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PCB Prototype

A PCB Prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a printed circuit board built to test the concept or process of your PCB design. PCB Prototype indicates manufacturing an actual board of a theoretical design to verify that it works. So, PCB prototype is the most critical time during development stage to verify whether the design can work before production. As a PCB manufacturer in China, MADPCB offers PCB prototype services to terminate the prototyping nightmares you meet before. With our PCB prototype service, just send us your Gerber files, quantity and fab notes, we will fabricate and deliver the circuit boards to you on time.

 

PCB Prototypes

PCB Prototypes

Types of PCB Prototypes

 

Different types of PCB prototypes are applied to test different aspects of the PCB design. Over the course of a project, a design team may use multiple PCBs at various stages of the design process. Some of these PCB prototype types include:

  • Visual Models: Illustrate the physical aspects of the PCB design, and show the overall shape and component structure. These are usually the first prototypes, which are used to communicate and review the design in a way that is easy and affordable.
  • Proof-of Concept Prototype: Just simple printed circuit board prototypes that focus on replicating the primary function without carrying all fabrication process of the final product. This kind of prototype circuit board is primarily to show whether the design concept is viable.
  • Working Prototype: the board contains all of the planned features and functions of the final product. It is used to identify weakness or problems in the design, and rarely represent what the finished product is going to look like.
  • Functional Prototype: This prototype is close to the final product as possible, provides the most accurate idea of what the design will look like and how it will work, with some basic material difference to keep prototype board costs low.

Engineers usually work through this list from top to bottom throughout the PCB design and verification process at prototyping stage.

 

MADPCB Prototype PCB Capabilities

 

MADPCB is a rapid prototype PCB manufacturer, the prototype PCB manufacturing service is available to our global customers. We can provide any kind of simple-to-complex prototype PCBs with or without special requirements:

 

Quick-turn PCB Prototypes

 

Years PCB prototype manufacturing service experience, MADPCB is a trustable supplier of prototype PCB and low-volume production. The PCB market always has quick demand of PCB prototypes, MADPCB offers quick turnaround PCB prototype service. For meeting the quick turnaround requirements, MADPCB supports quick PCB prototype fabrication.

  • 2-4 Layer Designs: as quick as 2 days
  • 6-10 layer Designs:  as quick as 4-6 days
  • 12-16 layer Designs: as quick as 8-12 days
  • 18-30 layer Designs: as quick as 15-20 days
  • HDI Designs (Rigid, Flex & Rigid-Flex PCB): as quick as 15 days, or more days upon HDI level and its complexity

 

Quality Control

 

Every PCB has its own unique film, manufacturing instructions (MI) & flying probe or fixture electrical test (E-test). By doing so, we ensure best result for every batch of your PCB prototypes and repeat orders, regardless of the volume.

Each process of the PCB manufacturing will strictly conduct according to IPC standards, and our professional in-house control team will verify all manufacturing processes meet customer’s requirements and related regulations to ensure all PCB boards manufactured by us and shipped to you are high quality and low cost.

 

Accurate and Reliable Prototypes

 

Having an accurate, reliable PCB prototype makes it much easier to solve design issues throughout the development process. Quality PCB prototypes accurately represent the functionality of your final product, allowing designers to see and test the following aspects:

  • PCB design: Prototyping enables designers to catch flaws early in the development process, and the more accurate the design, the more accurate the identification of the flaw. This helps minimize design costs down the line, while also reducing the project timeline.
  • Functional testing: What works in theory doesn’t always work in practice. Accurate PCB boards will help assess the theoretical values of the board to see if they show up in the practical values. This allows any differences in value to be checked, updated and potentially reevaluated.
  • Conditional testing: The real world is a brutal environment for products, so it is essential that PCB products go through appropriate testing to ensure that they will survive environmental conditions. For example, prototypes typically undergo temperature variation testing, power variation testing, shock resistance testing and more.
  • Final product design: PCBs are usually incorporated into a final product, and prototypes help determine if the planned product or packaging need to be adjusted for the final PCB design.

 

For these purposes, having an accurate PCB prototyping will help make other processes significantly easier, and will better prepare design teams for what to expect when they begin production runs.

 

PCB Prototype Manufacturer China

 

Prototype PCB board is a powerful tool for designers, offering time and cost-saving benefits while also ensuring that your final product is top-quality. MADPCB focuses on manufacturing quality PCB prototypes and low-to-medium volumes. Relied on our advanced manufacturing capabilities, MADPCB can be your ideal reliable prototype PCB manufacturer and supplier in China. If you are interested in PCB prototype services for your next project, contact us. If you’re ready to work with a company that can help you benefit from high-quality PCB prototype services, MADPCB is ready to help.