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11:42

Expanding AI Capabilities in Test and Measurement

Inside Electronics ·

2026/10/20

Emerson’s Nigel AI is built on the latest industry models, leveraging them to take advantage of rapidly evolving technology using the latest test methodologies, test system design, and data analysis. In this episode, we talk to Rudy Sengupta, Senior VP and CTO at Emerson, about the company’s efforts in next-generation AI-based test and development.

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20:57

Designing for Quality: How AI, Digital Threads, and...

Inside Electronics ·

2026/10/16

Quality problems discovered on the production line — or worse, in the field — can often be traced back to decisions made much earlier in the design process. In this special episode of Inside Electronics, sponsored by PTC, Machine Design Editor-in-Chief Rehana Begg speaks with Dr. Florian Harzenetter, senior director and global advisor for industrial customers at PTC, about how manufacturers can address quality issues before they become costly problems.Engineering design quality depends on more than

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18:34

Programming Safety and Security in the Age of AI

Inside Electronics ·

2026/10/13

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools have changed how software is designed and tested but developing safe and secure software that must meet safety requirements like ISO 26262 and DO-179C or security standards like ISO/IEC 27001. In this episode, we talk with Chuck Brokish, Director of Automotive Business Development at Green Hills Software, about developing safe and secure software and how AI may come into play.

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12:02

Empowering AI with Enhanced Sensor Integration

Inside Electronics ·

2026/10/06

For AI to migrate properly into edge environments, like those needed in wearables, trackers, drones, and camera systems out in the field, we need milliwatt-level, always-on sensing that doesn't force developers to choose between battery life and sophisticated edge performance.In this episode, we talk about EMASS’ flagship ECS-DoT chip offering high-performance AI processing for vision, audio, and sensor data directly on-device, maximizing energy efficiency through its RISC-V architecture and

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16:27

The Commercial Case for Battery Energy Storage

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/29

Energy companies need new solutions to meet rising demand without causing price spikes or slowing the energy transition, and battery storage could help optimize existing power grid infrastructure – the tools and capital exist; now, resolve and regulation are needed. In this episode, Gareth Foulkes-Jones discusses the growing role of battery storage in European energy markets and considers the commercial and financing factors that sit alongside the technology.

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17:17

Reliable Building Blocks for Embedded Innovation

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/25

In this episode of Inside Electronics from Electronic Design, host Alix Paultre interviews Mayrim Verdejo, product line manager-high voltage amplifiers at Texas Instruments (TI), about the growing complexity of embedded-system design.Mayrim notes engineers must add functionality and bring products to market faster while managing such challenges as power, sensing, signal conditioning, control, timing, wireless connectivity, and other essential functions. She says that trusted, proven components free

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13:09

Empowering Space Operations with Optical...

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/22

Unlike traditional radio frequency communication, optical communication uses narrow and highly focused beams of light that enable up to 100 times higher data transmission rates and make links harder to detect, jam, or intercept. Laser communication can also reduce dependence on congested radio frequency spectrum, where operators face regulatory scrutiny, licensing delays, and interference bottlenecks.

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19:02

Looking at High Reliability Compute and Storage

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/15

Penguin Solutions is an interesting company when it comes to compute and storage. At one end of the spectrum is their SMARTsemi brand with DRAM, SD cards and flash storage devices that are used in a range of embedded applications and CREE LED. At the other is Stratus Technologies with its fault tolerant data center solution. Penguin Solutions CTO, Philip Pokorny, talks about the various technologies and the history of the company.

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18:39

The Future of Battery Monitoring and Energy Storage

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/11

In this episode of Inside Electronics, sponsored by Texas Instruments, Alix Paultre, Editor at Large for Electronic Design, interviews Brian Burk, of Texas Instruments (TI), about the rapid growth of energy storage and the critical role of battery monitoring technologies.Alix and Brian discuss how the rise of renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), and grid-scale storage, has created a growing need for batteries that can safely store and deliver energy when needed. They also talk about how

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16:38

CXL and Memory Expansion

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/08

Compute Express Link (CXL) is becoming more important in data centers has the need for more storage grows to address artificial intelligence (AI) needs. Anil Gobaleh, Chair of the Marketing Working Group (MWG) with the CXL Consortium, talks about what is up with CXL and where it is headed. One of the interesting aspects in our discussion is how DDR4 is being used with CXL, which is targeting the high end where DDR5 dominates.

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10:01

Quantum Interconnects, From Rack to Qubit

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/04

In this special episode of Electronic Design’s Inside Electronics podcast, sponsored by DigiKey and Amphenol, Guest Host David Maliniak of Microwaves & RF, speaks with James Merryman of Amphenol SV Microwave and Benjamin Pratt of Amphenol CDI about cryogenic interconnects for quantum-computing systems.James Merryman explains that non-magnetic connectors are most critical near qubits at the refrigerator’s mixing chamber, where millikelvin temperatures and even trace ferromagnetic materials can

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47:11

DARPA Lift Challenge Analysis: Engineering...

Inside Electronics ·

2026/09/01

Designed to break the economic and operational payload-to-weight barriers in vertical lift aviation, the high-stakes competition challenged teams to design lightweight aircraft capable of lifting up to four times their unladen weight. Smith and Marin share how they took the program from executive approval to execution in just eleven months, setting up a demanding 1,100-foot course at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to push small-scale heavy-lift innovation to its absolute limits. We break

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14:05

RF Design for the Next Generation of Drones

Inside Electronics ·

2026/08/28

In this special episode of Electronic Design’s Inside Electronics, sponsored by DigiKey and Qorvo, Guest Host David Maliniak of Microwaves & RF, speaks with Qorvo General Manager Debbie Gibson and Principal Product Manager Suma Kapilavai about RF design for drones.Debbie Gibson emphasizes that size, weight, power, cost, and development speed—SWAP-C—must be balanced together rather than treated as separate priorities. Suma Kapilavai explains that software-defined radios favor wideband RF front

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20:53

AI Accelerates Physics Simulations

Inside Electronics ·

2026/08/25

Simulations abound in designing everything from aircraft to chiplet-based system-on-chips (SoC). It is too expensive to live by trial-and-error but simulations can require lots of time and hardware to let the software return the final evaluation. In this episode of Inside Electronics, co-host Bill Wong talks with Vinci’s CEO, Hardik Kabaria, about how his company's solutions can speed up physical simulations by a factor of 1000 using AI techniques.

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20:37

Is Neuromorphic Computing the Way for AI?

Inside Electronics ·

2026/08/18

Currently, AI and edge computing are hitting a wall when it comes to power budgets, latency, and cloud dependence, hindering real-world deployments. This issue is complicated by the need to integrate a great deal of input from sensors and other devices. In this episode, we talk to Sumeet Kumar, co-founder & CEO of Innatera, about the state of the AI industry and the company’s spiking neural network technology.

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17:00

Ethernet Speeds, Standards, and the Road Ahead

Inside Electronics ·

2026/08/14

In this episode of Inside Electronics, host Alix Paultre interviews Jeff Kring, Product Manager for Integrated Connector Modules at Bel, about Ethernet’s evolution. They discuss Base-T Ethernet’s ubiquity, how Power over Ethernet has extended its life, and the roles of cabling standards and IEEE speed standards.Kring explains why 2.5G and 5G emerged as practical “fill-in” speeds that let buildings with Cat5e and Cat6 cabling gain more bandwidth without costly rewiring. He also covers PoE’s growing

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22:34

Talking About AI—The Good, Bad, and Ugly

Inside Electronics ·

2026/08/11

In this episode, two of our editors, Bill Wong and Alix Paultre, discuss the current AI ecosystem and some of the issues involved in its expansion into the engineering community. They will also talk about some of the new AI-driven design tools available.

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24:30

Battery Energy Storage Builds Up Behind the Grid

Inside Electronics ·

2026/08/04

The electric grid is in a race to keep up with surging demand for power—and it's falling behind. The demand is driven by everything from the rapid growth of renewable energy to electricity-guzzling AI data centers. In this episode, Electronic Design Senior Editor James Morra and Editor-at-Large Alix Paultre explore these topics and more, including the growing role of spent EV batteries as a second source for energy storage.

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19:18

Next-Generation Cybersecurity Issues

Inside Electronics ·

2026/07/28

The aspect of security has existed ever since the first human had something precious to them that they wanted to protect. Cyber threats and the organizations that perpetrate them are constantly evolving, and relying on reactive detection as a primary safeguard is no longer enough. In this episode, we talk with Christophe Nicolas, SVP GTM at Kudelski Labs, about the current cybersecurity environment and its challenges.

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16:50

Advanced 3D Printing in Electronics

Inside Electronics ·

2026/07/21

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is growing in capability and utility in advanced systems. In the electronics industry, this is especially true with complex assemblies like connectors, which need to be made to high precision with many complex features.In this episode, we talk to TE Connectivity's Benjamin Dopp about some of the challenges undertaken at TE, and the operations and production for 3D printing.

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