We're back for a special episode - all about V2G from the people writing the spec! Featuring guests Kevin Cavell and Andrew Cifala and host Daniel Bogdanoff ..read more

We sit down with Phil Gresock to talk about the basics of RF for “DC plebians.” Learn about RF designs, radio frequencies, RADAR, GPS, and RF terms you need to know in today’s electrical engineering podcast! https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/intro-to-rf-ees-talk-tech-electrical-engineering-podcast-21.mp3 Agenda: RF stands for radio frequency 00:40 Phil Gresock was an RF application engineer 1:15 Everything is time domain, but a lot of RF testing tools end up being frequency domain oriented 2:15 Think about radio, for example. A tall radio tower isn’t actually one big ante ..read more

Wide bandgap semiconductors, like Gallium Nitride (GaN) and Silicon Carbide (SiC) are shaping the future of power electronics by boosting power efficiency and reducing physical footprint. Server farms, alternative energy sources, and electrical grids will all be affected! Mike Hoffman and Daniel Bogdanoff sit down with Kenny Johnson to discuss in today’s electrical engineering podcast. https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wide-bandgap-semiconductos-for-power-electronics-ees-talk-tech-electrical-engineering-podcast-20.mp3 Links: Fact Sheet: https://energy.gov/eere/articles/infogra ..read more

How’s the impedance of your ground plane? Do you look at your power rails in the frequency domain? Mike Hoffman and Daniel Bogdanoff sit down with power integrity expert Kenny Johnson to discuss the latest trends and techniques for measuring power supplies in today’s electrical engineering podcast. https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/power-integrity-and-signal-integrity-ees-talk-tech-electrical-engineering-podcast.mp3 00:15 Kenny gave us a tip during scope month 01:26 There are two types of power people. There are power producers, like the wind farms, power plants, and AC/DC ada ..read more

Today’s systems simply can’t communicate any faster. Learn how some companies are getting creative and doubling their data rates using PAM4 – and the extra challenge this technology means for engineers. Mike Hoffman and Daniel Bogdanoff sit down with PAM4 transmitter expert Alex Bailes and PAM4 receiver expert Steve Reinhold to discuss the trends, challenges, and rewards of this technology. https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/pam4-and-400g-ethernet-ees-talk-tech-electrical-engineering-podcast-18.mp3 1:00 PAM isn’t just cooking spray. What is PAM4? PAM stands for Pulse Amplitude ..read more

Learn about parallel computing, the rise of heterogeneous processing (also known as hybrid processing), and the prospect of quantum engineering as a field of study! Audio link: https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/heterogeneous-computing-and-quantum-engineering.mp3 00:40 Parallel computing used to be a way of sharing tasks between processor cores. When processor clock rates stopped increasing, the response of the microprocessor companies was to increase the number of cores on a chip to increase throughput. 01:44 But now, the increased use of specialized processing elements has be ..read more

How will quantum computing change the future of security? What does a quantum computer look like? Mike and Daniel sit down with Lee Barford to get some answers. Video Version: Audio version https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cracking-rsa-and-quantum-bits.mp3 Last time we looked at “what is quantum computing” and talked about quantum bits and storing data in superstates. 00:40 Lee talks about how to crack RSA and Shor’s algorithm (wikipedia) 00:50 The history of quantum computing (wiki). The first person to propose it was Richard Feynman in the mid 1960s. There was some interest ..read more

What is a quantum computer and what is quantum computing? In this week’s episode, Daniel Bogdanoff and Mike Hoffman are joined by quantum computing expert Lee Barford. Video Version (YouTube): Audio Only: https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/what-is-quantum-computing-15.mp3 0:45 Intro Lee Barford helps to guide Keysight into the quantum computing business + enables the quantum computing experts at Keysight 2:00 The importance of quantum computing Clock rates in all types of digital processors stopped going up in 2006 due to heating limits The processor manufacturers realized ..read more

Daniel Bogdanoff and Mike Hoffman sit down with Brig Asay to talk about how to price a hardware project. Listen in as they discuss the complexities of pricing a new hardware product in a global economy. Follow Brig Asay on Yelp @baasay. Video Version (YouTube): Audio Only: https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/how-to-price-your-hardware-project-ees-talk-tech-electrical-engineering-podcast.mp3 0:00 Intro How should you price hardware? 1:45 Tell us in the comments what you think our green screen should be! 2:00 Economics 101: Supply & Demand This is how we generally set prices f ..read more

We talk to ASIC Planner Mike Beyers about what it takes to design the world’s fastest ADC in today’s electrical engineering podcast. Video Version (YouTube): Audio Only: https://eestalktech.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/the-worlds-fastest-adc.mp3 Intro: Mike is an ASIC planner on the ASIC Design Team. Prestudy, learn about making an ASIC. 00:30 What is an ADC? An ADC is an analog to digital converter, it takes analog data inputs and provides digital data outputs. What’s the difference between analog and digital ASICs? 1:00 There are three types of ASICs: 1.Signal conditioning ASICs 2. Between ..read more