Carl Angotti on “Getting Started Quickly and On the Cheap”
Direct link to download “Getting Started Quickly and On the Cheap” file http://traffic.libsyn.com/skmurphy/AngottiOnTheCheap180822.mp4 Podcast Transcript This is Sean Murphy of SKMurphy. I’m hosting today’s podcast, and I’m pleased to have Carl Angotti as a guest. Carl is an experienced consultant who’s been a member of PATCA for more than three decades. PATCA is the […]
August 2018 Newsletter
August 2019 Newsletter (pdf)
Theoretical and Practical Constraints for Wifi Capacity by Christopher Hansen, PhD
PATCA is a community of experts and at our June meeting, Christopher Hansen, PhD a long-time PATCA member and founder of Covariant Corporation, gave a detailed briefing on the current state and likely evolution of the Wifi family of wireless communication protocols. Wi‐Fi is a brand name for devices that have passed a certification test from the Wi‐Fi […]
David Vieira: Analog, Mixed-Signal, & RF Expert — Newly Elected PATCA Board Member
Newly elected to the PATCA Board of Directors, David Vieira is an analog/mixed-signal/RF design engineering consultant. His company Vieira High Frequency specializes in analog semiconductors and RF/wireless electronics. He has experience with a variety of transceiver solutions in a range of frequencies and standards, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BTLE, RFID/NFC, Industrial-Scientific-Medical (ISM), and other frequency bands. Located […]
Interesting Talk on Energy Harvesting Technologies
Interesting talk about energy harvesting technologies by Brian Zahnstecher from PowerRox. Opportunities in Energy Harvesting All across the entire world of electronics one will see mention of the importance of optimizing efficiency and nowhere is this more important than in the low power application space. Unfortunately, most of these mentions merely pay lip service […]
May 2018 Newsletter
May 2018 Newsletter (pdf)
CAN: Controller Area Network (ARM Tech Seminar)
CAN networks are mandated for diagnostic use for every car sold in California, and as a result most cars sold in the United States rely on them. Bob Boys has worked with a number of car makers on tools to design and debug CAN networks and he provided both a well thought out overview as […]
April 2018 Newsletter; Events TODAY & This Week
April 2018 Newsletter (pdf)
Good Read: The Power of Habits by Charles Duhigg as summarized by edify.me
The Power of Habit (by Charles Duhigg), as summarized by edify.me is well written condensation of “The Power of Habit.” The summary is an enjoyable read and doesn’t lose any of the impact of the original text. Duhigg explores what science has to teach us about how habits are formed, how they function, how they […]
How To Decide How Much To Charge For Your Services
How To Decide How Much To Charge For Your Services By Carl Angotti, Sr. PATCA Certified Consultant 4/10/18 This article is based on my years of working on the New Consultants Roundtable, and what I have heard from others regarding how to set the price you can charge for your services. If you are a […]