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Design for Manufacturing
We review fabrication and assembly requirements to help identify potential issues before your board is built.
Services
Take one discipline, or the whole stack
01Discipline
End-to-End Electronic Design
Bring your idea to life with a complete electronic board design. We develop the circuits, select suitable components and create the schematics and PCB layout around your performance, size and budget requirements.
- Requirements review and system architecture.
- Circuit design, component selection and schematics.
- PCB layout with attention to signal integrity, power and heat.
- Bill of materials, fabrication and assembly files.
02Discipline
PCB Layout & Routing
Turn your schematics into a carefully placed and routed PCB. We balance electrical requirements, mechanical constraints and manufacturing needs to create a board that is ready to build.
- Component placement and layer stack-up design
- Controlled impedance and signal length matching
- High-speed, RF, mixed-signal and power routing
- Rigid, flex, rigid-flex and HDI PCB designs
03Discipline
Mechanical & Enclosure Design
Complete your product with an enclosure designed around your electronics. We consider board mounting, connector access, cooling and assembly to create a practical design suited to your manufacturing process.
- Custom housings, covers and mounting brackets
- PCB mounting, connector openings and cable access
- Fit, clearance and thermal considerations
- 3D models and drawings for printing, machining or moulding
Workflow
What is the process from ordering to design?
Customer registers and provides information
Quote and sign the contract
Start project development
Develop schematic
Anode / customer review schematic
Confirm schematic
Start layout
Anode / customer review placement file
Confirm placement file
Finish routing
Confirm routing
Build PCB sample and develop firmware
Debug sample
Export files
Customer final confirmation
Project completed
Hardware design precautions
Customers need to provide:
Detailed functional requirements, size envelope, product operating environment and whether product certification is in scope.
Anode reviews schematic, layout and firmware:
Against our design specification, your design instructions and a per-project checklist before anything is released.
Customer reviews schematic, layout and firmware:
We provide the schematic and layout files for you to review. You sign each stage off before the next one starts.
Design data output:
Manufacturing files, assembly data, firmware binaries and a test procedure for the sample.
Beyond design
Manufacturing & certification support
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Prototype & Build Support
We help resolve manufacturer questions and refine the design based on prototype testing and build feedback.
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Certification Support
Design support for CE, FCC and UL requirements, including updates based on lab testing.