Data preparation on a typical design can often represent as much as 40% of the total design cost. Pie charts as shown here are automatically generated by our in-house database, enabling detailed time analysis and identification of potential cost savings.

Standard information from an engineer may include a circuit diagram, bill of materials and a net-list. Often, our clients are unaware of the potential time savings that can be achieved by utilising their software to output extra information.

The biggest savings can be made by synchronising our parts database with our customers such that the net-list specifies our component footprint information. We simply import the net-list and we are immediately on to the placement stage.

In addition to outputting our footprint names, some of our major clients also export placement grouping information which has condensed the placement time. Working with our customers in this way, we can reduce their design costs by as much as 50%.