Chip Design Pro Jeri Ellsworth Joins element14's "Ask an Expert" Panel

CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- element14, a collaborative engineering community and electronics store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts, today announced that Jeri Ellsworth has joined its "Ask an Expert" panel to further promote the exchange of ideas among professionals, enthusiasts, and DIYers alike within the community.  Ellsworth is also offering the element14 community early access to her latest video tutorial, which looks at designing a circuit that triggers sound effects, music and mechanical animation through motion.

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Ellsworth is an entrepreneur and a self-taught computer chip designer specializing in custom ASIC, FPGA, system level and mechanical design spaces. She is well-known for many of her electronic toys, SOC and video compression designs, including the popular Commodore 30-in-1 Direct-to-TV (C64DTV) capable of simultaneously running 30 video games from the 1980s. With over 15 years of experience in all phases of electrical and mechanical engineering, including design, implementation, test, and delivery, Ellsworth is well recognized in the open-source environment.

"element14 is very focused on helping professional engineers and electronics enthusiasts, and is constantly working to extend the resources available to engineers via its community through unique initiatives like the 'Ask an Expert' panel," said Ellsworth. "The community also offers engineers a unique venue to share their insight, skills and ideas with other peers. I'm looking forward to diving right in and joining the discussion."

element14's "Ask an Expert" resource offers a panel of engineering professionals with expertise in areas such as embedded design, analog, power management, interconnect technology, signal and power integrity, power sensors, Arduino, global legislation, and more. Over 35 engineering professionals currently reside on the panel to help address questions, provide feedback, and share ideas and insight with community members.  

"As the first global engineering community, element14 has attracted a number of engineering innovators and leaders," said Alisha Mowbray, senior vice president of marketing, element14. "The community also serves as a venue to raise the profile of engineers like Jeri, who both educate and entertain their fellow engineers."

For more information or to join the online engineering community, visit element14.com.  

About element14

element14 is the first collaborative community, research portal and store for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts. The website provides product data, design tools, technology information and top brand components to seamlessly facilitate the design process; users can consult industry experts and collaborate with peers around the globe. element14 is sponsored by Premier Farnell plc (LSE: pfl), a leader in multi-channel distribution and specialty services for electronic design engineers, trading throughout the Americas (Newark), Europe (Farnell) and Asia-Pacific (element14). The company has group sales of 795.3m pounds Sterling and over 4,100 employees globally.

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