Concurrent PCB Development
At GEB Enterprise, we approach every project with a concurrent engineering mindset—developing PCB documentation in parallel with schematic and FPGA design. This allows us to shorten development cycles, ensure consistency, and deliver smarter results faster.
From the very start, our teams collaborate across schematic capture, FPGA logic design, and PCB layout documentation. All workflows are synchronized through version-controlled environments, with real-time updates across all disciplines.
Our documentation process includes detailed electrical rules, netlists, BOMs, layout and assembly drawings, and complete FPGA-to-PCB interface specifications. At the core of this process are customized checklists, used throughout each phase to ensure every critical step is verified, documented, and aligned.
Schematic changes inform layout decisions, FPGA simulations guide signal integrity and pin assignment, and PCB updates feed directly into production documentation. Advanced tools and tightly integrated workflows ensure nothing gets lost in translation.
Before release, we validate everything—schematics, layout, HDL, and test coverage—using both automated checks and cross-team checklist reviews. The result is reliable, production-ready documentation from the very first prototype.
This is our vision of engineering: parallel, precise, and always verified.
From the very start, our teams collaborate across schematic capture, FPGA logic design, and PCB layout documentation. All workflows are synchronized through version-controlled environments, with real-time updates across all disciplines.
Our documentation process includes detailed electrical rules, netlists, BOMs, layout and assembly drawings, and complete FPGA-to-PCB interface specifications. At the core of this process are customized checklists, used throughout each phase to ensure every critical step is verified, documented, and aligned.
Schematic changes inform layout decisions, FPGA simulations guide signal integrity and pin assignment, and PCB updates feed directly into production documentation. Advanced tools and tightly integrated workflows ensure nothing gets lost in translation.
Before release, we validate everything—schematics, layout, HDL, and test coverage—using both automated checks and cross-team checklist reviews. The result is reliable, production-ready documentation from the very first prototype.
This is our vision of engineering: parallel, precise, and always verified.
Here’s how we do it:
1. Parallel Workflow Initialization
As soon as the system architecture is defined, we launch three workflows in parallel:
–Schematic design (logical circuitry),
–FPGA development (HDL in VHDL/Verilog),
-and the PCB documentation structure, which includes layout rules, library definitions, naming conventions, and compliance with company standards.
All teams work within a shared version-controlled environment (such as PLM systems or Git), ensuring traceability and real-time collaboration.
–Schematic design (logical circuitry),
–FPGA development (HDL in VHDL/Verilog),
-and the PCB documentation structure, which includes layout rules, library definitions, naming conventions, and compliance with company standards.
All teams work within a shared version-controlled environment (such as PLM systems or Git), ensuring traceability and real-time collaboration.
2. Project Rules, Documentation & Checklists
Documentation begins alongside the design phase and includes:
–Electrical and layout rule sets,
–Netlists, BOMs (Bill of Materials), and design variants,
–PCB layout templates and fabrication drawing formats,
-Detailed FPGA-PCB interface specs (pin mapping, voltage levels, communication protocols).
Throughout the process, we rely on customized checklists to track every critical design and documentation step—ensuring no requirement is missed, and each milestone is verified before moving forward. These checklists are updated dynamically and reviewed across disciplines.
–Electrical and layout rule sets,
–Netlists, BOMs (Bill of Materials), and design variants,
–PCB layout templates and fabrication drawing formats,
-Detailed FPGA-PCB interface specs (pin mapping, voltage levels, communication protocols).
Throughout the process, we rely on customized checklists to track every critical design and documentation step—ensuring no requirement is missed, and each milestone is verified before moving forward. These checklists are updated dynamically and reviewed across disciplines.
3. Continuous Interaction: Schematic ↔ PCB ↔ FPGA
Design teams work in tight feedback loops:
-The schematic informs the PCB component placement and routing,
–FPGA simulations influence decisions on pin assignment, clocking, and impedance control,
–PCB changes are documented live and immediately integrated into production and test files.
Advanced EDA tools (Altium, Cadence, KiCad, etc.), shared documentation templates, and collaborative checklist reviews help maintain full alignment across design streams.
-The schematic informs the PCB component placement and routing,
–FPGA simulations influence decisions on pin assignment, clocking, and impedance control,
–PCB changes are documented live and immediately integrated into production and test files.
Advanced EDA tools (Altium, Cadence, KiCad, etc.), shared documentation templates, and collaborative checklist reviews help maintain full alignment across design streams.
4. Validation, Testing & Documentation Outputs
Even before final routing is completed, we prepare:
–Assembly drawings (component placement, layer definitions),
–Automated test plans (Boundary Scan, Flying Probe, functional testing),
–Manufacturing documentation (fabrication and assembly drawings, custom datasheets).
FPGA test outputs (e.g., JTAG/Boundary Scan) are linked to the PCB documentation to ensure complete testability and compliance. Verification checklists are also used at this stage to ensure nothing is overlooked before release.
–Assembly drawings (component placement, layer definitions),
–Automated test plans (Boundary Scan, Flying Probe, functional testing),
–Manufacturing documentation (fabrication and assembly drawings, custom datasheets).
FPGA test outputs (e.g., JTAG/Boundary Scan) are linked to the PCB documentation to ensure complete testability and compliance. Verification checklists are also used at this stage to ensure nothing is overlooked before release.
5. Final Review and Release
We finalize the project only after:
-Automated cross-checks between schematic, netlist, layout, and FPGA code,
-Completion of all design and documentation checklists,
-Validation of production and test outputs,
-Full generation of the production release package and customer-ready documentation.
-Automated cross-checks between schematic, netlist, layout, and FPGA code,
-Completion of all design and documentation checklists,
-Validation of production and test outputs,
-Full generation of the production release package and customer-ready documentation.
The result? Accurate, traceable documentation that evolves with your design — ready for manufacturing and testing from day one.