PCB Design Review

More confidence in your design, before things go wrong

You've spent weeks on your schematic and layout. The deadline is approaching. But something nags at you: have you overlooked 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 issues, or unexplained instability
  • It works in the lab, but fails EMC testing
  • Your team lacks specific expertise on a critical component

Then a design review can help.

What we review

Schematic & component selection

We critically examine 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. Many designs go wrong here, often without it being immediately visible.

Signal integrity

Impedance matching, termination, crosstalk, return paths. Especially relevant at higher speeds, but 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 isn't in the details, but in the big picture.

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 isn't behaving as expected. Together we'll figure out where things are going wrong.

3

With persistent problems

Vague disturbances, sporadic errors, or problems you can't explain. A fresh perspective often helps find the cause.

4

When scaling up

From prototype to production, or from small series to volume. Small problems then become big problems.

5

Before certification

EMC testing is approaching and you want no surprises. Or you've already failed and are looking for the cause.

6

When lacking expertise

Your first high-speed design. Mixed-signal. RF. 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

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

How does it work?

  1. 1

    You send your design

    Schematics, layout, optionally a brief explanation. Let us know what you want us to focus on.

  2. 2

    We dive in

    Thoroughly, with the perspective of engineers who do this daily.

  3. 3

    You receive 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 determine 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 over ten years, from concept to production. We know what goes wrong because we've encountered it ourselves. We're happy to use that experience to make your design stronger.

Prefer to do it yourself?

Use our free PCB design checklist to systematically review your design before ordering. It covers schematics, layout, ground planes, silkscreen, DFM, gerbers, and BOM.

Open the free PCB checklist →

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