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JUNE 2021 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 21 en we can take this test and get a certifica- tion. Sounds good to me. Tim doesn't want to go, so just LaVern and I go. What a surprise that was. I barely passed that exam. ere's this whole world of manufacturing protocols that I had no idea existed. I need to know more. Star Date 2008 "I canna' change the laws of physics." —Montgomery "Scotty" Scott Aer an orbit around the planet to con- ventions, fabrication shops, and manufactur- ing shows from the U.S. to Italy, China, and back, I've managed to become aware of just how large the universe of PCB design has become and how much more I have to learn. I've managed to bring a few other design- ers along with me aer starting our Cascade IPC Designers Council Chapter, taking the CID+ course, and becoming a CID instruc- tor. Chapter meetings and presentations are helping us discover new ways to do layouts and make great contacts with other people in the field. Differential pairs, microvias, spe- cial materials, surface mount components that get smaller and smaller each year—these changes keep happening so fast. Now, 3D Figure 2: 1978–1988 era: single sided board with additional board soldered on as a connector (similar to what I did then.)