Amelia's Weekly Fish Fry

In this week’s podcast, we're diving into a world you can barely see—the world of micro-manufacturing. The technology that's quietly powering the next generation of everything from advanced displays and tiny sensors to biomedical devices. My guest Dr. Patrick Heissler, CEO of Scrona, and I chat about how Scrona fits into the micro-manufacturing ecosystem, the significant investment that's fueling...

We all know that the semiconductor industry has always been fiercely competitive, but what if the key to its next great leap isn't competition, but collaboration? My podcast guest, John Kibarian, President and CEO of PDF Solutions, believes that for the industry to keep pace with demand and complexity, a new model of cooperation is essential. In this week’s Fish Fry, we're going beyond...

My podcast guest this week is Barun Kar, CEO of Upscale AI. Barun and I chat about the issues hindering the adoption of AI, the role that open standards will play in the trajectory of AI innovation and where Barun thinks AI infrastructure is headed in the future. Also this week, I check out a new chip that uses light to boost AI performance while reducing power consumption.

In honor of the upcoming U.S. holiday, this week's special episode of Fish Fry offers a little something for everyone. We kick things off by exploring how mushrooms can function as organic memory devices. Next up, I check out RoboCake, a multi-tiered dessert featuring various edible components and the world's first rechargeable edible battery! Finally, the episode wraps up with a look at how...

This week's podcast covers everything from the heights of the sky to the depths of the ocean. My guest is Paul Barnard from MathWorks, where we dive into one of my favorite subjects: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Paul and I discuss the major software development hurdles for AAM vehicles, the advantages that a modular software approach offers these designs, and how engineers are working to...

This week my special podcast guest is Matthias Wagner, CEO of Flux! Mattias and I chat about why hardware innovation is more important now than ever before, Flux’s recent agentic AI updates and what the future looks like for this exciting browser-based PCB design tool. Also this week, I check out a new ultrasound controlled artificial muscle developed by a team of researchers from ETH Zurich.

My podcast guest this week is EMASS CEO Mark Goranson. Mark and I chat all about the biggest challenges of edge AI development today, the features included in the EMASS SDK and the details of their ultra-low-power edge AI SoC called EMASS ECS-DoT.

Let’s talk about V2G! My podcast guest this week is Dr. Graham Dudgeon from MathWorks and we are talking all about vehicle-to-grid technology and how V2G technology can help with the complex management of the grid. Graham and I also discuss the biggest benefits of bidirectional power converters and how simulation, advanced control design, and automated code generation can help you develop...

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 and I also explore what he has coined “The Three Horizons for Agentic AI” and the innovative activities that Deloitte is pursing to advance Agentic AI.

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 Masha believes there is a bigger need now for new simulation software than ever before, and the innovative ways that Nullspace is changing the simulation software landscape.