Electronics manufacturers rely on many other businesses to support their creations, which include everything from smartphones and video games to laptops and aerospace equipment. While they can design all the exciting features of the specific piece, they need some help in areas such as computer aided design (CAD), computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and the printed circuit boards (PCB) for a given model.
While product manufacturers come up with the design for an amazing gaming system, a MRI machine, a television or tablet, they do not always have the capabilities, equipment, knowledge or the staff to design PCBs, which is why amazing collection of PCB companies exist. These professionals make the lives of electronics manufacturers much easier. They find ways to communicate all sorts of data into a tiny space. People might wonder how this happens, and the answer lies somewhere in the design process.
What Is CAD?
Computer aided design is a process where designers and developers use specific software to design, draw and develop a concept, ultimately arriving at a physical representation where there once was none. The object then comes to life for the original product designers in a whole new way for manufacturers in various industries, which include aerospace, nautical, medical, engineering, architectural, electronics and automotive.
How Are PCBs Related to CAD?
CAD is an important part of the development of PCB designs, so PCB firms choose their CAD software carefully to find the best fit for their product. Many times PCB companies can find free and legitimate CAD software to use when they design printed circuit boards for their clients’ products. To note, each CAD program basically has the same features and works the same, but each company that comes up with this design technology puts their own spin on it and adds some special features that distinguish them from others. As long as they receive good reviews by other PCB manufacturers that they provide quality designs, they are fine to use, no matter what industry the PCB manufacturer is serving.
How Does CAD Work to Create a PCB for a Product?
It starts with schematic capture where CAD technician maps the all the connections that the PCB manufacturer has requested for the PCB and serves as the blueprint for the circuit they are designing. The designer will create electrical traces, or “nets,” then test the schematic to see how it will operate as a circuit.
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