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Designing Electronics That Work: Real-World Hardware Development Technology Edition
Author(s): Hunter Scott (Author)
- Publisher: No Starch Press
- Publication Date: 16 Sept. 2025
- Edition: Technology
- Language: English
- Print length: 344 pages
- ISBN-10: 1718503369
- ISBN-13: 9781718503366
Book Description
Put your entry-level electrical knowledge to use and build elegant hardware that works on the first try. A uniquely practical guide, this book teaches you the things most engineers learn only through experience – with an emphasis on explaining the reasoning behind each method in order to ensure your designs are driven by insight, not blind rule-following. It’s also packed with hundreds of highly useful tricks and techniques that speed up workflow and save hardware designers time and money. You’ll learn the entire process for developing a device – from conceiving an idea to the final schematic, including prototyping, selecting components, layout, fabrication, assembly, working with suppliers, cost-engineering, regulatory testing, and even troubleshooting when things go wrong.
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About the Author
Hunter Scott is the Director of Hardware Engineering at Reach Labs, a silicon valley startup working on long range wireless power. He has been designing hardware for over a decade for all kinds of products: from communications to healthcare to art installations. He has an engineering degree from Georgia Tech, and has founded and taken two startups through Y Combinator. He has worked for Motorola Solutions and several other startups. He has spoken at conferences like DEFCON, Hackaday Supercon, and Altium Live. His projects have been seen by millions of people and have been featured in publications like NPR, The Guardian, and The Chicago Tribune.
