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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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