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October 20, 2005
Our Annual Look At EEs In The Workplace
Rising political tensions. Dropping interest rates. Near total globalization of markets. Regulators cranking out a dizzying array of rules. With so much change happening all around us, it's natural to want to get some perspective. Electronic Design's editors share their annual view of the current state of the engineering profession in this special issue. As in the past, the information published in this issue comes from the annual Reader Profile Survey conducted...  — Jay McSherry

October 20, 2005
Looking For A Fast Track To Higher Wages? Try Walking Down The Aisle
Here’s something you can take to the bank: Married engineers make more money than those who can’t bring themselves to tie the knot—a lot more. In fact, according to our Reader Profile Survey, the marriage premium extends across every age group and all demographic attributes. Of course, being married is much more expensive than being single, so it’s doubtful that married engineers have more disposable income than their single compatriots. Nonetheless, their...  — Jay McSherry

October 20, 2005
Are You Earning What You're Worth?
As a whole, the engineering profession in the U.S. remains in a state of flux as globalization continues to move jobs offshore. For some, that means loss of work and flat wages. For others, it means new opportunities and higher income. According to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of employed electrical and electronicsengineers shrank by 101,000 from 444,000 in 2000 to 343,000 last year, a...  — Jay McSherry

October 20, 2005
Technologies You Use—At Work And At Play
This year we were interested in knowing what types of tools you use to help you during work as well as in other areas of your life. Nearly all respondents (97%) said they use PC-based workstations, with 11% using Sun machines and 8% using HP equipment. Not surprisingly, virtually all respondents also said they run Windows operating systems, while 22% run Linux and 17% run Unix. On the personal technology side, 90% of you have laptops, 40% use PDAs (BlackBerrys, Palms, etc.), 27% have...  — Jay McSherry

October 20, 2005
Through Your Eyes: What Satisfies You The Most
As an engineer, you have a unique opportunity to design products that can improve quality of life, fuel economic activity, or simply entertain. But engineering takes a serious commitment. You never know enough, so you're always reading and studying technical journals—like Electronic Design—and it's usually on your own time. Your primary tools are your knowledge and your creativity, so you're likely to find yourself back in school honing your...  — Jay McSherry

October 20, 2005
Offshoring. Outsourcing. Out Of Work
It's a crazy game of Catch-22. A loud call for more U.S. EEs comes from the likes of the IEEE-USA, the Semiconductor Industry Association, the American Electronics Association, and several other groups that want to maintain and promote the United States as the world center of technical innovation. Yet jobs are scarcer than ever, as they move offshore or get eliminated through industry downsizing and restructuring. Hewlett-Packard recently announced a massive...  — Ron Schneiderman

October 20, 2005
It's Time To Take Out The Trash
Comedian George Carlin seems to have unwittingly captured the attitude of much of the electronics industry in the daily musings of his 2005 calendar. On August 12, he looked at the American Businessman's 10 Steps to Product Development. Question 5, "Will it harm the environment?" was halfway between "Can I cut corners in design?" and "Will it force smaller competitors out of business?" Could Carlin have heard about the European Union's (EU's) Restrictions on...  — Ron Schneiderman

October 20, 2005
The Shifting Design Cycle
The new electronic interdependence recreates the world in the image of a global village," wrote Marshall McLuhan in 1962. In the late 1960s, this University of Toronto media professor predicted that electronic communications would radically change our lives by speeding up the transfer of information, turning the world into a global village. In 1976, the film Network said that the modern world no longer comprises individual countries. Instead, it's a network of interlocking...  — Wayne Labs

October 20, 2005
Challenges Persist For Minorities And Women
The U.S. is in danger of suffering a serious shortage of engineers and scientists. No shock there—during the past two decades, such warnings have emanated repeatedly from government agencies and professional societies that keep tabs on the engineering community. The failure to produce a new generation of EEs will lead to the "graying" of the engineering workforce. Consequently, graduate schools will have to recruit more engineering students from abroad. And the cycle will repeat...  — Jay McSherry

October 20, 2005
Engineering Specialties
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is known for its high-technology sector. Yet it has seen jobs move overseas, too. A University of Ottawa report, Ottawa Works 2?Profiling Ottawa's Work Force (2002), says the recent downturn in information and communication technology (ICT) sector jobs has produced an oversupply in many categories, particularly software-related positions, intermediate and junior engineers, and business-development positions. All these jobs tend to move overseas due to lower...  — Wayne Labs

October 20, 2005
Overwhelming Complexity
What is it? Is it a cell phone? A message pad? A computer? A camera? It's all of the above. But who needs it? And why? Marketers tell us we need it. Kids seem to want it. Is this complexity elegantly packaged or complexity run amuck? Today's devices and software have become so complex that they almost defy testing. By the time all of the bugs seem to be eradicated, we're blessed with a new version we have to partially test in the field. Aren't you glad that aircraft systems are more...  — Wayne Labs

October 20, 2005
Are The Tools Better?
Depending on whom you ask, you will get different opinions about the tools engineers need for their jobs. Some complain of too many tools with overlapping features. Others say the tools are never quite finished, are too complex, and above all, cost too much. It's hard to imagine, but Walter Shawlee finds that many software tools and automation techniques are only 90% finished and full of problems. Therefore, they often require more time than can be spared to get to productive work....  — Wayne Labs

October 20, 2005
It's Your (Changing) World, And Welcome To It...
Welcome to our third annual edition of "Your Most Important Issue of the Year," in which we step back from technology to focus on you and on the career issues surrounding EEs. This issue offers a look at how the profession is doing and how your compensation and other job-satisfaction influencers measure up. The heart of the issue is our annual survey. We'd like to thank the thousands of you who participated. Thanks also to those of you who talked to our editors ...  — Mark David

October 20, 2005
A Day In The Life
Finally, we come to the daily grind. Many of you entered our "A Day in the Life of an Electronic Engineer" photo contest, provoking many reactions—awe, envy, sympathy, and even laughter. We also marvelled at the variety of work you're tackling out in the field. Thanks for participating! Unfortunately, we could only choose two winners. Jeff Lehto is a lead design engineer with Intersil's office in Milpitas, Calif. He sent in a number of photos, illustrating everything from...  — Richard Gawel

October 20, 2005
Need More Information?
Need More Information? Agilent Technologies www.agilent.com American Association for the Advancement of Science www.aaas.org American Association of Engineering Societies www.aaes.org American Electronics Association ...  — Ron Schneiderman

September 13, 2004
Now Is The Time To Strategize The Future Of Engineering
Short product life cycles. Fast turnarounds. A constant barrage of new information. A race to stay on top of technology while getting new products out the door. To win the race, America must lure college students into engineering. Otherwise,...  — Wayne Labs

September 13, 2004
Welcome To YOUR Issue
At Electronic Design, we take EE professional issues seriously. After all, we're nowhere if we're not central to your design work and your career concerns. Our goal is to be your trusted source for both in-depth information on emerging...  — Mark David

September 13, 2004
Bush, Kerry Push High-Tech Industry Plans
BUSH, KERRY PUSH HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY PLANS They don't agree on much. However, President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry both say they strongly believe that innovation and promoting technology are important to...  — Ron Schneiderman

September 13, 2004
Can Politicians Make A Difference?
These are your fellow engineers talking, in response to Electronic Design's 2004 online Reader Profile Survey. The industry remains in a huge state of flux, with the rapid shift to offshore outsourcing and a growing number of U.S....  — Ron Schneiderman

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