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January 2025 Issue of Design007 Magazine: The Designer of the Future
January 13, 2025 | I-Connect007 Editorial TeamEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
The Designer of the Future
As we enter the new year, it’s a great time to be a PCB designer. The job is more complex than ever, and a lot of fun too. We can only wonder what the PCB designers of 1975 would think about the typical PCB designer’s workday. What will the designers' job be like in the future?
In the January 2025 issue of Design007 Magazine, our expert contributors peer into their crystal balls and offer their thoughts on the designers and design engineers of tomorrow, and what their jobs will look like.
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The Shaughnessy Report: The Designer of Tomorrow
01/14/2025 | Andy Shaughnessy -- Column: The Shaughnessy ReportIt’s a great time to be a PCB designer. The job is more complex than ever, but it's also a lot of fun. We can only wonder what the PCB designers of 1975 would think about today’s typical workday. What will the designer's job look like in the future? There has been a move toward working remotely, driven partly by the COVID pandemic and partly by reality: Many experienced designers simply will not relocate, even for a more lucrative job.
IPC Announces New Training Course: PCB Design for Manufacturability
01/10/2025 | IPCThis three-week online program, taught by an industry expert with over 40 years of experience, is designed to equip PCB designers with the knowledge and skills to reduce or eliminate design, documentation, and capability issues that often arise during PCB fabrication.
Focus on electronica: Future Challenges From a Designer’s Viewpoint
01/09/2025 | I-Connect007 Editorial TeamThomas Romont is CEO of WorldWide Electronic Circuits in Nantes, France, and chair of the IPC Designers Council France. He gave a presentation at electronica titled Challenges for the Future From a PCB/PCBA Designer Perspective. We asked Thomas to share his thoughts about the class, why this topic is so important, and what he hoped attendees would take away from his class.
Siemens, Sony Deliver Breakthrough Immersive Engineering for the Industrial Metaverse
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IPC: PCB Designers Invited to Attend PEDC-Pan-European Electronics Design Conference
12/30/2024 | IPCThe Pan-European Electronics Design Conference (PEDC), co-hosted by FED and IPC, will take place on January 29-30, 2025. This two-day conference, held in English, will bring together global PCB designers for a comprehensive exchange of ideas and insights on the latest trends and technologies in electronics design.