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Design News - October 08, 2007
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Tom Watson, one of the top engineers behind Ford Motor Co.'s Escape hybrid, has a word of advice for prospective designers: mechatronics. Watson, Design News' Engineer of the Year in 2006, says a blend of mechanical and electronic knowledge is going to be important for future powertrain engineers.
- Supplement
- Electronics Trend Watch
- Lithium Technology Expands
- Switch Packages Shrink
- Cars Are Gobbling up More Electronic Components
- Fiber Optic Interconnects
- Test and Measurement Heads Toward Greater Diversity of Measurements
- Apple Sets the Stage for Consumer Electronics with iPhone, iPod
- Rugged to the Rescue
- Systems Transition Connectors
- Rugged Industrial Cables
- Capacitors Get Smaller, More Energy Efficient
- Powering Multi-Functions
- DC-to-DC Converters
- Fans and More
- Round Form-Factor Connectors
- High Pressure Industrial Sensors
- Hall Effect Sensors
- Industrial Connectors and Cables
- Board Level Connectivity
- Engineering Meets Online
- High Current Auto Relays
- LED
- Microcontrollers Tasked for Energy Efficiency
- Automotive Connectors
- Small Relays, Big Performance
- Thin Is In
- Get It On
- Expanding Beyond the Basics
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