Amelia Dalton

Let’s talk about Photonics! My guests are esteemed scientists Tim McKenna and Ryo Yanagimoto, from the Physics & Informatics Laboratories at NTT. Tim and I chat about balancing theoretical physics with real-world applications at NTT, his most exciting photonics projects, and the primary obstacles to replacing traditional electronics with photonic technologies. Ryo and I dig into the game-changing potential of NTT’s programmable photonic chips.

In this episode of Chalk Talk, Marc McComb from Microchip and Amelia Dalton explore a practical migration strategy for moving from 8-bit to 32-bit architectures, the technical foundations of the PIC32CM environment, and discuss how Microchip’s tools and resources can bridge the gap between these two architectures to ensure the process feels like a manageable transition rather than a blank-sheet redesign.

RAIN RFID takes center stage this week! My guest is Matt Branda, Vice President at Impinj! Matt and I explore the vital role of RAIN RFID in the modern digital landscape. We break down what this technology actually is and the importance of Impinj’s contributions to the RAIN RFID ecosystem. We also chat about how RAIN RFID is shaping autonomous, data-driven operations and how it can serve as the physical intelligence layer that fuels the next generation of AI and IoT systems.