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I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week

September 25, 2026 | Michelle Te, I-Connect007

I recently discovered that the original “Star Trek” debuted in the same month I was born. You can look that up if you want to, but did you know that the series only ran for three years? During that time, however, they produced nearly 30 episodes per season, so there were more than 80 episodes to run through the many years of syndication, as was often the case for me after school: “Brady Bunch” at 4 p.m., “Gilligan’s Island” at 4:30, and then “Star Trek” at 5 p.m. I really tried to be interested in “Star Trek,” but it just felt too corny for me, although I’m not sure how much more “Gilligan’s Island” was rooted in reality.

When the World Becomes Your Design Team

September 24, 2026 | Stephen V. Chavez, Siemens EDA and PCEA

More than a decade ago, I stood in front of an IPC APEX EXPO Design Forum audience and talked about something that was becoming more important in electronics design: successful communication with an international engineering team. I had been working with a global PCB design organization that included a talented team in Bangalore, India. However, I was based in Arizona, where there was a 12-hour time difference separating us. With different work schedules, cultures, languages, and communication styles, there were plenty of reasons that could have made collaboration difficult.




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Elementary, Mr. Watson: The Rise and Fall of Europe's PCB Design Community

September 16, 2026 | John Watson, Elementary, Mr. Watson

One of the most famous lines associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor was attributed to Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. After the horrific attack of Dec. 7, 1941, he was reported to declare, "I fear all we have done is to awaken...

Connect the Dots: What PCB Designers Should Know About Materials

September 10, 2026 | Matt Stevenson, Connect the Dots

What questions does your manufacturer ask when they receive a design? I can tell you one: “How will we build this?” Every PCB design has specific parameters for elements such as impedance, thermal conductivity, and SI. Designers...

The concept of co-designing PCBs by incorporating input from all areas of manufacturing has grown significantly over the past several years, bringing a sharper focus on the early contributors to a collaborative electronic system. From...

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