MEP EP#260: A Couple Months Ago...

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep260-a-couple-months-ago/">MEP EP#260: A Couple Months Ago...</a><br></h4><h4>Parker</h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Homebrew going big <ul> <li aria-level="2">Uncle runs a brewpub down in Alvin, Tx</li> <li aria-level="2">Going to help him repair and rebuild the brewery for post COVID</li> <li aria-level="2">Building more electrical boxes</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.fierceelectronics.com/electronics/chip-shortages-hit-even-as-car-and-auto-chip-sales-climb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chip shortages hit even as auto chip sales climb</a> <ul> <li aria-level="2">Ford and Fiat Chrysler are temporarily closing factories due to limited supplies of electronic components that are used in displays and transmissions</li> <li aria-level="2">Apple wants to make a self-driving electric car by 2024</li> <li aria-level="2">VLSI Research report <ul> <li aria-level="3">4th quarter auto chip sales improved by 30% over the third quarter, reaching $6.2 billion</li> <li aria-level="3">Which is 11% above fourth quarter in 2019</li> <li aria-level="3">Overall auto IC sales for 2020 were down about 6.4% from 2019</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="2">Tesla may be the best example of what happened in 2020, reaching sales of 499,000 new cars in all of 2020, an increase of 36%</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4>Stephen</h4> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Searching for components kind of sucks sometimes. New idea for making this easier <ul> <li aria-level="2">Connectors</li> <li aria-level="2">LDOs and other ICs</li> <li aria-level="2">Simple search removal that doesn't require that the engineer perform their own logic to reach the “perfect part”</li> <li aria-level="2">No More lists or excel sheets - Savable searches</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Watch out for datasheet marketing wank… <ul> <li aria-level="2">TL052 precision voltage reference circuit</li> <li aria-level="2"><a href="https://wmd.aligni.com/part/401