Hardware development · Service 01
Electronics development and PCB design in Switzerland
Fermium designs custom electronics from the first schematic to the manufacturing handover: multi-layer and HDI boards, high-speed digital interfaces and EMC-compliant layouts for new products, cost-down projects and redesigns after component obsolescence.
What we do
PCB design from schematic to manufacturing data
Every board is designed for the line it will be built on. Stack-up, critical components and test points are agreed before the layout starts, with your PCB and assembly suppliers in the loop.
Multi-layer and HDI boards
Boards with 20 and more layers, HDI stack-ups with microvias and via-in-pad, impedance-controlled and agreed with the PCB manufacturer before the layout starts.
High-speed digital
PCIe, USB 3.x and DDR3 to DDR5 memory interfaces with controlled impedance, length matching and signal integrity checks where the margins require them.
MCU, SoC and FPGA boards
Processor boards around STM32, TI, NXP and Microchip microcontrollers, AMD Zynq and Intel SoC FPGAs: power sequencing, clocking, memory and the interfaces around them.
Flex, rigid-flex and special substrates
Flex and rigid-flex boards for compact assemblies, Rogers laminates for RF sections and metal-core boards for LED and power electronics.
EMC-compliant design
Layout, filtering and shielding planned for CE and FCC from the schematic, with pre-compliance measurements before the certification lab.
Design for manufacturing and cost reduction
DFM review before every production release, component standardisation, second sources and cost-down redesigns, coordinated with your PCB and assembly suppliers.
Technologies
Platforms and interfaces we design boards for
Microcontrollers
SoC and FPGA hardware
High-speed interfaces
Process
From requirements to manufacturing data
Every phase ends with a deliverable you can review: an agreed specification, a schematic, a measured prototype, release-ready production data.
- 01
Requirements
Interfaces, power budget, environmental conditions, standards, cost target and quantities written down and agreed.
- 02
Architecture
Block diagram, component selection with second sources, stack-up and power concept, EMC and mechanical constraints.
- 03
Schematic and layout
Schematic, controlled-impedance layout, DFM review with the PCB manufacturer and release of the prototype data.
- 04
Bring-up and verification
Board bring-up, power and signal integrity measurements, EMC pre-compliance and functional tests against the requirements.
- 05
Manufacturing handover
Production data, assembly drawings, BOM with approved alternatives and test points documented for series production.
Questions before a project
What engineering managers ask about hardware development
Do you design high-speed boards with PCIe, USB 3.x and DDR memory?
Yes. Controlled-impedance stack-ups, length-matched differential pairs, DDR3 to DDR5 memory interfaces, PCIe and USB 3.x are standard scope. Signal integrity is measured on the prototype during verification.
How do you handle EMC compliance for CE and FCC?
EMC is planned in the schematic and the layout: filtering, grounding, shielding and the placement of critical parts. Before the certification lab we run pre-compliance measurements and resolve findings on the prototype, not on the production board.
Can you redesign an existing board when a component becomes obsolete?
Yes. Drop-in replacement selection, redesign for current components, cost reduction through component consolidation and alternative sourcing, and long-term availability planning. External interfaces and form factor stay unchanged where the product requires it.
What do we receive at the end of a hardware project?
Schematics, layout data, manufacturing data, the bill of materials with approved alternatives, test reports and documentation. The design files belong to you at handover; Fermium keeps no rights to the product-specific design.
Contact
Discuss your embedded project
Describe the device, the stage you are at and what you need. An engineer reads every inquiry and replies personally.
Patrick Walther
Founder
Hardeggweg 3
3326 Krauchthal, SwitzerlandFermium GmbH, Hardeggweg 3, 3326 Krauchthal, Switzerland