Stilwell Baker's Design Process
Engineering Services (Electronic Product Development)
- Participate in design reviews
- Selecting optimum technologies, components and board materials
- Root cause determination of functional, test, and manufacturing issues
DfX
- Critical signal identification
- High current, high voltage power routing
- Radiated emissions, Radiated immunity, ESD,
Safety concerns
- Test requirements
- System considerations
- Thermal management
- Mechanical requirements
- Environmental compliance, RoHS, REACH
- PCB cost goals
PCB Design
- Component placement
- Critical signal routing
- ASIC escape routing
- Test point coverage
- DFM verification
- Review layout as it progresses to minimize changes, consult with RE
- Board outline/panelization
Component Engineering and Library Management
- Part selection
- Part number reduction
- Second sourcing
- Component management
- Component and design reuse
Interface with Contract Manufacturer
- Deliver layout package to RE and Fab/Assemply
- Fab & Assembly coordination
- Cost reduction - number of layers, PCB outline, part reduction, alternate
part sourcing
Project Management
- Facilitation and management of entire PCB design thru prototype manufacturing
process
For more information
contact info@stilwellbaker.com.
