The Amp Hour

The Amp Hour #728 - Space Age Bluetooth with Alex Haro 09.07.2026 1:06:55 ↓

Alex Haro, CEO of Hubble, joins Chris to talk about building a network of terrestrial and space (!) based Bluetooth infrastructure to track low power devices across the globe, without a data plan or a GPS module onboard.

The Amp Hour #726 - Arduino's Invisible Touch with Massimo Banzi 17.06.2026 1:10:54 ↓

Massimo Banzi is co-founder and figurehead of Arduino, the worldwide community built upon easily accessible embedded hardware. He joins Chris to talk about the design, rise, struggles, and eventual exit of the company, and what he's now doing with Supermoderno.

The Amp Hour 725 - The Secret Life of Circuits with lcamtuf / Michał Zalewski 04.06.2026 59:56 ↓

Michał Zalewski (lcamtuf) is a security researcher, author, electronics enthusiast, and calculator collector. He joins Chris to talk about his new book The Secret Life of Circuits and his interest in the field of electronics and explaining things to others.

The Amp Hour #724 - All Heat, No Useful Work 25.05.2026 1:05:24 ↓

Dave and Chris discuss the infrastructure and massive energy demands of AI data centers, injecting power through a programming header, Linux changes, and dogfooding your own projects.

The Amp Hour #719 - Inventing the Power MOSFET with Alex Lidow 20.03.2026 1:05:43 ↓

Alex is founder and CEO of Efficient Power Conversion, a leading manufacurer of GaN MOSFET's. Alex is also the inventor of the original Power MOSFET and HEXFET at International Rectifier. Also, former CEO of International Rectifier (founded by his father!),  https://epc-co.com We cover everything from inventing the power MOSFET on his first day on the job to silicon physics, AI data centres and hu...

The Amp Hour #709 - Nobel Prize Winner Dr Barry Marshall 10.11.2025 50:16 ↓

Dr Barry Marshall won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of the bacterium  Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. But Barry is also an electronics hobbyist and vintage HP and Tek oscilloscope and vintage computer enthusiast. He visited the EEVBlog and sat down with Dave for an impromptu discussion about all sorts of things. https://www.nob...