Friday Quiz: Real Electronics by Jim Williams, Part 3

So, you thought you've caught all the analog gremlins from parts 1 and 2? Sorry, but there are more on the loose.

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EEVblog #912 – BM235 Multimeter Reverse Engineering

What is the main chipset used in the EEVblog BM235 Multimeter?
Dave finds out.
Fortune Semiconductor
Cyrustek
Hycontek
HY12P65

Forum HERE

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Intel to Accelerate Altera, Says CEO

Intel will support Altera's base FPGA business including use of ARM cores and long lifetime products, said Intel's CEO.

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Raspberry Pi Hi-Fi amplifier/DAC includes jitter re-timing

Canadian company Allo has created a HAT-compliant Hi-Fi audio stack for Raspberry Pi. Created at its Bangalore design centre, it has multiple options – in the photo, from the top, are: 2x50W stereo amplifier, DAC+headphone amplifier, re-clocker and the firm’s own Sparky single-board computer at the bottom in place of a Raspberry Pi. To the ...

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AMD's Zen Takes on Intel

Last night, AMD demonstrated an eight-core, dual threaded 3 GHz desktop chip using its new Zen core narrowly edging out a similar high-end desktop CPU from archrival Intel.

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Intel Foundry Embraces ARM: Start of the End?

Intel Custom Foundry agrees to a full support package for ARM intellectual property on the upcoming 10nm FinFET manufacturing process.

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Rivals Chasing Velodyne in Lidar Race

Velodyne unveiled a combined $150 million investment from co-investors Ford Motor Company and China's Baidu. A growing number of startups are now chasing Velodyne, the most experienced and best funded lidar tech company.

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