrent Technologies! Nigel and I chat about time sensitive networking, how TSN profiles are grouped, what kind of standards are being developed to support these profiles, and how ethernet will pave the way for innovation in real-time communications in the future. Also this week, I check out how you can fly your very own eVTOL starting next month with the world's first commercial eVTOL!
Published 06/14/24
What do Direct RF, next generation signal processing, and the acoustic wonder of spider webs have in common? This here podcast! Noah Donaldson (CTO - Annapolis Micro Systems) joins me this week to chat about why Direct RF is a game changer for signal acquisition and processing. We also discuss the challenges inherent with Direct RF, the biggest benefits of this technology, and where Noah sees Direct RF headed in the future. Also this week, I examine new research from Binghamton University...
Published 06/07/24