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APRIL 2018 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 81 Shaughnessy: The RF and PCB designers are almost speaking two different languages. They're doing the same thing, but they look at antennas differently, and then you have tun- ing issues and all this other stuff that for PCB designers is foreign to them. Bushie: You're right. On the other hand, there's some similarity to both designs nowadays. We see them moving together into very similar design aspects, with similar features, edge plating and cavities, heat sinking or coining a board. It is amazing how we see these technologies kind of converging as well. Vardya: It's interesting, because as people were giving us feedback on the book, one of the criticisms of the book was that we titled it an RF/microwave book, but it really applies to a lot more than RF micro- wave. A lot of the principles that we discuss in the book probably applies to a lot of complex, even high-speed digital printed circuit boards. Bushie: It could be more accurately termed "issues we face on complex circuit boards." Vardya: But, again, at the end of the day, 90% of what we talked about are issues we face on RF boards day in and day out. With over 50% of our business being RF/microwave, which is why we tended to focus in on that. Yes, high- speed digital has some of the same things but not as prevalent as it is in RF microwave space. Shaughnessy: RF sounds like a really interest- ing area to be working in. It sounds like a lot of fun, too. Bushie: We have really enjoyed it. Anaya and I have been doing it for a long time. I have to say thank you to all the people I have been able to work with over the years because they've taught me so many things. I've worked with some of the most brilliant minds in this industry. Vardya: Yes, I think our customers and suppli- ers have been instrumental in getting us to a point that we were able to write the book. We acquired a lot of knowledge from our suppliers. We've also worked with all kinds of interesting designs with our customers. I think that combination really got us to the point that we ended up writing this book. Bushie: This gave us the abil- ity to basically share that information with not only the people we have dealt with but some of the newer engineers who are coming up in the industry. Shaughnessy: And we are seeing young people coming into the industry. Slowly, but it is happening. Bushie: We keep hoping that we will get a greater influx of young engineers coming into this area. Shaughnessy: I appreciate your time, gentle- men. Thank you. Vardya: Thank you, Andy. Bushie: Thank you. DESIGN007 Related Content Visit I-007eBooks to download your copies of American Standard Circuits' micro eBooks today: The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to... Fundamentals of RF/Microwave PCBs E The Printed Circuit Designer's Guide to... Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals E Anaya Vardya