Topic

Hardware

Hardware engineers interview on embedded systems, circuit design, and firmware through interview protocols, graded problems, and technical solutions.

A photorealistic overhead editorial photograph of a mid-tier smartphone fully disassembled on a matte… Margins 6 min read
Margins

What Hardware Industry Margins Tell You That a Layoff Announcement Can't

I spent a weekend two years ago rebuilding the bill of materials for one mid-tier Android phone. One device, one SKU, £399 at retail.

M Margaret Sullivan
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A dimly lit contract manufacturing floor at end of shift, photographed at eye level… Margins 12 min read
Margins

What Layoffs Actually Tell You About Hardware Industry Margins

The number that ended the company I worked for was $3.40. Not a down round, not a recall, not a viral thread about units bricking in the field.

A Amelia Rutherford
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