PCB Layout
Intercole provides professional PCB layout design services, translating your schematic into a manufacturable board layout. With direct links to our own manufacturing facility, layouts are optimised for real-world production, reducing errors, improving signal integrity, and cutting time to manufacture.
A well-designed PCB layout is invisible. It just works. A poorly designed one creates signal integrity problems, manufacturing difficulties, thermal issues, and the kind of headaches that add cost and delay to your project. At Intercole, our PCB layout design service benefits from direct integration with our manufacturing facility, which means layouts are designed with real manufacturing constraints in mind from the start.
From Schematic to Production-Ready Layout
As a contract electronic manufacturer, we work closely with our associate PCB CAD designers who use industry standard CAD design systems to provide PCB layout services from customer supplied schematics to meet almost any electronic requirement. Our experience in sourcing electronics supports the development process and ensures that designs are practical, reliable and ready for production. New circuit designs are predominantly based on surface mount technology, often with an element of through hole technology, and in some instances fully through hole technology. Whether your requirement is a simple double sided PTH design or a complex multilayer design, we can help.
Design for Manufacturability
One of the most significant advantages of having your PCB layout designed by a team connected to a manufacturing facility is that manufacturability is built in from the start. Designs are checked against real manufacturing tolerances and capabilities, and issues that would cause problems in production are identified and resolved at the design stage rather than after tooling and production have begun. This reduces the risk of costly design revisions after first article manufacture, and it means your transition from prototype to volume production is smoother.
PCB Layout as Part of a Complete Service
PCB layout is naturally positioned within a broader design and manufacturing workflow. For customers who need support from initial schematic capture through to manufactured boards, Intercole provides that end-to-end capability. Your layout is designed with knowledge of the assembly processes it will go through, and the manufacturing team that will build your boards is on hand to raise any concerns before production begins. This connected approach reduces the friction between design and manufacture, which is one of the most common sources of delay and cost in electronics development.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you take on layout for complex multi-layer designs?
Yes, our layout capability covers multi-layer designs including high-density boards with fine pitch components and controlled impedance requirements.
Do you check layouts against your manufacturing capabilities?
Yes, layouts are checked against our manufacturing capabilities and tolerances as part of the design process, which helps avoid issues when boards go into production.
Can you work from an existing schematic or do you need to start from scratch?
We can work from an existing schematic provided by you