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OnTrack Newsletter: PCB Design Zen, Component Management and Brain Food - June 2019

Judy Warner
|  Created: July 11, 2019  |  Updated: March 16, 2020
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OnTrack Newsletter
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July 2019 VOL. 3 No 3
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The third annual AltiumLive: Annual PCB Design conference is almost here again and will be located in San Diego and Frankfurt. Learn more about all that’s in store for this year’s event and how we plan to pull off a perfect hat trick!
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In mid-June, I had the great pleasure of attending my first EIPC Conference in Leoben, Austria (pictured above). EIPC (European Institute for the PCB Community) is an organization that has been around for over 50 years and serves the European Electronics Industry and supply chain while maintaining activities that involve the global industry. In this article, I speak with Tarja Rapala, the technical director for EIPC to discuss the purpose, activities, and scope of work of this busy and dynamic organization.
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Brain Food
Technical Articles to Keep You Sharp
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Problem Solving Methodology for PCB Designers | Industry Expert Happy Holden
Designing a 6 Layer Stackup for Enhanced EMC | Industry Expert Zach Peterson
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Win at Power Delivery System Design | Industry Expert Lee Ritchey
2019 Octopart User Survey Data - Part 1 | From Octopart
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Judy Warner
Director of Community Engagement at Altium, Editor of the OnTrack Newsletter, and host of the OnTrack Podcast. Warner has been working with engineers and PCB designers in the electronics manufacturing industry for over 25 years.
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Judy Warner has held a unique variety of roles in the electronics industry for over 25 years. She has a background in PCB Manufacturing, RF and Microwave PCBs and Contract Manufacturing, focusing on Mil/Aero applications. 

She has also been a writer, blogger, and journalist for several industry publications such as Microwave Journal, PCB007 Magazine, PCB Design007, PCD&F, and IEEE Microwave Magazine, and an active board member for PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association). In 2017, Warner joined Altium as the Director of Community Engagement. In addition to hosting the OnTrack Podcast and creating the OnTrack Newsletter, she launched Altium's annual user conference, AltiumLive. Warner's passion is to provide resources, support, and advocate for PCB Design Engineers worldwide.

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