Step by step procedure of electronic product designing!

Preparing an electronic product is quite a daunting task, but if one is aware of the design and development steps then a good finished electronic product can be made.

Here are consecutive stages or phases of electronic product design that are required to create well designed electronic product:

• Conceptualization phase: The first and foremost step involves listing down the requirements, which are needed for preparing a new product or are required for making variations in the existing product. Usually, product is broadly designed on the basis of market needs.
• Research phase: During this phase detailed design specification is done. It includes identifying the material, method, technology and venders required to produce the product.
• Circuit designing: Under this phase, product diagrams are being created via the help of computer drafting software. Once the designed is being prepared it is being verified by testing it on the circuit stimulator. And from this phase, assembly drawing process, along with ordering of product parts is being done.
• Electronic printed circuit board design: In this stage 4 major steps are being carried out:
  • Selection of package: A complete package is being designed and selected during this process. During the designing package, mechanical drawing of the assembly is produced, which is further supplied to the manufacturer, if drawings get selected.
  • Designing of graphics: With the approval of the package of circuit design, graphics and nomenclature would be designed. They would be displayed in the form of overlays, labels and silkscreens.
  • Resolves all the requirements of circuit diagram: By the packaging design process all the issues related to requirements of the circuit diagram are being resolved.
  • Artwork is processed: Once all the issues are resolved, artwork is processed, which is further being etched on the printed circuit board by the manufacturer.
• Review design: Once the things are jotted down on the circuit board, it is again being evaluated so that no further complications can come during the Manufacturing of the product. Thus appearance, build-cost, functioning and possible enhancements are taken into consideration during this stage.
• Testing setup and manufacturing setup: During this stage, the product is subjected for quality testing in order to see its performance. In technical terms it is also termed as quality test procedure.
• Documentation: Once the product is prepared all documentation is compiled, which comprise of circuit diagrams, parts lists, master printed circuit artwork, parts sources, software source code and documentation, mechanical drawings, assembly drawings, and all other items.