Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast

MEP EP#208: Brian Kaczynski with Second Sound

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MEP EP#208: Brian Kaczynski with Second Sound

Brian Kaczhnski

  • Brian earned his Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2001
  • Has worked since 1999 as a mixed-signal/RF ASIC designer focusing mainly on LAN applications such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, etc
  • His passion for music and desire to bridge the gap between acoustic/electric instruments and music synthesizers (both analog and digital) inspire his current work

    • Second Sound

    • Why the name Second Sound?
      • It sounds cool and refers to a quantum mechanical phenomenon
      • How many employees?
      • ACO100 and ACO160 ICs
        • What is an audio controlled oscillator?
          • Frequency detection
          • ACO160 vs ACO100
          • Moving from custom Ic to Firmware solution?
            • What drove this decision?
            • How does this differ from the hardware solution?
            • Will you be offering the ACO100 IC?
            • Development Boards
            • Integrated Circuit creation
              • How did you go about designing these chips?
                • Software?
                • Required Files?
                • What was your process of getting them manufactured?
                • Tips and tricks for people wanting to manufacture Ics?
                • Challenges and what to avoid?
                • What changed to enable going from a chip design to a MCU firmware based design?
                  • ...more
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