Board Design

The typical board that Project Development works on requires
sorting through issues such as:

- Multiple power supplies and voltage levels.

- High speed signals that must be placed and routed correctly.

- Analog and digital sections that must be placed and routed
correctly.

- Components and traces that generate heat which must be
dissipated.

- Differential and single ended signals that must maintain the
correct impedance.

- Mixed signal boards with connector positions or allowable
component placement areas that don't make any sense.

- For most boards space is at a premium, finding a spare
millimeter or a few thousands of an inch is the norm.

- Budgets that demand a variety of design compromises.

- Design for manufacturing and assembly without problems.

- Mechanical CAD and PCB CAD are integrated to examine
enclosure fit and component clearances.

- Gerber File editing

- Conversion of Gerber manufacturing files to CAD files.

- Autorouting

- Schematics revised or drafted.

- Component Search

- Bill of Materials creation or administration.

- Board fabrication/assembly quote process administration.

- Extensive use of Webex conferencing allows
teleconference/video conference discussions, screen sharing
and application sharing.