All’s Fair in Love and Power (Consumption)

Any engineer who is worth his or her salt probably knows the illustrious and (occasionally infamous) tale of Fairchild Semiconductor and the creation of Silicon Valley. Fairchild is certainly one of the most important companies in electronics history. But, what has Fairchild done for us lately? This week my guest is Saj Sahay of Fairchild Semiconductor, and we discuss three megatrends driving innovation in electronic design. It turns out Fairchild Semiconductor is back - with a bold new mission - and they’re doing some really cool stuff in the area of “Power Systems in Package”. As a bonus, we also find out what it’s like to take a run around not one but two olympic stadiums (without having to actually compete in the games). Additionally, we find out how your PCB can have its signal- and power-integrity cakes and eat them too... or something like that.

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Links for September 12, 2014

More information about the history of Fairchild Semiconductor

More information about Motion SPM® Smart Power Modules

More information about Smart Power Stage

More information about Industrial Motion and Motor Control

New Episode of Chalk Talk: Integrating Electronic Design Analysis Upstream, Downstream, and Sideways

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