The Future of Intelligent Testing and Data Insight with Emerson NI
Release Date: 11/03/2025
Bosch’s Silicon Carbide Breakthroughs: 200 mm Wafers, Trench MOSFETs & EV Power Performance
The Electropages Podcast
In this episode of The Electropages Podcast, host Robin Mitchell interviews Ralf Bornefeld, Senior Vice President for Power Semiconductors and Modules at Robert Bosch GmbH. Ralf explains how Bosch is advancing silicon carbide technology through 200 mm wafer production, improved yields, and high performance trench MOSFET designs that support the next generation of electric vehicles. The conversation covers key developments in SiC manufacturing, including defect reduction, epi layer control, device robustness, and the shift from planar to trench structures. Ralf also shares how Bosch benefits...
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How Omron Is Enabling Smarter Cities and Agriculture Through Real-Time Sensing
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Welcome to the final 2025 episode of The Electropages Podcast, hosted by Robin Mitchell. Today’s guest is Cary Horan, Business Development Manager at Omron, who specialises in sensing solutions for emerging smart city and smart agriculture applications. In this episode, Cary explains how Omron’s long history in relays, switches and board-level sensors has evolved into complete device and module solutions, including an all-in-one weather sensor designed for both street-level infrastructure and remote, solar-powered deployments. The discussion explores why microclimate data matters for...
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How Synaptics Is Redefining Edge AI for the Next Generation of Intelligent Devices
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Welcome to another episode of The Electropages Podcast, hosted by Robin Mitchell. Today’s guest is Nebu Philips, Senior Director of Technical Marketing, Processor Division at Synaptics. In this episode, Nebu discusses how Synaptics is redefining edge AI with the launch of the SL2600 processor family. Built around a scalable NPU architecture and an entirely open source compiler and runtime, the platform aims to eliminate vendor lock-in and make true on-device AI possible for IoT systems. The conversation explores how Synaptics partnered with Google’s Coral NPU project to deliver low-power...
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How Pickering Is Redefining High-Density Reed Relay Design
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Welcome to another episode of The Electropages Podcast, hosted by Robin Mitchell. Today’s guest is Robert King, Technical Sales and Product Manager at Pickering Electronics. In this episode, Robert takes us inside the engineering behind Pickering’s latest generation of ultra-compact reed relays, including the new 5x5 mm Series 125 devices. He explains how these relays achieve mechanical switching speeds up to 250 hertz, support billions of cold-switch operations, and deliver impressive power handling in an incredibly small footprint. The conversation explores why density matters for modern...
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How CIN:APSE Is Changing the Rules of High-Reliability Design
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Welcome to another episode of The Electropages Podcast, hosted by Robin Mitchell. Today’s guest is Jerry Metcalf, Business Development Manager at Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel Fuse company. In this episode, Jerry introduces CIN:APSE, a solderless compression interconnect system that removes the weaknesses of traditional solder joints. The technology allows components to be clamped directly onto flat PCB pads, improving reliability, reducing manufacturing time, and enabling easy recovery of high-value parts without the risk of rework damage. The discussion explores how CIN:APSE performs...
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The Future of Intelligent Testing and Data Insight with Emerson NI
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping how engineers design, test, and analyse complex systems. In this episode of The Electropages Podcast, host Robin Mitchell talks with Rudy Sengupta, Vice President and General Manager of Test and Analytics Software at Emerson Test and Measurement, formerly NI. Rudy explains how AI is being built into tools such as LabVIEW, TestStand, and the new AI adviser Nigel. These technologies are helping engineers interpret test data, understand legacy code, and accelerate development. The discussion explores how AI is evolving within engineering workflows and what...
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How Rohde & Schwarz Built 99% Capture in a 3000 Class Oscilloscope
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Welcome to another episode of The Electropages Podcast, hosted by Robin Mitchell. Today’s guests are Noha Ibrahim, Product Manager Oscilloscopes, and Dr. Ernst Flemming, Director Product Management Oscilloscopes, at Rohde & Schwarz. This conversation dives into the new MXO 3 and how an in-house digital ASIC enables dual-path acquisition so the scope can capture and process at the same time, delivering up to 99% capture of signal activity. We discuss why this matters for catching infrequent glitches, how deep memory (125 Mpts standard, upgradeable to 500 Mpts) preserves sample rate over...
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ARM IoT and Edge AI Explained: The Future of Microcontrollers, AI Chips and Embedded Systems
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In this episode of the Electropages Podcast, we explore how ARM is shaping the future of IoT, embedded systems, and edge AI. Learn how ARM's microcontrollers, processors, and AI accelerators are enabling faster, smarter, and more power-efficient devices across industries. Joining us is Paul Williamson, SVP and GM of IoT at ARM, who shares insights from the front lines of architecture innovation, developer ecosystem growth, and AI enablement at the edge. We cover: How ARM Cortex-M and Cortex-A cores are used in modern IoT devices Why developers choose ARM for embedded software and real-time...
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Charging Up Light EVs with Texas Instrument’s High-Density Power Designs
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In this Electropages podcast, Robin Mitchell speaks with Andrew Plummer, Product Marketing Engineer at Texas Instruments, about the rapid rise of light electric vehicles and how TI is helping engineers meet the demand for smarter, smaller, and more efficient charging solutions. Following TI’s showing at PCIM, Andrew takes us through a 750 W onboard charger reference design aimed at kick scooters, e-bikes, and electric mopeds. The discussion covers why this segment is growing fast, especially in urban areas, and how gallium nitride (GaN), LLC controllers, and high-frequency switching are...
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Running AI at the Edge: NXP on Tiny Models, Big Challenges & the Future of Human–Machine Interaction
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In this Electropages podcast, host Robin Mitchell is joined by Ali Ors, Global Director of AI and ML Strategy and Technologies for Edge Processing at NXP Semiconductors, to discuss the technical and design challenges of running advanced processing at the network edge. They examine how to implement demanding workloads on microcontrollers and embedded processors with tight constraints on power, memory, and compute, and how techniques such as model optimisation and quantisation are enabling practical deployment in automotive, industrial, and IoT systems. The discussion also covers the growing...
info_outlineArtificial intelligence is reshaping how engineers design, test, and analyse complex systems. In this episode of The Electropages Podcast, host Robin Mitchell talks with Rudy Sengupta, Vice President and General Manager of Test and Analytics Software at Emerson Test and Measurement, formerly NI.
Rudy explains how AI is being built into tools such as LabVIEW, TestStand, and the new AI adviser Nigel. These technologies are helping engineers interpret test data, understand legacy code, and accelerate development. The discussion explores how AI is evolving within engineering workflows and what this means for the next generation of intelligent test systems.
They also discuss the importance of data context and metadata, the challenges of complexity in modern testing, and how Emerson NI is preparing for a more automated and data-driven future.
Listen to learn how Emerson NI is integrating AI across its software platforms to simplify workflows, enhance productivity, and redefine test and measurement.