Welcome to Embedded Tech, the podcast where we dive deep into the fascinating world of technology! Each episode, we dissect the latest trends, innovations, and tools shaping our digital landscape. Join us as we explore how technology intertwines with our daily lives, uncovering the intricate layers that make it all work. From interviews with industry experts to hands-on discussions about emerging tech, we’ll embed knowledge and insights that empower you to navigate the ever-evolving tech landscape. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or a curious mind, the Embedded Tech Podcast is for you!
RISC vs CISC: The Architecture War That Shaped Every Chip in Your Pocket
What if the chip running your smartphone is winning a war that started in a university lab in the 1970s?
In this episode of the Embedded Tech Podcast, host Mac-Anthony Attah takes you deep into the silicon trenches to explore one of the most consequential debates in computing history: CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) vs RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
Discover how a team of graduate students at Berkeley, a brilliant insight at IBM, and a legendary British computer company named Acorn fundamentally changed how processors are built. We’ll trace the lineage of modern computing from room-filling mainframes right down to the highly efficient ARM chips that power our mobile world today.
Stick around for our new segment! Mac-Anthony breaks down his recent hands-on experience running Google's brand-new, edge-optimized multimodal model "Gemma 4 E2B" completely offline on the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin. Learn how a 40-year-old RISC architectural philosophy is making local, real-time AI inference on robotics and edge devices possible today.
History of ARM: https://newsroom.arm.com/blog/arm-official-history (https://newsroom.arm.com/blog/arm-official-history)
Try Gemma 4 on Jetson: Get started with local AI inference at the NVIDIA Jetson AI Lab. https://www.jetson-ai-lab.com/models/gemma4-e2b/ (https://www.jetson-ai-lab.com/models/gemma4-e2b/)
Official Guides: Check out the NVIDIA JetPack SDK Getting Started Guide (https://developer.nvidia.com/embedded/jetpack) to set up your container environment.
Model Details: Learn more about the edge-first architecture on the Google Gemma Open Models Page (https://ai.google.dev/gemma).
The Textbook that Changed Computing: Pick up a copy of Patterson & Hennessy's foundational work, Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach.
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31 Oct 2025
Episode2: printf("The major boards behind Embedded Systems");
In this episode of Embedded Tech, Mac-Anthony Attah talks about the history and use cases of the major boards that drive the development of embedded systems in maker spaces and Industry.
Resources for this episode have been attached for your reference.
1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-making-of-arduino (https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-making-of-arduino)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujziuXj8IrA&t=361s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujziuXj8IrA&t=361s)
3. https://www.youtube.com/@Dronebotworkshop (https://www.youtube.com/@Dronebotworkshop)
4. https://www.youtube.com/@paulmcwhorter (https://www.youtube.com/@paulmcwhorter)
5. https://www.tinkercad.com/ (https://www.tinkercad.com/)
6. https://wokwi.com/ (https://wokwi.com/)
7. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6cmKvnKRs5geApVORPW79U6s3wpa0Ht (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV6cmKvnKRs5geApVORPW79U6s3wpa0Ht)
19 Jun 2025
Episode1: printf("A Brief Intro to Embedded Systems");
This episode introduces embedded systems, exploring their applications and core concepts to provide listeners with a foundational understanding of this technology.
7 Nov 2024
Episode0: printf(Hello World);
In the first episode of Embedded Tech, Mac-Anthony Attah, an embedded systems engineer and part-time musician, introduces himself and sets the stage for an exciting journey through the world of embedded systems and technology. From how embedded systems power the devices we use every day to the ways tech shapes our personal and professional lives, he brings his unique perspective as both an engineer and a creative to the conversation. Tune in every Thursday to hear about the intersection of tech and life, with a dash of music and creativity, as we kick off this deep dive into the innovations driving our world forward.
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