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JULY 2023 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 9 Andy Shaughnessy is managing editor of Design007 Magazine. He has been covering PCB design for 23 years. To read past columns, click here. gies. We'll talk about design strategies for boards that are on the cutting edge of technol- ogy, crazily complex, or so new that design- ers are still writing the rules as they go—like Wyatt Earp and his brothers taming a lawless cow town. Albert Gaines kicks off this issue with a discussion about RF techniques and his work designing fragmented aperture anten- nas. Next, John Watson shares some of his strategies for designing tiny PCBs, which can bring, if not huge challenges, at least some trade-offs. Kris Moyer points out that sometimes cavities aren't a bad thing, especially when there's a need to reduce board skyline. As the industry moves toward smoother cop- per, Martyn Gaudion focuses on modeling the effects of surface roughness on trans- mission lines. Vern Solberg explains how designers can take advantage of heteroge- neous chiplet packaging. Barry Olney takes cavity design to the next level; he discusses methods for taming the electromagnetic energy that emanates outward in all direc- tions from multilayer plane cavities. Tim Haag explains how he learned to design advanced circuit boards and he offers advice to inexperienced designers facing bleed- ing edge technology. Rick Ramos shares his strategies for designing and manufacturing wearable biosensors. We also have columns from Joe Fjelstad and Jamin Wilson (a new contributor from Sunstone Circuits), and the third installment of a flex series by Mike Morando. I hope you all are having a good summer. I'll see you on the road soon enough. DESIGN007 The field applications engineer is a technical support engineer for marketing and salespeo- ple at technology companies. You will have the opportunity to travel and work with other engi- neers to seal up design and product contracts. You will also bring new technologies and differ- ent design approaches that can make top-selling charts. Similarly, you will create convincing pre- sentations with the reports that you generate and share them with team members and manage- ment to gain their support. In addition, you will be in charge of product specification generation.. The field applications engineer works with regional sales managers, company customers, and manufacturer's representatives to design and manage technical methods for quality con- trol to ensure compliance with the ISO labora- tory accreditation. They are technically expert and knowledgeable about sales techniques to boost sales and to develop new organizational objectives by maintaining their relationship with the consultants, inspectors, subcontractors, and potential clients regularly. Some of their duties and responsibilities include customer assistance to help customers understand all products and services, providing technical support and configure services, and analyzing customer requirements. To begin your field applications engineer career path, a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is usually necessary in order to remain a competitive option for employers. Learn more. What Does a Field Applications Engineer Do?