How 'bout a bite?
How 'bout a bite?
Posted Dec 17, 2009, by Mark Forbes
We’ve just been introduced to a new website that I would like to pass on to you. It’s been up for just a couple of weeks and new members are welcome.
The website is called Tech Bites (http://www.techbites.com/groups/pcb-design.html), and it is a set of user “Communities”, roughly categorized by design application (PCB, FPGA, Chip Design, etc.)
Basically it’s like an online coffee shop for technical people. Within each community, you can share all kinds of information, chat with other folks working on similar problems, and even join hobby and special interest communities.
Take a look…make a contribution! Give Tech Bites a try.
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Mark has worked in the electronics industry for more than thirty years, beginning while in college. The first 8 years of his career was spent in R&D, where he received his first patent for a remote communications system for reading electricity meters. During that time he also worked on the weapons management system for the F-16 fighter. He then moved into product marketing, eventually leading a team of 6 product managers. For two years, he shifted gears and was editor-in-chief of a computing industry trade magazine. The 16 years prior to joining Mentor Graphics Mark spent as a consultant, working for Microsoft, Intel, Sharp, HP, and other industry-leading companies. Mark’s career ranges from laying PC board with red and blue tape to defining five-year product plans.
Mark earned a BSEE degree from Bradley University in Peoria, IL, and did MBA work at the University of Santa Clara. Mark has written five books, including three university-level textbooks, more than 115 technical and business articles, and has been issued two patents.
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