Ioan,
Well from my perspective, electronics is here to stay! Possibly in a much
different format than what you might see today. The manufacturing of
electronics will also be here.
My viewpoint of manufacturing electronics is that it will become more
automated because of the simplicity of the circuits of the future as you
noted. I don't think it will be in the next 5 years or even 10. There are
still many items that are TH for various reasons. Logic will continue to
shrink and compact but the supporting I/O, switching and power functions
will still need to be dealt with. Until we get to a point where everything
is operated by 5V @ 10ma, I am sure electronic manufacturing will be
surviving.
So my 2 cents worth here is to be sure to involve yourself in automating the
process and you will have a pretty good future with electronics
manufacturing.
Hope this helps in some small way. If it does not help, please read my legal
disclaimer on fortune telling attached as a 573page document to this email!
Richard Hamilton
Clemar Mfg. / Rain Bird
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tempea, Ioan [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 1999 9:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [TN] What's the future?
>
> Technos,
>
> since everybody is happy and has time to check spelling, I'm going to ask
> your oppinion on something totally non-technical.
>
> Many of you have more years in this industry than my age, so you saw it
> grow. How do you see the future of SMT? Will it continue to be a booming
> business, or, five years from now the assemblies will be one ASIC placed
> on
> a 1"x1" board and that's it, no more discrete components, no more wave
> soldering, no rework, etc.
>
> Shall I return to good old lathes and milling machines, or I'll be able to
> feed my children out of electronic manufacturing, many years from now?
>
> Actually my company is in shut down for two weeks and that's why I waste
> my
> time with stupid questions (sorry, but any oppinion is welcomed).
>
> Thanks, Ioan
>
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