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

09/03/2026 | Michelle Te, I-Connect007
As a longtime journalist, I always find myself pulled in so many directions of curiosity. I’ve often felt like the saying, “A jack of all trades, master of none.” It seems to be the price I’ve paid as a writer and editor, delving into so many different corners of industry, community, and the human condition. But that’s also why I love this week’s collection of must-reads. From novel flexible circuits to modernizing IPC standards, a trade show in the burgeoning China Plus One region, Mexico’s manufacturing moment, and opportunities for workforce development, we’ve gone around the world and back again. We touch on so many aspects of the industry, and especially the opportunities and challenges of keeping up with change.

It's Only Common Sense: Your Expertise Builds Your Brand

08/31/2026 | Dan Beaulieu -- Column: It's Only Common Sense
Before a prospective customer ever calls you, visits your facility, or sends you an RFQ, there’s a good chance they’ve already checked you out. What did they find? Your website, technical articles, LinkedIn posts, case studies, and even what turns up in an AI search are forming an impression of your company before your salesperson ever gets in the door. Like it or not, that’s part of selling today.

Where Will the Next Generation of Great Engineers Come From?

08/26/2026 | Brian Buyea, Remtec
Most young engineers do not grow up dreaming about careers in ceramic substrates or plating processes. It’s not because these careers are uninteresting. In many cases, young people simply do not know they exist. They are excited about AI, robotics, aerospace, autonomous vehicles, space exploration, renewable energy, electric vehicles, medical technology, and advanced computing. What many students do not yet understand is that virtually every one of those technologies depends upon an incredibly sophisticated electronics manufacturing infrastructure.

Target Condition: Life in the Engineering Ecosystem

08/25/2026 | Kelly Dack -- Column: Target Condition
A while back, I started thinking about the word ecosystem, a term that's become almost mandatory in discussions about electronics: the PCB ecosystem, the electronics ecosystem, and the design ecosystem. Is it more than an overused metaphor, or what if it really is an ecosystem? That question sent me down the kind of rabbit hole I enjoy. I started imagining electrical engineers, product managers, PCB designers, manufacturing and test engineers, supplier management, quality, and everyone else we work with fitting into the same kind of biological classification system we learned in high school.

A University Model for Training the Next Generation of PCB Designers

08/19/2026 | Marcy LaRont, I-Connect007
Veteran PCB designer and educator John Watson has building one of the nation's most comprehensive university-based PCB design certificate programs in the country. He’s working with Palomar College, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz, and UMass Lowell to teach the complete design-to-manufacturing process while connecting students with internships and career opportunities. I spoke with John about the industry's workforce challenges, building meaningful educational pathways, and why the next generation of PCB designers may come from places few would expect.
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