‘A lifetime designing PCBs’ – Twelve Articles Reflecting on 50 Years of Design Work | @edncom

Charles Pfeil (Altium Senior Product Manager) recently concluded his twelve-part series for EDN written over the past 6+ months reflecting on his career spanning 50+ years. The articles offer a glimpse into the history that was early PCB design software and also alludes to where the industry might be headed.

• A lifetime designing PCBs: Early design adventures
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Job shopper to service bureau
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Switching to eCAD
• A lifetime designing PCBs: From design to software
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Merging design and fabrication
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Improving autorouting & design software
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Focus on functional specs
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Changing roles
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Surprising acquisition brings stability
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Team design is developed
• A lifetime designing PCBs: Applying a designer perspective to BGAs
• A lifetime designing PCBs: A new beginning