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F E AT U R E A RT I C L E 68 I-CONNECT007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2026 BY ST E P H E N V. C H AV E Z , S I E M E N S E DA A N D P C E A More than a decade ago, I stood in front of an IPC APEX EXPO Design Forum audience and talked about something that was becoming more impor- tant in electronics design: successful communica- tion with an international engineering team. I had been working with a global PCB design orga- nization that included a talented team in Bangalore, India. However, I was based in Arizona, where there was a 12-hour time difference separating us. With different work schedules, cultures, languages, and communication styles, there were plenty of reasons that made collaboration difficult. When the World Becomes Your Design Team