Hardware Websites

Hunter Scott designs electronics that work. He is the author of a 300+ page book based on what he learned founding and working at several hardware startups over the last 10 years. He gave a talk at Hackaday Supercon in 2018 about Phased Arrays 101. He can be found on Twitter and LinkedIn. His code can be found on github. He can be emailed at hunter.scott at gatech.edu.

Stefan Abi-Karam is a Ph.D. student at Georgia Tech in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering under Prof. Cong (Callie) Hao as part of Sharc Lab. His Ph.D. work focuses on AI for hardware design and EDA, with a focus on FPGA and high-level synthesis (HLS) design flows. His research includes creating large-scale HLS/HDL datasets, benchmarking LLMs for hardware code generation, and integrating LLMs into HLS and FPGA design tools. He is also a full-time research faculty at Georgia Tech through Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) within the Cybersecurity, Information, Communication, Command and Control and Software Systems (CIPHER) lab division. He was awarded the inaugural LAD Fellowship to continue working on rapid design of domain-specific hardware accelerators using AI agents for HLS design.

Eric Migicovsky is an inventor who enjoys creating new products. He is known for creating Pebble, the first smartwatch, and Beeper, a universal chat app. Eric also spent four years as a partner at Y Combinator. He advises early-stage startups, especially those focused on hardware. He believes the most rewarding feeling is seeing someone using a product he helped create.

Sonic2k is a software developer and electronic engineer in their early 50s, originally from Cape Town, RSA. Sonic2k's interest in Sonic The Hedgehog began on November 28, 1999, after the release of the SEGA Dreamcast. Sonic2k chose the handle "Sonic2k" in early 2000 and has used it ever since. Besides Sonic, Sonic2k is interested in art, specifically manga, and enjoys anime like K-ON. Sonic2k combines passions for art, technology, and code in personal projects. Sonic2k remembers the early days of the internet and prefers it to modern social media platforms.

Daniel Mangum is a big fan of computers and human beings. He is the Chief Technology Officer at Golioth, where he leads engineering efforts that span hardware, firmware, and cloud software. Previously, he was a principal software engineer at Upbound where he helped build Upbound Cloud, Upbound Marketplace, and the open source Crossplane project. Prior to Upbound, he worked as a consultant on large-scale cloud deployments at Fortune 500 companies. He has participated in multiple open source communities, including holding leadership positions in the Kubernetes project. He is equally passionate about hardware and software, and often finds himself at the points where they intersect.

Don Klipstein has a website with information for electronic hobbyists and others interested in lighting. The site includes information on LEDs, incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps, HID lamps, neon lamps, UV lamps, and carbon arcs. There is also a laser top page and a xenon flash and strobe page. Other topics include Tesla coils, infrared, high voltage generators, Jacobs ladders, and plasma spheres. Don also offers downloadable freeware DOS executables and BASIC source code related to blackbody radiators and loudspeaker enclosures. The website is always under construction and includes a disclaimer.