76 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2024
At PCB East,
I met Charlene
McCauley and
Terrie Duffy of
the McCau-
ley Design
Group. The
duo was
leading a
class on
designing with the new CAMM2 DDR5,
a JEDEC specification and standard cre-
ated by Dell, which is due to replace the
aging SO-DIMM in laptops.
The flow of current in a PCB is essential for delivering
energy and enabling devices to perform work but does
current carry the energy? Why does an alternating current
(AC) signal require a thicker conductor to provide higher
power if the current is not in the carrier? There are many
contradictions as to how energy flows in a circuit. To under-
stand this, one must appreciate the difference between the
lumped element view and that of distributed circuits.
About five years ago, Sunstone Circuits partnered with George
Fox University, both based in Oregon. Nolan Johnson worked
for Sunstone at the time and helped several students with their
capstone projects. We recently met with two of those young
professionals, now five years past graduation, to see how their
career trajectories have played out. What do they think about
working in the industry?
Electronic System Design (ESD) industry
revenue increased 14.4% to $4.5
billion in the first quarter of 2024
from the $3.95 billion registered
in the first quarter of 2023, the
ESD Alliance, a SEMI Tech-
nology Community,
announced in its latest
Electronic Design
Market Data (EDMD) report. The four-quarter
moving average, which compares the most
recent four quarters to the prior four,
rose 14.8%.
TOP TEN
Evolution of a Career in Tech
McCauley Design Group
Spreads the CAMM2 Gospel
Beyond Design: Does Current Deliver the Energy in a Circuit?
EDITOR'S
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Electronic System Design Industry
Posts $4.5 Billion in Revenue in
Q1 2024
Jake Whipple
