The printed circuit board (PCB) is the backbone of an electronic product, and the performance, longevity, and reliability of the end product depend on the electrical system it forms a part of. If designed properly, products with high-quality circuitry will have lower rates of field failure and field returns. Therefore, the production cost of the product will be lower and the profit will be higher. In order to produce high-quality PCB boards on time without increasing design time and incurring costly rework, design and circuit integrity issues must be discovered early in the design process.
In order to bring products to market quickly and reliably, it is necessary to use design tools to automate the design process, but how can we ensure the success of the design? What details should be paid attention to in order to maximize design efficiency and product quality? Design tools should obviously be intuitive to use and powerful enough to overcome complex design challenges, but what else is worth noting? This article outlines four steps you can take to ensure a successful PCB design.
Schematic input is critical to generating the logical connections of a design and must be accurate, easy to use, and integrated with layout to ensure a successful design.
Simply entering the schematic and transferring it to layout is not enough. In order to create a high-quality design that meets expectations, you need to ensure that the best components are used and that simulation analysis can be performed to ensure that the design does not go wrong when it is delivered to manufacturing.