Episodes

Tuesday May 06, 2025
CHIIPs with Rupert Baines and Dr Andy Sellars
Tuesday May 06, 2025
Tuesday May 06, 2025
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/

Sunday Apr 27, 2025
CHIIPS with Maggie Philbin
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
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/

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
CHIIPs with Ash Madni
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
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/

Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
CHIIPs with Helen Duncan
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
Tuesday Apr 08, 2025
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/

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
CHIIPs with Paulette Watson
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
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/

Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
CHIIPs with Valerie Lynch and Nicola Thorn
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
Tuesday Mar 04, 2025
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/

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
CHIIPs with Harriet Green
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
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/