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Total Board Solutions Ltd

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Lodden View,
Lower Earley,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG6 7YA ,
United Kingdom

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PCB Design

PCB Design

The core of our business is PCB design, as you would expect. Our dedicated team have many years of experience across the broad spectrum that is known as PCB.
Our PCB expertise covers all aspects of design type and design technology across a wide range of industry segments including; Satellite, telecommunications (basestations and handset design), mobile communications, aero-military, gas and oil, and the motor industry to name but a few.
These diverse market areas have exposed the team to wide range of challenges resulting in the ability to design with all the latest techniques e.g. microvias, ball grid arrays, chip scale packages, flip chip for all types of boards e.g. RF, High-speed and power boards.
Black Box Design

Black Box Design

The electronics industry continues to feel increasing pressure to produce faster, smaller and cheaper products while maintaining quality and reliability. This pressure is felt across all industry segments, not just the traditional area of the consumer market.
TBS offer a complete design solution from schematic capture through to the completed PCB delivered to you. With our manufacturing partners we are able to provide a fabrication and assembly service that meets your needs. We have been supply this service to the electronics industry since 1998.
Rapid turnaround Prototyping
As part of the development process there is sometimes the need to get something on the bench! Whether it is for initial testing of design concepts or feasibility of the design process itself (TBS has been involved in many cutting edge board designs) we are able to provide a rapid-turn around service to help address this requirement.
Library Development

Library Development

Libraries form the backbone of any ECAD system and are crucial to ensuring that the components engineers select are not only fit for purpose but also drive the downstream tools effectively. Our team are highly trained in all aspects of library management from creating library elements through to a complete Library Management environment. We are also conversant with the latest design technologies as well as the standards such as IPC-7351B to help ensure a high quality library.
Schematic Capture

Schematic Capture

Schematics are not only used to drive the ECAD systems they are also used to document the circuit design and to ensure that the design intent is communicated efficiently across the systems design team.
We have extensive experience in creating schematic diagrams that are easy to read while following the signal flow through the circuit. We are well versed in both flat and hierarchicalschematic creation across the full range of supported EDA flows. Total Board Solutions can create schematic design data as part of the layout process or simply to support your initial design reviews and feasibility studies.
We can work with you in a variety of ways when creating your schematic data by either making use of your existing company library or if required creating our own library data. Whichever approach meets your needs, we are fully equipped to deliver. Our library development capabilities enable us to quickly and easily create the necessary elements to support your requirement; whether it is simply the symbols or a full library suite such as component footprints and the logical to physical association we have the appropriate knowledge.
Software Migration

Software Migration

With the advent of new design tools designed to meet the ever increasing complexity required for the development of new electronic products, there comes a time when there is only one option to take advantage of the new functionality in order to meet time to market pressures − migration from one software platform to another.
Each CAD vendor generally supplies translation tools to help you through this process; however there are still remains the questions that need to be answered, such as will you take this opportunity to rationalise your library? Do you need to migrate any design data? What are the differences between the systems? With the main question being − how can I transition from one software package to another and minimise the potential blip in productivity? So before embarking on this journey it is worthwhile taking stock of what is to be done.
PCB Design Consultancy

PCB Design Consultancy

A company’s needs can vary at different stages of the design process − perhaps at the initial stage discussions on board stackup, strategies to address any thermal issues are necessary while during the actual design phase the attention is more focused on the application of the PCB design software. At TBS, whatever the stage of the design process we can call on our vast experience in the circuit board design process to address your needs.
Thermal Analysis

Thermal Analysis

Finding thermal issues at the qualification stage severely compromises the product delivery dates. Potential thermal problems should be identified early in the design cycle starting at the component placement stage so that you can determine the scale of the issue and what corrective action to take; perhaps improving the thermal path to a cold wall or the addition of a heatsink. The next step is to be certain that the board will not cause any other thermal problems when placed with the complete unit. If there are thermal problems that need to be resolved a solution needs to be found early on in the design cycle. But how can this be accomplished?
Bespoke Training

Bespoke Training

Our team have a history of delivering training courses to the electronics industry on using PCB design software or PCB design itself as well as speaking at various trade and industry shows. We have trained all over the world from London to Scotland, from Ireland to Turkey and even in the USA.
Sue Critcher previously worked for Inpaq a training facility specifically created to produce the next generation of PCB designers. Created by Newbury College, the aim was to provide a range of courses that catered for different skill levels but specifically targeted to address the training needs of the industry. The first was for the complete novice giving a basic grounding so that they could “hit the floor running” as soon as they began working in a design office. The second was a series of short courses to improve a designers technique in for example high-speed design. Sue wrote or co-wrote many of the courses provided and therefore has a wealth of material and contacts within the industry.
Design Software

Design Software

Total Board Solutions is experienced in working with the majority of the main PCB design software tools including Altium Designer, Altium Vault, Nexus Server, PDN Analyser, PADs, Mentor (A Siemens Business) Board Station®, aXpedition Enterprise and Eagle.
We are also able to import a variety of PCB design formats such as Cadence Allegro, Orcad, CADSTAR and P-Cad.
Whichever software package you prefer TBS can fit smoothly into your design process.
To discuss your PCB Design requirements, without obligation, please contact us.
Industry Articles

Industry Articles

This section of our website you will find anything from gossip, rumour and scandal, but mainly useful information and articles written by our designers, engineers and technical consultants relating to all things to PCB Board Industry.

About us

Total Board Solutions are leading specialists in a variety of manufacturing technologies with over 100 years’ collective experience in the printed circuit board industry. Based in Berkshire, our company has served many sectors over the years including satellite, telecommunications, mobile communications, gas and oil, aerospace and automation.

We offer a unique and innovative range of PCB services including PCB design, black box design, library development, schematic capture, software migration, consultancy, thermal analysis, training and design software.

Here at TBS, all designers have enough knowledge and experience in analogue design, digital design, power supply, mixed signal design, microwave design, high-power design, voltage design, signal integrity, EMC, EMI and intrinsically safe operation. We strive to meet the exact requirements of each client and provide an in-depth service unlike any other on the market. Our main goal as a company is to provide customers with the right solution at the right time, ensuring maximum productivity from start to finish.

We as a company pride ourselves on being able to match the right design, fabrication and assembly techniques to meet the exact specifications set out by our customers, who have praised our services for being practical, reliable and efficient. We are successfully able to deliver a cost-effective solution for both prototype and production needs, working closely with customers to ensure that their needs are being met as effectively as possible. From test boards to advanced complex designs, our company is guaranteed to have the perfect circuit board solution.

We at Total Board Solutions have enough expertise within the electronics industry to provide excellent quality PCB development services that are second to none. We provide online support, training and consultancy for clients who require a particular service from our team of knowledgeable professionals.

We are more than willing to help customers with any PCB-related issues and can offer unique software packages that are specifically designed to fit with each individual client’s overall design process.
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