Tektronix, ChipReport.tv, & the Signal Path - Temperative Tegmen Temperature

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We continue our “every other week” tradition (a guest one week, just Dave and Chris the next) with lots of news and projects!

• Chris has a new project and affiliation -- ChipReport.tv! (Links at the end of the video to subscribe) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSEgID1zQc
• The "Still Untitled Adam Savage Project" on Tested.com is pretty good!
• Shahriar from The Signal Path super-cools an LED...and it changes color! Awesome!
• Temperature can affect your designs...but do we really need to worry about it?
• Tom LeMense might say so, having worked on automobile designs.
• The Olympics have started! There are some cool engineering design questions regarding timing and video.
• Analog Devices and Digilent released a DMM/Oscilloscope board for relatively cheap (esp if you're a student). Dave doesn't like it.
• Even though Chris would argue this is a further push towards using off the shelf tablets for scopes, the Antipasto Hardware Blog says to utilize custom Android tablets, if at all.
• Some butthead is buying up all the copyright to Heathkit schematics and is pursuing any left online.
• Digikey now has a schematic tool built in...but why doesn't it interface to CAD programs?
• Do you watch the financial health of a company when making decisions to design in a part? ST Micro is running out of cash.
• There is a database of chip logos that can help you find out which chips you're looking at.
• Mike's Electric Stuff has a video of entire boards with rebadged chips from a military computer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55z_0BYb5is&feature=plcp
• ARM is working with TSMC to develop sub 20nm designs...does this mean ARM might make a chip one day? What stops them?
• Tektronix is accepting feedback on their products via a new site...and want video reviews?
• Duane Benson of Screaming Circuits is writing articles detailing his first impressions about learning FPGAs.
• Erin "RobotGrrl" has a great video showing a timelapse of a curvy board layout. Mesmerizing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDO5W7bX03E
• Dave used to do tape layouts by hand!
• If you're doing a manhattan technique build, there is a great technique for creating "islands" on the copper clad.

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