PCEA is Here to Meet the Challenges of the PCB Design Industry

Judy Warner

| February 9, 2021

PCEA is Here to Meet the Challenges of the PCB Design Industry

Tomas Chester is back for a Part 2 episode. This time he shares the importance of being involved in the PCB design community through organizations like the Printed Circuit Engineering Association™ (PCEA). He will also explain how the Materials Library in Altium Designer will benefit you as a designer and other stakeholders, including your fabricator.

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Show Highlights:

Why Tomas is using the Altium Designer Materials Library
Access to Tomas’ Materials Library
Using Simberian's 3D field solver Embedded in Altium Designer
Printed Circuit Engineering Association™ (PCEA) is addressing challenges in the Industry
PCEA Tri-Chapter Kickoffs

Links and Resources:

Tomas Chester on LinkedIn
Chester Electronic Design
Access to Tomas's Materials Library
PCE-A website
PCE-A Membership

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About Author

About Author

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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