Ensuring Readiness
dataCon’s expert Circuit Design PCB Layout Designers focus on every detail and ensure every component delivered to our naval customers is mission-ready. We question single node nets and cover all the bases from the basics of PCB stack-up, material selection, component placement to more advanced techniques such as design for EMI/EMC, signal integrity and thermal dissipation on all power supplies, designing per IPC 2220 series.
When pairing our printed circuit board assembly, chassis assembly, and cable assembly capabilities, dataCon delivers a complete engineering solution to advance our nation’s naval warfighting competitive advantages in the arms race against near-peer adversaries.
CAD tools include Mentor Graphics PAD’s, Altium, Allegro, AutoCAD, Solidworks and Cam 350.
Deliverables
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- BOM
- Stencil file for solder paste; Component placement file; Assembly diagram for top and bottom layers
- Level III Drawings
- ASCII Layout File
- Schematic files
Design Output Options
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- Gerber RS-274X format and NC drill files
- ODB++
- IPC-D-356 file for electrical test
- Drill Drawing & Assembly PDF’s
- Level III Drawings
- 3D IDF Files
- 3D Solid Works ascii file
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- Fabrication Zip – This file contains all the data necessary to fabricate the printed circuit board. Included are the gerber files, NC drill, fabrication drawing, and the IPC-D-356 netlist.
- Assembly Zip – This file contains all the data necessary to populate the bare printed circuit board. Included are the assembly drawings, solder pastes, component X/Y location data and ASCII file (which contains entire design) or ODB++.
- Database Zip – This file contains all database source files required by the CAD system to complete the design.
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Data Required for Quoting
Layout Quotes: Items in red are minimum requirements to quote.
Items 1-8 are required to start a project. The more information we receive at the quoting stage the more accurate the quote will be.
Mechanical Description of Board
Drawing or sketch that shows:
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- General size of the board
- Expected number of layers
- Board stackup
- DXF or EMN
- Restricted areas
- Board technology (HDI, VIP, etc.)
- Any compulsory component locations
Bill of Materials
Excel format preferred, should contain the following:
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- Manufacturer’s Names and Full P/Ns for all parts
(required if quoting library)
- Manufacturer’s Names and Full P/Ns for all parts
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- Industry standard package size identification for all parts.
- Datasheets – Not required for quote but very helpful. We do request these before starting layout.
Preliminary Layout Instructions
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- Details of all layout rules/guidelines to include any special mechanical, placement and routing considerations.
- Explicit identification of all critical nets to include high speed busses, clocks, high current, and high voltage nets.
Schedule Requirements / Due Dates
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- Anticipated start date, project duration, and required completion date.
CAD System Requirements and Revision
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- Which CAD system is required?
- We support Cadence Allegro, Mentor PADS & Xpedition, and Altium. If you have no requirement, we will select the system most suitable.
Product Requirements & Testing
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- Identify the method of testing the finished product along with any applicable regulatory of manufacturing specifications and any unusual environmental considerations.
- Testing requirements such as flying probe and/or ICT.
Deliverables
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- List any special requirements for the deliverables package.
8) Netlist / Schematic
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- The netlist, unpackaged CAD schematic, packaged CAD schematic (netlist that can be imported into CAD system is preferred) or PDF of schematic.
- A searchable PDF of the schematics along with the native schematic tool files is also preferred but not required.