Interesting discussion indeed.  I see a lot of predictions about the need for legacy work, which will keep people employed.  But it's the leading edge, new technologies that will make up the bulk of the bulk of the work, and profit.

As a PCB designer, I have to approach this from a different perspective.  I know how to design for the current technology, but once it's designed, there's not much legacy work I can count on.  How do I design for Occam?  Or the next idea?  Nano technology and graphene could completely change the component/solder/copper/laminate structure.  PCB design could become more like IC design.  I don't want to be the guy justy hanging on to old tech, I want to be learning and implementing the latest and greatest.  

If I'm not one of the ones ready to understand and design the new technology, I'll be one of the youngest Wal-Mart greeters in the store.

Pete

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