Microconsulting
When solving complex engineering problems, oftentimes the bottleneck is specific piece of knowledge or equipment that is difficult to obtain or prohibitively expensive. It has been our experience that a ten-minute phone call with the right person can save thousands of dollars, or one day of access to a well-outfitted lab can unlock weeks of productivity. The problem is, discovering who that right person is or what the right piece of software is to purchase is a long, painful, expensive process that you can’t afford to go through when you’re under the gun.
While Radenso offers traditional engineering services consulting where we engage design resources on a larger project, there are so many times where that just isn’t necessary and you simply need someone to point you in the right direction. This is where our “Microconsulting” service can be a lifesaver - quick, affordable advice and answers to questions with no contracts or salespeople necessary. We have gained experience and equipment resources the hard way, investing thousands of hours and millions of dollar to learn these lessons. Take advantage of our experience and let us help you solve problems quickly and efficiently, without a large investment of time or money.
Knowledge Consulting
Circuit Board Design and Production
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Who should build your boards? Meet quality domestic, Chinese, and South Korean PCB manufacturers we’ve built relationships with
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Which vendors are better for prototyping vs. mass production?
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Real-world turn times and EQ experiences
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High-frequency RF PCB manufacturers – we tolerance checked 15 different vendors to see who was the best
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Manufacturing complex PCBs with many layers, HDI features or embedded capacitance
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Practical considerations when working with different surface finishes (silver immersion vs. enig, etc)
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Practical considerations when working with hybrid stackups (Rogers/high performance substrates + FR4, etc)
How to select EDA tools and simulation software?
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Cost vs. Value
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Altium vs. a more advanced program – do you really need a full-blown EDA suite?
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Limitations of Altium for HDI designs
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Benefits of Altium 365 for team collaboration
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The benefits of a full-stack design and simulation ecosystem – import/export hell
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How to choose simulation software based on your PCB design tools
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Signal and Power Integrity software compared – our experience with evals of Ansys SIwave, Siemens HyperLynx, and Cadence Sigrity
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CST Microwave Studio vs. HFSS and other solvers
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How well does GPU acceleration work on solvers?
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How responsive are Dassault, Ansys, Siemens, and Cadence and what is it like for small businesses to deal with them?
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What is support like and how good are the FAEs?
Dealing with vendors, pricing electronics, and logistics
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How does negotiating component pricing work?
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What kind of average quantity discounts do different companies give?
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How much more expensive are Digikey and Mouser vs. negotiated QTY pricing?
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How do lead times work and are expedites possible?
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Which distributors and manufacturers offer net terms?
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When producing an electronic prototype, should I go turnkey or purchase and kit the components myself?
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How can I technically vet my contractor before engaging them?
Getting support from large companies
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Take advantage of our excellent sales and support relationships to navigate the corporate labyrinth and directly connect with decision makers at large companies
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Introductions to sales and support FAEs at companies like Xilinx, Microchip, Cadence, Avnet, etc.