PCB and schematic design
- Use of Altium Designer and Eagle Layout, for large and hobbyist designs
- Import/export from Cadence, Allegro, CADSTAR and other vendors
- Import/export STEP, DWG/DXF files for mechanical envelope design
- Circuit analysis for cross-channel interference, logic line race conditions, and other high-speed digital concerns
- Tied in with vendor inventories and use of standard configuration managed component libraries
Design-For-Test (DFT)
- Incorporate access to signals on prototype boards in design process
- Circuit activity verified to identify errors quickly
- Test points removed for final production without affecting the circuit
Vendor management
- Work with vendors to ensure design meets board layout rules, depending upon selected production process
- Files supplied to the vendor are configured to meet the vendor-specific content and arrangement
- Different vendors are selected based upon their strengths; e.g., prototyping vs. small-run production, heat-sink substrates vs. flex.