Hardware Design Services

Over 25 years experience and 1,000 PCB assembly designs.

PHYTEC specializes in cost-effective ISO9001-qualified embedded hardware development solutions for customers requiring high-reliability coupled with aggressive timelines. PHYTEC has strong expertise in 32-bit microprocessor design and routing constraints with high-speed buses and complex network interfaces. With a full staff of PCB engineers and designers, over two decades of experience and 1,000+ PCB assembly designs, we are fully equipped to meet your requirements.

Our Expertise

Microprocessor Architectures:

• ARM7, ARM9, ARM11, ARM Cortex-M4, ARM Cortex-A5, ARM Cortex-A8, ARM Cortex-A9, Cortex-A15, XScale, x86, ColdFire, PowerPC, Multi-core, Dual-core, and Quad-core SMP

PCB Schematic Design:

• PCB Layout Design
• Low EMI design
• Power management
• Junction temperature sensing and thermal management

Interfaces:

• Connectivity: USB, Ethernet, CAN, Bluetooth, WiFi, PCIe
• Serial: UART, SPI, I2C
• Multimedia: Audio, Video, Camera
• Storage: SSD, SATA, Flash, SDRAM, SD/MMC
• UI: LCD, LVDS, HDMI, DVI, Keypad
• GPIO, A/D, D/A, and analog

Design for Manufacturability:

• Design for high volume
• Low cost design
• Production Test: electrical, functional, boundary scan
• Bed of nails design

Layout:

• Mixed speed and signal technology
• High-speed digital and analog
• Low EMI/RFI design
• μBGA, fine pitch, microVia PCB technology
• High-density, multi-layer (12+), small form factor PCB
• Signal Integrity & EMI Control

Tools:

• Mentor Graphics DxDesigner and Expedition PCB
• Altium Protel
• Over 20,000 part CAD library

Our Pedigree

PHYTEC's internal quality control program encompasses all material, labor and production inputs. Our qualifications and standards include:

• ISO9001:2008
• Traceability
• RoHS-compliance
• REACH
• WEEE
• IPC-600A-F class 2, 3 PCBs
• IPC-610A-D class 2 assembly
• J-STD-004 no-clean
• CE conformance
• VDA, KTA1401
• MTBF analysis