CHIIPs

Andrea Gallo is the new CEO of RISC-V, the non-profit organisation devoted to developing the RISC-V ISA Open Standard. Andrea served as Vice President of Technology at RISC-V International since June 2024. In his role leading technical activities, Gallo has helped to facilitate the technical vision of RISC-V International, working closely with RISC-V members around the globe to drive further adoption of the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA).

Tria Technologies designs, creates, and delivers embedded compute solutions for OEMs. Formerly known MSC Technologies, in 2024 it became a subsidiary of Avnet, uniting design and manufacturing expertise under a single global brand. And in this podcast Caroline and Kate discuss embedded computing modules, innovation, an industry move from x86 to ARM, and her own unique career path and journey to Germany…

Engineers without Borders UK is an organisation aiming to put global responsibility at the heart of engineering. And in this podcast Georgia talks about the Engineering for People Design Challenge, how the UK manages its industrial waste, and environmental engineering.

Dr. Ariful Haque, an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas State University, discusses the supply chain and looks forward to Microelectronics US, for which he is involved.

Dr Rajan talks about AI in orbit to help predict emergency responses. He also covers his career developing from an interest in the early space missions to aerospace engineering. And then setting up Spacechips as company, which designs and develops space hardware.

Cyril Hilsum, the pioneer of display & compound materials, talks about his childhood and start to his career just after WWII, and how he rose up the ranks. He mentions some long forgotten great names of UK technology (e.g. Mallard) and also talks about what he is doing now at 100+ still exploring compound materials and IP. He covers the Harold Wilson government’s white heat of technology boom, and meeting John Stonehouse MP and Robert Maxwell...

Alex Lidow, CEO of EPC (Efficient Power Conversion), talks with Caroline about his roots in the power semiconductor industry.

Caroline Hayes talks to Thomas Andersen, Synopsys, about the use of AI in chip design

Max talks about edge AI innovation, and what is now possible, and covers startup survival tips. He also goes into detail on the company’s AI-powered baby monitor that works offline. Its USP is protecting your family’s data while still delivering life-saving insights.

In this episode, Dr Aaron talks about how electronics designers and companies can assess a product for carbon reporting. And he also covers the 9Rs of sustainable design.

Mateja Lampe Rupnik, CEO of Red Pitaya, talks about women and STEM, and some exciting projects by customers at NASA and CERN.

In this episode, Jessica Gomez tells Caroline Hayes how she opted for job security by establishing her own foundry – which led to being recognised as Electronics Entrepreneur of the Year 2025 and why the company is investing in childcare facilities to retain staff.

In this episode, Jim Guzzo (Impinj), explains how RAIN technology can broaden the scope of the IoT and how the company’s wafer technology is shrinking RFID tag chips for retail, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing.

In this episode, Caroline talks to Fang Tuurnala, senior director at SiTime Finland about how did a young student from China come to lead the MEMS process facility in Helsinki, the country’s technology ecosystem and what makes a good leader.

CHIIPs with Joe Stockunas, President SEMI Americas on October’s SEMICON West, tariffs and government shutdowns

In this episode, Caroline Hayes talks to Rasadhi (Ras) Attale, an ASIC Verification engineer at Tessent Embedded Analytics, about her career path, adapting to the UK as an immigrant from Sri Lanka, designing chips to minimise cyberattacks and her involvement with Women in Techworks to support women across the electronics industry.

In this episode of Chiips, GlobalFoundries’ Ed Kaste considers how AI is driving the next phase of growth for the semiconductor industry, particularly at the edge and also explains the design challenges around efficiency and integration. 

In this episode, Caroline talks to Dr Kelly Scanlon, lead sustainability strategist at the Global Electronics Association - the new name for the IPC - and her work. They discuss the Evolve project, circularity and industry collaboration to deliver sustainable manufacturing around the world.

In this latest episode, Caroline asks Tim Phillips, co-founder of Empower Semiconductor about his startup experience and the role of power efficient processes for managing AI now and in the future.

In this episode, Caroline talks to Ben White, CEO and co-founder of Phlux Technology and learns how the avalanche photodiodes will help not just lidar but also quantum-secure communications, free space optical links and satellite-based data infrastructure. She also learns why Sheffield is the perfect place* for tech startup (*other cities are available!)

In this insightful episode, Sree Ganesan, VP of product at d-Matrix shares some memories about a supportive childhood in India to building next-gen AI accelerators at Silicon Valley startups. As well as exploring the company’s proprietary architecture to maximise energy efficiency, Caroline asks Sree about the exciting times of AI startups and her hopes for how AI can be constructively used.

In this episode of CHIIPS, Caroline Hayes talks about neural computation, and AI at the edge with EdgeCortix’s Dr Sakya Dasgupta, a tech entrepreneur who is championing bridging the power-efficient neural processing with hardware-software co-design. He talks about DNA IP and Sakura processors for robotics, defence systems, and AI-powered automation and the company’s collaborative projects with NASA and the US Defense Innovation Unit and Japan’s semiconductor investment.

Sumeet tells Caroline about the origins of this neuromorphic processing company which spun out of Delf University of Technology and the work it is doing with brain inspired processing and how it is used in sensors for today’s and future smart devices.

In this episode, you can hear Helen’s plans for this year’s DAC (they involve heterogeneous computing and AI with collaborative research technology, early careers and mentorship). She also tells Caroline about advances in neuromorphic computing and how close we are to a brain implant to control pain and read emotions.

In this episode, Caroline Hayes talks to Alper Yegin, CEO of the LoRa Alliance, which this year is focused on awareness and education for the wireless technology’s capabilities. Caroline finds out how LoRaWAN differs from ZigBee, Bluetooth, 5G/5G and others and how it is used in smart cities, industry and agriculture around the world.

Why do companies and engineers need to communicate and understand differences to build a strong, productive team? Jan Peters, was an applications engineer and former president of Women’s Engineering Society and today is director of Katalytik. She shares some ideas and tips on how she helps people understand and connect, turn engineering ideas into reality and about troubleshooting in manufacturing to help engineers listen and understand, share and explain to avoid roadblocks ahead.   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

Caroline Hayes gets together with Dr Andy Sellars and Rupert Baines to pick their brains about the UK’s semiconductor strategy. The co-chairs of the DSIT’s UKTIN semiconductors Expert Working Group, bring a wealth of experience to the discussion. (Andy is an adviser at Compound Semiconductor Catapult and strategy director at the University of Southampton's Cornerstone silicon photonics rapid prototyping foundry and Rupert’s CV includes notable companies and is chair of Cambridge Tech Week 2025. (Caroline is the klutz who forgets to press ‘record’!)   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

In this episode of CHIIPs, TV personality, Maggie Philbin tells Caroline about her work today as co-founder of TeenTech, a charity that helps young people explore opportunities in STEM. Maggie is joined by two alumni of TeenTech who tell us about the technical and life skills they have developed through taking part in conferences and events. Maggie also looks forward to hosting Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards which will be held in London (29 April).   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

In this episode of CHIIPs, industry insights are provided by Ash Madni, a former RF engineer and management consultant. He shares his advice for electronics designers and managers to ensure a diverse and productive workplace.   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

In this episode of CHIIPs (Caroline Hayes’ Industry Insights Podcasts) the CEO of Blueshift Memory discusses her career path, as an engineer and journalist, and how she is steering a company which introduced its non von Neumann technology to accelerate processing speeds and which is at the cusp of the AI revolution.   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

The dynamic founder of Academy Achievers talks to Caroline Hayes about her passion for helping BME girls succeed in STEM careers. After leaving a successful career in banking to study and teach STEM, she shares her enthusiasm for making sure everyone is able to follow their passion.   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

A family business, based in Essex, UK, provides design consultancy services to world famous electronics companies and startups. Valerie Lynch, the founder and chair of AND Technology Research joins Caroline with her daughter, ANDtr’s CEO, Nicola Thorn, to discuss the origins of the company in the 1980s and why today a diverse workplace and listening to engineers can advance more than just a design idea.   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/

In the first episode of Caroline Hayes’ Industry Insights Podcasts, business leader, Harriet Green describes how she led major companies (IBM Watson IoT and Premier Farnell) during times of disruption in the electronics industry and how today she leads educational programmes, in particular encouraging young girls and is a judge for Electronics Weekly’s Women Leaders in Electronics Awards.   For the latest electronics news, visit https://www.electronicsweekly.com/