Dave has more computer woes. He still "shops" from the dumpster room though!Chris has been working with NodeJS which has so many dependencies it stresses him outAltium rejected a bid from AutodeskJon Evans, one of the lead KiCad devs, is an upcoming guest on Chris's other podcast for Contextual Electronics.Solidworks is made by Dassault Systems (who also make military gear?)Solidworks rebadges Altium as "Solidworks PCB"Past guest (and co-worker of both Chris and Dave!) Matt Berggren is one of the leading product developers at Autodesk PCB.The LM3914 display driverPast guest Philip Fredin made a "DIP conversion" package using a PCB and stamped metalToyota Production SystemStopping the line in TPSContinuous integration / continuous deploymentApparently Tesla is doing some form of this with their cars?Chris got to catch up with past guest Sam Zeloof, who is nearing the end of undergrad (already!). He mentioned the cost of a lithography machine (EUV) is near $100MBosch has a new semiconductor plant for making sensorsTinyML on microcontrollersPast guest Brian Faith talked about doing something like this using their platform SensiMLPopping a 5000A fusePhoto by Magda Ehlers from Pexels