EEcosystem Podcast Episodes

Devin Billings, Associate Director of Electrical Engineering Research and Development from Boston Dynamics discusses the complexities and challenges of realizing the world's most complex and lifelike Robots. Billings also discusses the challenges ahead and encourages other passionate and driven electrical engineers to consider pursuing a career in robotics.

Niels Fache, VP of Keysight EDA, and Stephen Slater, Product Manager of Keysight discuss the advancement in DDR5 and beyond from the DesignCon exhibit floor. They also talk about the "democratization" of SI/PI/EMI simulation, "virtual" simulation, and enabling engineers to Design for Context.

The passing of the Chips Act is stimulating heavy federal and private investments to help secure the US domestic semiconductor supply chain in the US. However, what about the rest of the microelectronics supply chain--namely PCB's? After all, as the founders of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America say: "Chips don't Float." David Schild, Executive Director of PCBAA joins the EEcosystem Podcast this week to discuss how they are advocating for a more broadly secure supply chain and how they're taking their message and the fight straight to the US Capitol.

Many EE's today enter their careers having little or no experience with laying out PCBs. However, they are often placed into professional roles that involve board design or require a working knowledge of PCB technology and board effects. For more than two decades Stephen Chavez has been mastering the skill of designing complex PCBs for mil/aero applications. Along the way, he developed a passion for teaching others how to do the same. He's turned that into a full-time focus by joining the SIEMENS team and is hosting the newly launched Printed Circuit Podcast.

John Coonrod, Technical Marketing Manager of Rogers Corporation, discussed the three MicroApps presentations he is giving at IMS 2022 in Denver on June 21st. John talks about his first presentation on a new breakthrough 3D Printable RF dielectric called Radix™ that holds endless possibilities for RF engineers. His second presentation will be on types of copper, their various properties and the impact they have for design engineers wanting to  optimize desired performance. Lastly, he talks about coplanar waveguides and specific guidelines when it comes to designing at mmWave frequencies.

Jason Chonko, Applications Specialist at SIGLENT Technologies joins The EEcosystem to tell us who SIGLENT is, and why they don't seem very visible on the test and measurement front. He talks about a new RF Spectrum Analyzer and signal generator SIGLENT is getting ready to release and a couple interesting stories he's heard from the benches of his customers. Finally, he shares when he knew he had...The Knack!

Rick Hartley, well known PCB Design and EMI expert joins The EEcosystem this week to talk about his 5 upcoming presentations at PCB West 2022 next week in Santa Clara. He talks about EMI and grounding myths and other practical take aways from each talk and shares an update on PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association) that has created rigorous professional training materials and much more.

Power Integrity Expert and Founder of Picotest, Steve Sandler discusses the topic of probes. He explains how they work, why there are so many varieties of them, and how to ensure you get accurate measurements. We also discuss the upcoming presentations he'll be making at DesignCon and connect you to more educational content on test and measurement practices.