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Make It So: Agentic AI Comes to Flux

November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Make It So: Agentic AI Comes to Flux

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I remember “ye olden days” when we (humans) designed electronic products by hand—conceiving circuits, selecting components, drawing schematics, laying out printed circuit boards (PCBs)… Can y…

AI/ML at the Edge with PSOC™ Edge MCUs – Infineon and Mouser Electronics

November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Omar Cruz from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the advantages of Infineon’s PSOC™ Edge next generation MCU based Edge Device Platform and investigate how this platform can enable the new generation of responsive ML edge devices.

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Meeting the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Requirements -- NXP, Digi, and Mouser Electronics

November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jeni Nadar from NXP and Larry Stein from Digi and Amelia Dalton investigate the security regulations central to The Cyber Resilience Act.

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Smarter Coding with AI -- Microchip and Mouser Electronics

November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Rodger Richey from Microchip and Amelia Dalton explore how MPLAB AI Coding Assistant can help you work more efficiently and intelligently and streamline access to documentation, examples, and support as you write code.

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From Code Chaos to Cyber Confidence: Inside the World of Firmware Obfuscation

November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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From Code Chaos to Cyber Confidence: Inside the World of Firmware Obfuscation
(Max Maxfield)

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In the context of programming, the term “obfuscation” is typically taken to mean “deliberately making source code hard to read or understand while keeping it functionally correct.” The reason I use…

Modeling, Simulation and The Future of Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM

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In this week's Amelia's Fish Fry, Amelia Dalton and this week's podcast guest Dr. Graham Dudgeon from MathWorks are talking all about vehicle-to-grid technology and how V2G technology can help with the complex management of the grid.

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Applications of Infineon Solid State Isolators -- Infineon and Mouser Electronics

October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Jaidev Dalvi from Infineon and Amelia Dalton explore the host of benefits that Infineon solid state isolators can bring to your next design.

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Model-Based Design Is Transforming System Development

October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM

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Model-Based Design Is Transforming System Development
(Max Maxfield)

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As I’ve mentioned on occasion, my degree is in Control Engineering. Well, that’s what we used to call it deep in the mists of time (circa the late 1970s) when I was a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed stud…

High-Performance RF Microwave Cable Assemblies -- Samtec and Mouser Electronics

October 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Matthew Burns from Samtec and Amelia Dalton explore the benefits of Samtec’s Nitrowave™cable technology.
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Arduino NANO R4 -- Arduino, Renesas and Mouser Electronics

October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Amelia Dalton, with guests Carlos Rodriguez from Arduino, Chris Semanson from Renesas explore how the Arduino NANO R4 solution can help you streamline your next embedded design process.

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Will ECS-DoT Be the Processor-of-Choice for Battery-Powered AI at the Edge?

October 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM

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Will ECS-DoT Be the Processor-of-Choice for Battery-Powered AI at the Edge?
(Max Maxfield)

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We live in exciting times. Sometimes I’m unsure just how much more excitement I can take. I can imagine one day talking to my grandchildren, saying something like, “I remember the days before AI,” …

Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?

October 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM

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Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll doubtless say it again—I’m constantly amazed by how the metaphysical theme of the “interrelatedness of all things” that permeates the Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adam…

Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take

October 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM

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Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take

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In which we learn about a maverick founder’s RISC-V crusade to reshape the chip industry—without permission, funding, or patience. I’ve known Jonah McLeod for more years than I care to remember. In…

The Three Horizons for Agentic AI

October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM

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New episode of Amelia's Fish Fry podcast: "The Three Horizons for Agentic AI" with guest Ashwin Patil from Deloitte

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Agentic AI is the name of the game this week my friends! My podcast guest is Ashwin Patil from Deloitte and we are chatting all about the biggest challenges for Agentic AI implementation. Ashwin an…

Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take

October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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Inside the RISC-V Hardware Wars: A Streetfighter’s Unfiltered Take

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In which we learn about a maverick founder’s RISC-V crusade to reshape the chip industry—without permission, funding, or patience. I’ve known Jonah McLeod for more years than I care to remember. In…

Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?

October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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Is It Time to Bring PCB Assembly (PCBA) In-House?

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll doubtless say it again—I’m constantly amazed by how the metaphysical theme of the “interrelatedness of all things” that permeates the Dirk Gently books by Douglas Adam…

Thwarting Innovation Stagnation! Nullspace and a New Era of Simulation Software

October 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM

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Listen to the newest episode of Amelia's Fish Fry podcast: "Thwarting Innovation Stagnation! Nullspace and a New Era of Simulation Software" with guest Masha Petrova, CEO of Nullspace

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My podcast guest this week is one and only Masha Petrova, CEO of Nullspace! Masha and I discuss the biggest software challenges facing engineers today, the evolution of simulation software, why Mas…

Next-Gen Multimodal GenAI Processors for the AIoT Edge

October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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Next-Gen Multimodal GenAI Processors for the AIoT Edge

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I’m having “one of those days.” During a recent chat with someone who has a lot to answer for, I was informed that IREE is the execution layer for MILR and that I can think of MILR as a newer versi…

Lies, Damn Lies, Benchmarks and ML Perf Auto?

October 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM

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Lies, Damn Lies, Benchmarks and ML Perf Auto?

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MLCommons, in collaboration with AVCC, the Autonomous Vehicle Compute Consortium, recently released the ML Perf Auto 0.5. benchmark suite. The suite is intended to compare the performance of diffe…

Polish Logic Meets Silicon Magic: Say Hi to Grinn’s GenioSOM-700

October 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM

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Polish Logic Meets Silicon Magic: Say Hi to Grinn’s GenioSOM-700

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The purpose of this column is to waffle (as is my wont) about some super System-on-Module (SOM) units that recently leaped onto the center of the stage with a fanfare of flügelhorns (once heard, ne…

The Evolution of VPX and VME and the App Store Model for Embedded Systems

October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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Listen to the newest episode of Amelia's Fish Fry podcast: The Evolution of VPX and VME and the App Store Model for Embedded Systems with guest David Tetley (Elma Electronic)

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In this week’s Fish Fry podcast we are talking all about SOSA (Sensors Open Systems Architecture) and how we can bring the app store concept to embedded systems! My guest David Tetley (Elma E…

The Evolution of VPX and VME and the App Store Model for Embedded Systems

October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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Listen to the newest episode of Amelia's Fish Fry podcast: The Evolution of VPX and VME and the App Store Model for Embedded Systems with guest David Tetley (Elma Electronic)

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In this week’s Fish Fry podcast we are talking all about SOSA (Sensors Open Systems Architecture) and how we can bring the app store concept to embedded systems! My guest David Tetley (Elma E…

Bodacious Buzz on the Brain-Boggling Neuromorphic Brain Chip Battlefront

October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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Bodacious Buzz on the Brain-Boggling Neuromorphic Brain Chip Battlefront

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Hold onto your hippocampus because the latest neuromorphic marvels are firing on all synapses. To ensure we’re all tap-dancing to the same skirl of the bagpipes, let’s remind ourselves that the ter…

Veloce proFPGA CS First to Market with VP1902 -- Siemens

October 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM

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In this episode of Chalk Talk, Oz Levia from Siemens and Amelia Dalton explore the trends pushing a need for hardware-assisted verification and how modularity can speed up system design.

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