OnTrack Newsletter: Component Shortages, Industry Trends and Online Education - March 2021

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OnTrack Newsletter	March 2021 VOL. 4 No 6

State of the Electronics Industry 2021
Vincent Mazur, Technical Product Marketing Engineer, Altium Ltd.

With the challenges of 2020 behind us, what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for hardware designers in 2021? In this article, Vince Mazur, Technical Product Marketing Engineer at Altium looks ahead to three emerging trends and share steps to address each one successfully in the year ahead.

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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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