MAY 2022 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 91
Richard Mellitz, distin-
guished engineer at
Samtec, was selected
by peers as recipient
of the 2022 Engineer
of the Year Award. He
took home the well-
earned title for his
nearly 40 years as an engineer.
Bio-based materials, obtained from bio-
logical resources (biomasses, feedstock,
plants, and biological waste), deliver
a viable and sustainable alternative to
materials derived from petro-chemicals,
and we have developed a new coating
incorporating 75% bio-organic content from
renewable sources. It's a global first for the
industry and is completely free from solvents.
I attended Design-
Con 2021 at the
San Jose McEnery
Convention Center
in July of last year,
and I could see a
big improvement
in attendance as DesignCon moved back into
its usual venue.
Now that we have a single library man-
aged using our revisioning, and we
have lifecycle schemes organized so
that we can easily find something in
the component category, family, and
subfamilies, we are now ready to look
at one of our library's most vital prin-
ciples and pillars.
Does putting
a ground pour
on PCB signal
layers make the
isolation better
or worse? It can go either way, but
with the proper knowledge and
application, this technique will
improve your designs.
For our March issue, we spoke
with Bill Brooks of Nordson
ASYMTEK, a long-time PCB
designer, CID instructor, and
fantastic sculptor. I asked Bill
to share his thoughts on setting
up a PCB design education
career plan, and the need to
stay on top of your game as a
PCB designer.
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Samtec's Richard Mellitz
Named Engineer of the Year
at DesignCon 2022
Richard Mellitz
DesignCon 2022:
Back to Business as Usual
Sensible Design: What Can
Manufacturers Expect from
Bio-based Conformal Coatings?
Setting Goals for Your
PCB Design Education
Elementary, Mr. Watson:
The Five Pillars of your
Library, Part 4—Review
Does Copper Pour on
a Signal Layer Decrease
Signal-to-Signal Isolation?
