The Amp Hour

The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Physics
  • Every two weeks

The Amp Hour is a weekly conversation about electronics and the people who design them.

  1. 2 days ago

    Space Age Bluetooth with Alex Haro

    Alex Haro, CEO of Hubble, joins Chris to talk about building a network of terrestrial and space (!) based Bluetooth infrastructure to track low power devices across the globe, without a data plan or a GPS module onboard.

    1hr 7min

  2. 2 Jul

    Boat Anchor Warehouse

    Dave and Chris discuss a massive “boat anchor” warehouse clearance, 0201 board assembly, Texas Instruments’ stealthy datasheet updates for classic op-amps, the latest in local AI models, and paper-based electronics art

    55 min

  3. 17 Jun

    Arduino's Invisible Touch with Massimo Banzi

    Massimo Banzi is co-founder of Arduino, the worldwide project built upon easily accessible embedded hardware. He joins Chris to talk about the design, rise, struggles, and eventual exit of the company, and what he’s now doing with Supermoderno.

    1hr 11min

  4. 4 Jun

    The Secret Life of Circuits with lcamtuf / Michał Zalewski

    Michał Zalewski (lcamtuf) is a security researcher, author, electronics enthusiast, and calculator collector. He joins Chris to talk about his new book The Secret Life of Circuits and his interest in the field of electronics and explaining things to others.

    1 hr

  5. 25 May

    All Heat, No Useful Work

    Dave and Chris discuss the infrastructure and massive energy demands of AI data centers, injecting power through a programming header, Linux changes, and dogfooding your own projects.

    1hr 5min

  6. 7 May

    BeagleBoard's Back with Jason Kridner

    Jason Kridner returns to The Amp Hour after his first appearance 15 years ago to talk about the BeagleBadge and Zepto boards that showcase new capabilities in the Linux and Zephyr space. The BeagleBoard.org project is still focused on building open source, affordable, and accessible Linux and embedded hardware.

    1hr 11min

  7. 23 Apr

    AI Tooling with Matt Liberty and Luke Beno

    Past guests Matt Liberty (Joulescope) and Luke Beno (Werewolf.us) join Chris to talk through using AI tooling for small businesses in the hardware and firmware space. Both have built custom ERP systems, among many other tooling for their businesses, in a fast moving environment.

    1hr 10min

  8. 9 Apr

    Chip Design for Fun (and Waffles) with Julia Desmazes

    Julia Desmazes joins Chris to discuss designing chips for fun and getting an entire design done in 2 weeks to make a tapeout deadline. Julia built accerlators and has continued to dive deeper into on and off chip tooling for greater visibility into the silicon she gets back from the fab.

    1 hr
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The Amp Hour is a weekly conversation about electronics and the people who design them.

Information

  • Creator
    The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2026
  • Episodes
    712
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Amp Hour

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