OCTOBER 2025
CANADA’S INFORMATION LEADER FOR ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS
EPT.CA
TALENT CRUNCH
Competition intensifies in the fight to secure top engineers p.10
CURVE BALLS
Avoiding obsolescence and counterfeit substitutions p.12
TOUGH TARRIFS
Import taxes could be worse than COVID? P.14
CRACKS & SHIFTS SEMI unearths some surprises in navigating the chip supply chain p.8