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Product Development

PCB Hardware Design

Schematic, layout and RF design for wireless products — including the parts that datasheets do not cover.

Overview

A wireless product is not a digital board with an antenna added at the end. RF layout, grounding, power integrity and EMC all interact, and problems in those areas appear as intermittent field failures rather than clean bench failures.

We capture the schematic, select components against availability and cost, lay out the board with controlled impedance where required, and treat the RF section as its own design problem: keep-out zones, ground stitching, antenna matching and shield can placement.

Before release we run a design review against manufacturing capability — minimum trace and spacing, annular ring, via-in-pad, panelisation and test point access — and we produce the fabrication and assembly files that the factory will actually use.

Capabilities

What this covers

01

Schematic and component selection

Circuit design with second-source and lifecycle considered, not just the first part that meets the datasheet.

02

Multi-layer layout

2 to 8 layer boards with controlled impedance, proper grounding and separation of noisy and sensitive domains.

03

RF and antenna design

Antenna keep-out, matching network, ground stitching and shield placement validated by measurement.

04

Manufacturing review

DFM and DFA checks, panelisation, test point access and complete fabrication and assembly outputs.

Specification

Technical specifications

Typical duration3 – 6 weeks depending on complexity
You receiveSchematic, PCB layout, Gerbers, BOM, pick-and-place, assembly drawings
Layer count2 to 8 layers
ToolsIndustry-standard EDA, outputs in Gerber X2 and ODB++

Applications

Where it is used

  • Wireless module carrier boards
  • Smart lock controllers
  • Sensor nodes and data loggers
  • Gateways and bridges
  • Motor and actuator control

Tell us what you are building.

Send us the requirement, the target market and the volume you have in mind. We will come back with a technical response and an indicative quotation — usually within one business day.