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8 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2023 I've spent 24 years writing about PCB design, and there's been one constant this entire time: Designers are an off-grid group of people. I know several people who live in RVs, and they're all PCB designers. Designers are all a little unconventional. In fact, being off grid may be a requirement for success as a PCB designer. Some designers are really "out there." ey like to push the limits of their design abilities. ey don't like the status quo; they enjoy the challenges inherent in this job. ey don't shy away from new ideas, new materials, and new techniques. ese design- ers look for ways to bend the laws of physics to meet their needs. If I've just described you, you're in luck. is month, we focus on designing PCBs with advanced, complex, and emerging technolo- The Shaughnessy Report by Andy Shaughnessy, I-CONNECT007 Advanced, Complex, and Emerging Design Strategies