Macrofab Engineering Podcast

Stephen talks about the Stupid Simple Power Supply (SSPS). He designed a OPA541 breakout board for testing. See figure 1. OPA541 Datasheet : Street price of $21.88. Parker brings up that blinky LEDs are the most important part of a project. He is designing the control panel and chassis for the SSPS. FTDI is again at war with counterfeit parts. Microchip buys out Atmel for $3.8 Billion. The consolidation of semiconductors continues. France building a huge solar roadway. This again? Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro theme!