Hardware and PCB Engineering
Schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, signal and power integrity, RF board design and prototype bring-up — engineered for manufacturability from the first review.
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FROM BLOCK DIAGRAM TO BRING-UP BENCH
Hardware engineering bridges silicon and the finished product. The work spans architecture trade-offs and component selection, schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, signal and power integrity simulation, RF design where wireless is in scope, design-for-manufacturability review, and bring-up support on the bench until the first prototype boots clean.
Our team designs boards for embedded systems, edge AI gateways, industrial controllers, wireless modules and medical or automotive sub-assemblies — from compact 4-layer designs to dense 20+ layer HDI boards carrying DDR5, PCIe Gen5 and high-speed SerDes. We work in your preferred EDA environment, follow your library and DFM rules, and produce documentation that survives the handoff to your contract manufacturer without re-explanation. Engineers familiar with IPC-2221, IPC-2222, IPC-7351 land patterns and JEDEC package standards drive layout decisions.
Key CAPABILITIES
OUR APPROACH
Simulation Before Fabrication
A spin of a complex high-speed board costs more in schedule than in fabrication invoice. The team simulates critical high-speed channels, RF paths and the power delivery network before the design is released, not after the first build fails. Channel simulation, IBIS-AMI eye prediction, PDN impedance versus frequency, and EM behavior of antenna and matching networks are run, reviewed and signed off with the customer. Measured data from the prototype is then correlated back to refine the model library for the next project.
Manufacturing Partnership From Day One
The fabricator and the assembler are part of the design conversation from kickoff, not after Gerber release. Stackup, impedance tolerance, copper weight, minimum trace and space, drill aspect ratio, and panel utilization are agreed against real capability windows of the customer's chosen suppliers. The same applies to assembly: BGA pitch, fine-pitch package tolerances, solder paste profile and rework access are checked against the line that will actually build the board. Designs that fabricate easily yield well in production.
Full Documentation, Not Just Files
Deliverables include more than a folder of Gerbers. Each release ships with a stackup specification, fabrication and assembly drawings, BOM with manufacturer part numbers and approved alternates, pick-and-place data, schematic and PDF source, theory of operation notes for non-obvious circuits, bring-up instructions, and a list of known design assumptions. When a contract manufacturer engineer or a future redesign team reads the package, no question requires going back to the original designer.
OUR SOLUTION
CLIENTS REVIEW
The ability to collaborate, especially for a company like WBD, cannot be underestimated. Our choice of PTSoft is like a company that really follows a few main principles. We are trying to create something that is a consumer experience for our employees.
Dave duvall
CIO, Warner Bros.Discovery
The ability to collaborate, especially for a company like WBD, cannot be underestimated. Our choice of PTSoft is like a company that really follows a few main principles. We are trying to create something that is a consumer experience for our employees.
Dave duvall
CIO, Warner Bros.Discovery
The ability to collaborate, especially for a company like WBD, cannot be underestimated. Our choice of PTSoft is like a company that really follows a few main principles. We are trying to create something that is a consumer experience for our employees.
Dave duvall
CIO, Warner Bros.Discovery
The ability to collaborate, especially for a company like WBD, cannot be underestimated. Our choice of PTSoft is like a company that really follows a few main principles. We are trying to create something that is a consumer experience for our employees.
Dave duvall
CIO, Warner Bros.Discovery
The ability to collaborate, especially for a company like WBD, cannot be underestimated. Our choice of PTSoft is like a company that really follows a few main principles. We are trying to create something that is a consumer experience for our employees.
Dave duvall
CIO, Warner Bros.Discovery