PCB Design Review

More confidence in your design, before things go wrong

You've spent weeks on your schematic and PCB layout. The deadline is getting close, but something keeps bothering you: did you miss anything? We look at your design with fresh, experienced eyes and help you find problems before they become expensive.

Example of a schematic review

Sound familiar?

  • You want to send your PCB to the fab, but you're not sure everything is correct
  • Your prototype is behaving strangely and you can't figure out why
  • Noise, EMC problems or unexplained instability
  • It works in the lab, but fails EMC testing
  • Your team is missing specific knowledge on an important part of the design

Then a design review can help.

What we review

Schematic & component selection

We take a critical look at your schematic: are the component values correct, are there better alternatives, and what about availability and future-proofing?

PCB layout & routing

From component placement to trace routing. We assess whether your layout does justice to your schematic, or undermines it.

Power integrity

Decoupling strategy, power distribution network, grounding. This is where many designs go wrong, often without it showing right away.

Signal integrity

Impedance matching, termination, crosstalk, return paths. Especially relevant at higher speeds, and also for sensitive analog signals.

Reliability & lifespan

Thermal behavior, derating, ESD protection, fail-safe behavior. Designs that need to last for years deserve extra attention.

Architecture & system level

Separation of functions, modular design, interface choices. Sometimes the problem is in the overall structure rather than in the details.

When is a review useful?

1

Before fabrication

You want to be sure you're not making an expensive mistake. A few hours of review can save weeks of debug time.

2

After fabrication

Your prototype doesn't behave as expected. Together we find out where the problem is.

3

With persistent problems

Vague faults, sporadic errors or problems you can't explain. A fresh look often helps to find the cause.

4

When scaling up

From prototype to production, or from small series to volume. That is when small problems turn into big ones.

5

Before certification

EMC testing is coming up and you don't want surprises. Or you've already failed and want to know why.

6

When lacking expertise

Your first high-speed design. Mixed-signal. RF. Your first 4G modem and antenna. Sometimes you know that you don't know what you don't know.

What do you get?

Less risk

Finding problems early is cheaper than fixing them late.

Faster to a working product

Fewer iterations, less debug time, more predictable planning.

Knowledge transfer

We explain what we find and why. Your team learns along the way.

Confidence

For customers, investors or just for yourself: you know the design is solid.

How does it work?

  1. 1

    You send your design

    Schematics, layout and, if you like, a short explanation. Tell us what you want us to focus on.

  2. 2

    We go through it

    Thoroughly, with the eye of engineers who do this every day.

  3. 3

    You get concrete feedback

    What's good, what can be improved, and why.

  4. 4

    Optional: we discuss it together

    By phone or on-site.

Curious what a review looks like?

See a real example of a design review we did for a Multi Battery Charger project.

See example review →

Price

€599 excl. VAT

for a design review

What's included:

  • Review of your schematic, or schematic + PCB layout
  • Concrete feedback: what's good, what can be improved, and why
  • You decide the focus

Terms:

  • One review on the submitted data
  • Payment upfront

Guarantee

No comments? Money back.

If we find nothing that can be improved during the review, you get the full amount back.

About us

Jitter has been developing electronics for more than ten years, from concept to production. We know what goes wrong because we've run into it ourselves. We're happy to use that experience to make your design better.

Prefer to do it yourself?

Use our free PCB design checklist to go through your design step by step before you order. It covers schematics, layout, ground planes, silkscreen, DFM, gerbers and BOM.

Open the free PCB checklist →

Want to know if your design is ready for the next step?

Get in touch