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PCBs from Space to Snow Plowing OnTrack Newsletter February 2018

Judy Warner
|  已创建：February 26, 2018  |  已更新：September 25, 2020
 
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On Track Newsletter
February 2018 VOL. 1 No 11
 

Welcome to the February edition of the Altium® On Track Newsletter. There is justifiable concern in our industry about where the next generation of PCB designers will come from. Estimates show that in approximately ten years, 50% of currently working PCB designers will be retiring—which is an alarming statistic!

Since joining Altium exactly one year ago, I have seen overwhelming evidence from around the globe of emerging designers and technologies that are indeed giving rise to the next generation.

In this month’s edition, you will find two such examples. In Rock Stars and Superheroes, you will meet James MacKinnon who just joined NASA 18 months ago after a stellar experience in an NSF-funded laboratory during his master’s program at the University of Florida.

In Startup Snapshot, you’ll hear about a new and novel robotics application that was inspired in part by kids in the FIRST robotics competitions.

John Magyar takes to the whiteboard once again in On Track Video Series to discuss embedded active and passive components.

Finally, we top it all off this month with some excellent Brain Food and Regional News to keep you sharp and in the know.

Enjoy and always...stay On Track!

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Highlighting Exceptional PCB Designers
 
James MacKinnon always dreamed of working at NASA. He was inspired at a young age by his dad (and fellow EE), as well as countless space shuttle launches he would watch from his backyard in Jacksonville, Florida. After working on CubeSats in an NSF-funded research center and completing his master’s degree at the University of Florida, he got snatched up by NASA just 18 months ago. In this interview, MacKinnon describes his unconventional path to NASA which all began at a dead-end job at Sears.
 
 
 
Highlighting Intriguing Electronics-based Startups
 
Left Hand Robotics was founded in 2016 in Longmont, Colorado. The company was created to design commercial-class robots that help companies by reducing the cost of labor-intensive snow clearing. The founders were inspired by their involvement in FIRST Robotics and their disdain for continually shoveling snow from their own sidewalks and driveways. In this interview, I talk with EE Shane Zinner about the multi-function board he designed that powers the Snowbot. He also shares the source of their unique name and how they are helping commercial companies address the persistent need to keep their facilities and surroundings free of snow.
 
 
 
Embedded Components: Actives and Passives
 
John Magyar returns to the whiteboard to discuss embedded components.
 
 
 
 
 
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Judy Warner在电子行业的不同领域有超过25年的经验。她拥有PCB制造、射频和微波PCB以及合同制造的背景，专攻Mil/Aero应用。她还在多家行业出版物撰写文章、博客和日志，例如Microwave Journal、PCB007 Magazine、PCB Design007、PCD&F和IEEE Microwave Magazine，并且是PCEA（印刷电路工程协会）的活跃委员会成员。2017年，Warner加入Altium，担任社区参与总监。除了主持OnTrack Podcast和创建OnTrack Newsletter外，她还推出Altium年度用户研讨会AltiumLive。Warner致力于为全球PCB设计工程师提供资源、支持和建议。

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