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8 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2024 If you look at the current state of PCB design, there are a lot of positive indicators. We have almost full employment in this great career that appeals to the techie side of the brain as well as the artistic side. You can make good money as a designer without ever seeing the inside of a college. is segment is in constant flux. It's challenging, and that's part of what makes it fun. But there's one big problem: ere aren't enough designers, and the problem is likely to get worse before it gets better. Designers are retiring in droves, just when we need experienced folks more than ever to deal with high speeds, fast rise times, and UHDI. When they're gone, they'll be taking decades of knowledge with them. On top of that, there aren't many young The Shaughnessy Report by Andy Shaughnessy, I-CONNECT007 The Myriad Opportunities— and Challenges