Episodes

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The RISC-V Summit wrapped up last week. RISC-V technology may not be fully grown just yet, but at the event it demonstrated it is already a strapping young ecosystem, with signs it is likely to mature into a formidable competitor for x86 and Arm. With Tirias Research principal analyst Kevin Krewell.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The RISC-V Summit wrapped up last week. RISC-V technology may not be fully grown just yet, but at the event it demonstrated it is already a strapping young ecosystem, with signs it is likely to mature into a formidable competitor for x86 and Arm. With Tirias Research principal analyst Kevin Krewell.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In the last five years, the number of commercial companies looking to exploit nuclear fusion has doubled and investments in those companies have skyrocketed. Why now, after decades of minimal progress? Our guest is Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and the author of a recent report that surveys the fusion industry.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In the last five years, the number of commercial companies looking to exploit nuclear fusion has doubled and investments in those companies have skyrocketed. Why now, after decades of minimal progress? Our guest is Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and the author of a recent report that surveys the fusion industry.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: In the last five years, the number of commercial companies looking to exploit nuclear fusion has doubled and investments in those companies have skyrocketed. Why now, after decades of minimal progress? Our guest is Melanie Windridge, plasma physicist and the author of a recent report that surveys the fusion industry.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We’re going to just space out on this edition of the Weekly Briefing podcast: The US is on the verge of two significant launches, one a project to establish the viability of using lasers instead of radio waves for space communications, the other one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever devised, the James Webb Space Telescope. With veteran aerospace editor George Leopold.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We’re going to just space out on this edition of the Weekly Briefing podcast: The US is on the verge of two significant launches, one a project to establish the viability of using lasers instead of radio waves for space communications, the other one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever devised, the James Webb Space Telescope. With veteran aerospace editor George Leopold.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: We’re going to just space out on this edition of the Weekly Briefing podcast: The US is on the verge of two significant launches, one a project to establish the viability of using lasers instead of radio waves for space communications, the other one of the most powerful scientific instruments ever devised, the James Webb Space Telescope. With veteran aerospace editor George Leopold.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most significant products in electronics history was introduced: the microprocessor. It was inevitable that someone would invent one. It was hardly inevitable that it would be Intel. The story of the first microprocessor.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most significant products in electronics history was introduced: the microprocessor. It was inevitable that someone would invent one. It was hardly inevitable that it would be Intel. The story of the first microprocessor.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most significant products in electronics history was introduced: the microprocessor. It was inevitable that someone would invent one. It was hardly inevitable that it would be Intel. The story of the first microprocessor.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world lacks the ability to track individual health in near real-time. Roswell Biotechnologies says it has married accurate bio-sensing with the economies of scale associated with digital ICs. A conversation with Roswell Biotech founders Barry Merriman and Paul Mola.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world lacks the ability to track individual health in near real-time. Roswell Biotechnologies says it has married accurate bio-sensing with the economies of scale associated with digital ICs. A conversation with Roswell Biotech founders Barry Merriman and Paul Mola.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world lacks the ability to track individual health in near real-time. Roswell Biotechnologies says it has married accurate bio-sensing with the economies of scale associated with digital ICs. A conversation with Roswell Biotech founders Barry Merriman and Paul Mola.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Facebook plans to maintain its business empire by building a virtual empire. But what does betting on virtual reality mean as a practical matter? A rollicking discussion with Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Also, an interview with Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Facebook plans to maintain its business empire by building a virtual empire. But what does betting on virtual reality mean as a practical matter? A rollicking discussion with Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Also, an interview with Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Facebook plans to maintain its business empire by building a virtual empire. But what does betting on virtual reality mean as a practical matter? A rollicking discussion with Kevin Krewell, principal analyst at Tirias Research. Also, an interview with Avnet CEO Phil Gallagher.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: AI is the biggest story in the electronics industry, and by several measures Sambanova ranks among the biggest AI companies. An exclusive interview with SambaNova chief technologist Kunle Olukotun, who talks about what AI can do, AI supercomputers, and something called “dataflow threads.”

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: AI is the biggest story in the electronics industry, and by several measures Sambanova ranks among the biggest AI companies. An exclusive interview with SambaNova chief technologist Kunle Olukotun, who talks about what AI can do, AI supercomputers, and something called “dataflow threads.”

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: AI is the biggest story in the electronics industry, and by several measures Sambanova ranks among the biggest AI companies. An exclusive interview with SambaNova chief technologist Kunle Olukotun, who talks about what AI can do, AI supercomputers, and something called “dataflow threads.”

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Wave power has lagged behind solar and wind, but it has perhaps the greatest potential. This week we talk about wave energy with C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann and Bill Schmitz, president of Northwest Power. Our other guests include NXP CTO Lars Reger and Gianluca Pisanello from First Light Fusion.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Wave power has lagged behind solar and wind, but it has perhaps the greatest potential. This week we talk about wave energy with C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann and Bill Schmitz, president of Northwest Power. Our other guests include NXP CTO Lars Reger and Gianluca Pisanello from First Light Fusion.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: Wave power has lagged behind solar and wind, but it has perhaps the greatest potential. This week we talk about wave energy with C-Power CEO Reenst Lesemann and Bill Schmitz, president of Northwest Power. Our other guests include NXP CTO Lars Reger and Gianluca Pisanello from First Light Fusion.

On the Weekly Briefing podcast: The world economy is reeling. Despite the travails, the electronics industry has been doggedly slogging on — but can it keep going? A conversation with Renesas EVP Sailesh Chittipeddi about the industry’s improving outlook, fab capacity, customer demand, green engineering, and more. Also, an interview with Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino. Sponsored by Renesas.