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PCB Design

High-Speed, High-Density & DFM

Over 20 years of design experience × Problem-solving capabilities
Optimal PCB design with proven technology

Drawing on PCB design experience across diverse industries and products, we deliver optimal designs that consider circuit configuration, manufacturability, cost, and manufacturing processes. Even for increasingly complex challenges such as mixed analog-digital circuits, high-speed signals, high-density mounting, and EMC countermeasures, our accumulated know-how and flexible approach provide consistent support from early development through mass-production design.

Our three strengths

Design experience
20+ years
Business partners
160+
Projects per year
750+
PCB designers
23

CAPABILITY 01

High-Speed & High-Density Design

To further improve PCB design quality for high-speed signals such as DDR4 and 12G-SDI, we create evaluation sample boards. By comparing simulation values against actual measurements, we accumulate design know-how and feed it back into customer projects.

Multilayer board track record
32 layers
Max. data rate (zSFP+)
28 Gbps

Challenges & Know-how

Design Challenges

  • Loss
  • Return path
  • Reflection
  • Crosstalk
  • Delay
  • Low-voltage power

Refined through
evaluation

Accumulated Design Know-how

  • Pre-study
  • Length-matched routing
  • Impedance matching
  • Standard-compliant routing
  • Crosstalk check
  • Simulation
  • Low-voltage power consideration

Track Record

High-speed circuits
  • PCI-Express Gen4
  • SerDes
  • DDR3
  • DDR4
  • DVI
  • HDMI2
  • USB3.1
  • SATA
  • Aurora
  • SFP+
  • zSFP+
  • LVDS
  • SLVDS
  • XAUI
  • GbE
  • 12G-SDI
  • MIPI
PCB specifications
  • High multilayer boards (32 layers)
  • Build-up boards
  • IVH boards
  • Flexible boards
  • Rigid-flex boards
  • Heavy copper boards
  • Copper core boards
  • Aluminum base boards

CAPABILITY 02

Design for Manufacturing

Drawing on over 200 optimization proposals a year, we propose cost reduction and productivity improvements from the design stage. For projects we also mass-produce, we work closely with our assembly department and design for assemblability and mass production to streamline manufacturing and stabilize quality.

Optimization proposals per year
200+

Proposal Examples

  • PCB manufacturing cost reduction
  • Assembly efficiency improvement
  • Component placement optimization
  • Pin swap optimization
  • Routing optimization
  • Layer count reduction
  • Design methods for narrow-pitch components
  • Component proposals that simplify design

Design and Manufacturing Together

  1. Board design start
  2. Component placement plan
  3. Joint review by design and manufacturing
    • Component placement
    • Pad shape
    • Panelization
    • Component information
  4. Incorporate review findings
  5. Placement and routing design
  6. Prototype assemblyPrototype conditions carried into production
  7. Mass-production assembly

CAPABILITY 03

Multi-CAD Operation

We select the optimal design flow for your design environment and make effective use of existing data. By choosing the right tool for each project, we shorten design lead times while ensuring quality.

Supported PCB CAD

Zuken
  • CR8000 Design Force
  • CR5000 Board Designer
Altium
  • Altium Designer
Cadence
  • OrCAD X Professional
Existing data
  • Reuse data from any of these four CAD tools as-is

DESIGN TEAM

Design Team

Backed by the latest CAD and an extensive number of licenses, many experienced designers are on staff. We respond to challenging high-speed, high-density, and multilayer projects with proven technical capability.

Designers with 10+ years of experience
19

Experience of Our 23 Designers

20+ years
6
15+ years
8
10+ years
5
Under 5 years
4

Applications

  • Image processing
  • Medical devices
  • Automotive
  • Factory automation (FA)
  • PC peripherals
  • IC evaluation boards
  • Security
  • Semiconductor inspection equipment

EQUIPMENT

Equipment

See our PCB design CAD tools, including CR8000, CR5000, Altium, and OrCAD, and analysis tools such as HyperLynx.

FAQ

What PCB design CAD tools do you support?
We provide standard support for CR8000 Design Force, CR5000 Board Designer, Altium Designer, and OrCAD X Professional. Leveraging your existing design environment and data, we select the optimal design flow for each project.
Can I request design services only, without PCB production?
Yes. We accept requests for design only, as well as integrated requests spanning design through prototype and mass production. We flexibly accommodate your development phase and in-house resources.
Do you have experience designing challenging boards such as high-speed, high-density, or multilayer designs?
Yes. Our track record includes high-speed circuit design for PCI-Express Gen4, DDR4, USB3.1, HDMI2, MIPI, and more; high multilayer boards up to 32 layers; and advanced PCB specifications such as build-up, IVH, controlled impedance, and rigid-flex boards.
Can you propose designs with cost reduction and mass production efficiency in mind?
Yes. Drawing on over 200 optimization proposals per year, we provide design-stage proposals covering layer count reduction, component placement and routing optimization, and component recommendations — all with a view to cost and mass production suitability.
Can I request an integrated service from PCB design through production and assembly?
Yes. We work in close collaboration with our assembly department to deliver PCB designs that are optimized for mass production. Integrated requests covering PCB production and prototype or mass production assembly are also welcome.
What data and documents are required when placing a PCB design order?
Please provide your schematics, netlists, bill of materials (BOM), and design specifications. We can also work directly with existing design data from CR8000, CR5000, Altium Designer, or OrCAD X Professional.
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