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August 21, 2019
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Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 Magazine |
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Bill Brooks of Nordson ASYMTEK is a long-time PCB designer and one of the first people to teach PCB design courses in a college setting. He recently spoke with the I-Connect007 editorial team about his history in design and his time as a PCB design instructor, the curriculum he developed and taught, and various techniques that might be enacted today to better educate the designers of tomorrow.
Andy Shaughnessy: Bill, can you start by giving us a little background about yourself and how you got into PCB design?
Bill Brooks: My dad was a technician in the aerospace industry... More >
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Words of Advice: Your Company’s Design Process
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In a recent survey, we asked PCB designers to describe their company’s design process: Is it a rigid workflow they follow to the letter, or a process that allows for their individual techniques? Of course, the comments were illustrative.
- Just another “herding indecisive cats” situation.
- I adapt to the customer’s requirements and standards, but my process remains the same.
- I am an independent contractor, so it tends to vary some based on the client.
- We wing it.
- There isn’t a clear workflow.
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NCAB Team, NCAB Group
In this inaugural column from NCAB Group, Alifiya Arastu discusses details of PCBs used in medical applications, highlighting some of the differences in terms of demands and how the design must be handled.
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| Current Design007 Magazine Table of Contents |
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This month, as the kids head back to school, we look into the growing opportunities for PCB design instruction. In this month’s first feature interview, Bill Brooks of Nordson ASYMTEK explains how he created and taught a PCB design course at Palomar College in Carlsbad, California, and details some of the hurdles he faced...
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FEATURES:
CA Design’s Bob Chandler on Training PCB Designers, a conversation with Bob Chandler
Pulsonix is Bullish on Next-gen Designers, a conversation with Bob Williams
Teaching Young Girls About STEM Careers, a conversation with Brooke Campbell
Industry Experts Talk Flex Design, a conversation with Mike Creeden, Chris Hunrath, and Steven Bowles
Flexible Circuits Go to College, by Joe Fjelstad, Verdant Electronics
SMTA Pilot Program for Emerging Engineers, by Tara Dunn, Omni PCB
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