Silicon ChipBack Issues - May 2020 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Subscriptions: PE Subscription
  4. Publisher's Letter: Publisher's Statement
  5. Publisher's Letter
  6. Feature: The Fox Report by Barry Fox
  7. Feature: Techno Talk by Mark Nelson
  8. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  9. Project: 433MHz Wireless Data Range Extender by John Clarke
  10. Project: Bridge-mode Audio Amplifier Adaptor by NICHOLAS VINEN
  11. Project: iCEstick by Tim Blythman
  12. Project: Ultra-low-distortion Preamplifier with Tone Controls by John Clarke
  13. Feature: Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
  14. Feature: PIC n’Mix by Mike Hibbett
  15. Feature: Make it with Micromite by Phil Boyce
  16. Feature: AUDIO OUT by Jake Rothman
  17. Feature: Visual programming with XOD by Julian Edgar
  18. Back Issues by Julian Edgar
  19. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  20. PCB Order Form
  21. Advertising Index

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Articles in this series:
  • Techno Talk (May 2020)
  • Techno Talk (May 2020)
  • Techno Talk (June 2020)
  • Techno Talk (June 2020)
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (July 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (August 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (September 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • Techno Talk (October 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
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  • Techno Talk (July 2025)
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