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32 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2026 E L E M E N TA RY, M R . WATS O N BY J O H N WATS O N , PA LO M A R C O L L EG E O ne of the most famous lines associated with the attack on Pearl Harbor was attributed to Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. After the horrific attack of Dec. 7, 1941, he was reported to declare, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant." That image has endured because it captured the moment when something enormous, and perhaps underestimated, began to move. Today, another giant is awakening in Europe, and it may not be what or where you expect. It's not from one country, company, or organization, but from an entire region that has built a deep engineering heri- tage and a long history in electronics. At the center is Europe's PCB design community. A few years ago, EIPC released an excellent, detailed report about the challenges facing the The Rise and Fall of Europe's PCB Design Community