I graduated from high school in England in the summer of 1975. That was the year we had two weeks of glorious sunshine without a cloud in the sky (people in the UK talk about it to this day).
My friends and I had a few short weeks before heading off to university. A group of us hung out in a local park, lying on a grassy bank basking in the sun talking about what the future might hold.
One of the things we discussed was the year 2000, which was still a quarter of a century in our future. Now, it’s but a distant blur in the rearview mirror of my life. In fact, it just struck me that we are almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century already! I’m too young for all this excitement.
Recently, a student asked me how engineers would be designing electronic products in the future. When I started my first job in 1980, we captured our designs as hand-drawn schematics using pencil and paper. So, as far as I’m concerned, we are already in the future with respect to the amazing tools and technologies designers now have at their fingertips.
On the other hand, things continue to evolve. We are currently seeing the early deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in design and verification tools for both software and hardware. Also, augmented reality (AR) is beginning to make its presence felt. Are you thrilled or trepidatious by these technologies? Either way, as always, you can rely on everyone here at DENA to keep you informed as to the latest and greatest developments.