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Multilayer PCB design that survives manufacturing.
However complicated the project, our engineers can take it from specification to fabrication-ready data — prioritising performance, manufacturability, cost and testability in that order.
Get a design quoteEight years of custom PCB design across single, double and multilayer boards — including complex multi-processor layouts with proven methodology, documented process and quality checks at every stage.
Most boards that fail in production fail for reasons that were visible during layout: a return path broken by a plane split, a part that was already end-of-life, a test point nobody could reach. We resolve those questions while the design is still cheap to change. That is what "first-time right" actually means, and it is why our customers reach volume with fewer spins.
Who we design for
- Hardware engineers taking a prototype through to a market-ready product
- Contract manufacturers who need fast, predictable lead times
- Purchasing teams who need pricing and supply-chain transparency
- Product teams inheriting a design nobody in the building understands
Deliverables
- Complete CAD project file (Altium or your tool)
- DFM — design-for-manufacturing report
- Fabrication files: Gerber RS-274X and Excellon drill
- Panelised production data
- Validated bill of materials
Scope of work
From a verbal brief to panelised data.
- Schematic capture
- We create schematics from specifications, marked-up sheets, block diagrams or a conversation. Send a PDF or a sketch and we convert it into your preferred CAD format — validating the BOM as part of the process.
- Board and system architecture
- System and board-level architecture specification, engineering design specification, component selection, obsolescence planning, symbol and footprint creation, timing analysis and netlist generation.
- Simulation and analysis
- Power DC-drop simulation, power integrity and signal integrity analysis, differential impedance control and high-speed routing strategy — so EMC testing is a formality rather than a gamble.
- Cost optimisation
- We review an existing product or design and propose cost reductions. Layer count can often come down by using tighter conductor and via geometries — a saving that repeats on every board you build.
- Reverse engineering input
- Missing the original design data? We work from a bare board, an assembled board or old drawings and produce a new design with complete supporting documentation. See reverse engineering
- Design review as a service
- Already have a layout? We review hardware and PCB designs against manufacturability and testability, and re-engineer to correct flaws or lower cost without a full redesign.
Specialisms
Where designs usually go wrong.
- EMI protection and shielding strategy
- High-speed signal design and length matching
- Differential impedance control
- Fine-pitch BGA fan-out and escape routing
- High-current and high-voltage layout with creepage control
- Sensitive analog partitioning and low-noise grounding
- Design for manufacturability (DFM)
- Design for testability (DFT)
Tooling & working practice
| CAD tools | Altium · Cadence Allegro & OrCAD · Siemens PADS & Expedition · KiCad |
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| Input we accept | Netlist, partial or fully placed netlist, Gerber, ODB++, Protel, Eagle .BRD, PDF sketch |
| Libraries | Ours or yours — symbol and footprint creation included |
| Review cadence | Scheduled video design reviews across time zones |
| Coverage | Off-shore resource available so work continues outside your hours |
| Confidentiality | Mutual NDA before files are shared |
Working in a tool not listed here? Tell us which one — we can usually accept the native project or a neutral export.
What happens next
Three emails to a fixed price.
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Step 01
Send what you have
A specification, a sketch, an old board, or a paragraph describing the product. Nothing needs to be tidy.
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Step 02
We scope it in writing
Within 24 hours you get the questions we need answered, the risks we can already see, and a fixed price with a delivery date.
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Step 03
Design starts, reviews are scheduled
You see the schematic before layout begins and the layout before release. No surprises at the end.