MEP EP#248: Keeping The Spirit Costs Extra

MacroFab Engineering Podcast

English - October 28, 2020 19:47 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings
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MEP EP#248: Keeping The Spirit Costs Extra
Parker

AMD to buy Xilinx for $35 billion in stock

Wasn’t that long ago that Intel bought Altera
Why such a merger?
Sharing topography, technology, and manufacturing techniques

Tariffs and the Election

Engineers and Manufacturers have been decoupling from China for the last 4 years
The big question is what happens next.
If Biden wins, are the Trump tariffs gone? Or will we keep them? What happens if Trump wins?

Tesla self driving

Imagine learning there is no autonomous driving and it's just a bunch of dudes mechanically turking your car
This could be the end game with Starlink. Work from Home Uber to drive cars!
Johnny Cab

Stephen

Revitalizing old products

What and how to “modernize” electronics
Design decisions

Through Hole vs SMD
Component Placement
Design for machines
Packages

Keeping the spirit of the original

Beware of single sourcing

Semiconductor facility fire