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Board Design

About Board design

We provide turnkey PCB solutions from circuit design to PCB manufacturing.
And PCB design optimization for high-speed transmission with SI/PI board simulation. Cooling solutions for product miniaturization with thermal, fluid and stress-strain analysis.

Mission & Solution Best Solutions for
Customer Problems

We provide concurrent PCB design solution that integrate electrical and thermal fluid/stress simulations for customer's product developments.

01
Design PCBs with low warpages

We perform warpage analysis, using Cu ratio model based on the real PCB designs. We propose optimized PCB designs low warpages whether BGAs are used.

Examples of PCB stress-strain analysis
Examples of PCB stress-strain analysis

02
Design PCBs with joule heat analysis for high current applications

We propose optimal PCB designs with thermal analysis that integrate joule heat and device operating heat analysis.

【1】Perform joule heat analysis with
precise trace pattern modeling based on the real designs.
Perform joule heat analysis with precise trace pattern modeling based on the real designs.
【2】 Improve trace flexibility with Embedded Bus Bar.
Improve trace flexibility with Embedded Bus Bar.
【3】Place control logic and power devices on the same surface layer.
Place control logic and power devices on the same surface layer.

03
Realize stable operation for high performance PCBs

Our optimized PCB design solutions for high performance applications reduce prototype cycles, lead-time, and cost.

【1】Suitable PCB specifications

Optimum materials, Layer structure and design rules

Propose suitable PCB specifications
【2】Signal Integrity(SI)Analysis

Waveform quality and timing of high-speed DDRx interface.

Signal Integrity(SI)Analysis
【3】 Power Integrity(PI)Analysis

Check DC Drop and Input Impedance of Power Line for Digital Board.

Power Integrity(PI)Analysis
【4】VG plane resonance analysis

Check VG plane resonance for Digital Board.

VG plane resonance analysis

Case Study Application Fields

We provide comprehensive design solutions for performance, miniaturization, and cooling in a wide range of products, devices and modules.
With our extensive experiences in a wide variety of areas, we offer value-added design solutions for our customers.

01
High performance PCBs for Super Computers, ICT Infrastructure and Medical systems

Board Size 440 x 350mm
Structure 24 Layers
Device counts 8,400
Device Pin counts 39,000 pin
Wire counts 30,000 wires

More details for "High Density Interconnect PCBs"

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02
High density PCBs for Automotive, mobile and IoT

Board Size 70 x 550mm
Structure 12 Layers (5-2-5)
Device counts 13,000
Device Pin counts 6,200 pin
Wire counts 1,500 wires

More details for
"HDI (Buildup) PCBs"

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03
Thick Cu PCBs for Industrial and Power electronics (Thick Cu for high current use)

Board Size 180 x 110mm
Structure 4 Layers
Device counts 60
Device Pin counts 250 pin
Wire counts 160 wires

More details for
"Thick Copper PCBs"

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04
Semiconductor packaging substrates

Board Size 72 x 65mm
Structure 20 Layer(6-8-6)
IO counts of DIE 3,500 pin
BGA Pin counts 30,000 pin

More details for
"Package Substrate"

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05
High layer count PCBs for Semiconductor tests

Board Size 100 x 100mm
Structure 51 Layers(14-23-14)
Device counts 6 DUT
Device Pin counts 55,800 pin
Wire counts 3,500 wires
Board Size φ520mm
Structure 76 Layers
Device counts 28,700
Device Pin counts 107,500 pin
Wire counts 35,600 wires

More details for
"Probe Cards"

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Design Environment Design Tools and Environment

We provide total PCB design solutions that include a wide range of simulations. We interface design data to a large variety of tools for electrical, thermal, and stress-strain simulations to add values to our customer's products.

CAE tools (CAD/CAE)
Simulation Tools
PCB Design Center

Nagano headquarters

Kawasaki office

Simulation Electrical Simulation

We design the high-speed digital board using electrical simulation to satisfy Signal and Power Integrity.

Signal Integrity

SI simulation by using 3D electromagnetic field simulator

We design high-speed digital board using electromagnetic field simulation.

3D model of differential
signal for Module Board


Insertion loss "SDD21"


Return loss "SDD11"d

Example of transmission characteristics analysis of
F-ALCS structural substrate

The transmission characteristics analysis results and measurement results for the F-ALCS wiring structure are shown below.

F-ALCS PCB Model

Insertion loss S21

Return Loss S11

SI simulation for DDR SDRAM

We design board which satisfied Signal Integrity(SI) about DDR SDRAM Interface.

Simulator:COLMINA CAE Signal Integrity (FUJITSU)


DDR4 SDRAM Layout

DQ and
DQS Signal's Topology

DQ and
DQS Signal's eye diagram

SI simulation for High speed digital channel

We design board which satisfied Signal Integrity(SI) about High speed digital channel.

Simulator:COLMINA CAE Signal Integrity (FUJITSU)

Interconnect between main
board andmodule boardt


25Gbps signal's eye diagram


Channel Model

Power Integrity

DC drop simulation

We propose optimized Power Distribution Network designs by electrically analyzing the VDD and GND net (PDN) from the power supply element (VRM) to the IC Devices.

Simulator:COLMINA CAE Power Integrity(FUJITSU)


DC drop simulation model

DC drop simulation result Voltage drop from Power IC to IC

Impedance simulation

For a low power impedance, we propose the design of the power distribution network (PDN) including the VDD/GND plane, vias, and capacitor.

Simulator:COLMINA CAE Power Integrity(FUJITSU)


Impedance simulation model

Impedance simulation result
Impedance of PDN observed from IC

Simulation Physical Simulation

We support the optimization packaging design for the customer by our Thermal Management Analysis and Packaging Stress Analysis.。

Thermal Management Analysis

We perform verification and evaluation for thermal structure, responding to each customer's thermal problems for electronic devices.
By performing our thermal management analysis in the early stages of the development phase, we help our customers in reducing cost and time during the development process.

  • Highly precise modeling
  • Optimization of radiating fin shape
  • Optimization of flow path structure and/or inlet/outlet port
  • Numerical evaluation for unmeasurable fine structure
  • Smooth modeling in collaboration with a variety of 3D tools(STEP, SAT, STL, iges, Pro/E etc.)
  • Calculation of junction temperature by estimating temperature rise of electronic device
  • Evaluation of cooling structure inside casing of electronic device
  • Verifications of results represented by arbitrary cross-section distribution map and/or vector is available by visualizing flows for temperature/speed/fluid
Temperature distribution of laptop PC

Temperature distribution of laptop PC

Analysis Tool:FLOTHERM

Temperature distribution representation

Temperature distribution representation

Air speed distribution representation

Air speed distribution representation

Flow representation

Flow representation

Flow representation (Enlarged view)

Flow representation (Enlarged view)

Packaging Stress Analysis

The heat generated at the time of component packaging causes substrate warpage and gives stress on the component joints, decreasing packaging yield and product reliability. Analyzing such problems in packaging in a way consistent with customer's point of view, we propose optimal packaging design by suggesting packaging location and stress improvement countermeasure best suited to each customer.
Performing simulations in the early stages of the development phase will greatly reduce the number of verifications for prototypes, resulting in the reduction of cost and time during the development process.

  • Fully utilize the extensive experience and performance of our company and Fujitsu Group combine
  • Provide non-linear analysis and coupled analysis that take into account the temperature dependency of various material physical property value
  • Accommodate highly precise analysis, providing large-scale analysis by mesh refinement
  • Perform qualitative and quantitative verifications based on visualization and quantification of stress/strain distributions
  • Perform highly precise life prediction by matching simulation and actual devices
  • Perform modeling in collaboration with a variety of 3D tools(Pro/E, VPS, step, iges, inp, etc.)

Type of Analysis

  • Stress and thermal stress analysis
  • Warpage behavior simulation
  • SMT board level reliability analysis
  • Dynamic shock analysis
  • Structural strength analysis
  • Vibration analysis
  • Modeling service for simulation
Analysis Tool:・ABAQUS(/Standard,/Explicit)

【1】Case Example : Stress Analysis by Heat/Structure Interaction

Evaluate lifetime by calculating lifetime test acceleration factor based on plastic strain analysis of solder bump.

note) ABAQUS : registered trademark of Dassault Systèmes.

Temperature distribution analysis

Temperature distribution analysis

Thermal cycle test

Thermal cycle test

Power cycle (Actual Performance)

Power cycle (Actual Performance)

Zooming analysis

Zooming analysis

【2】Case Example: Warpage Behavior Analysis of PWBs

Propose optimal pattern design to reduce connection failure resulting from warpage by analyzing substrate warpage behavior caused by the heat at the time of component mounting.

Warpage behavior analysis

Warpage behavior analysis

Example of BGA disconnection

Example of BGA disconnection

At room temperature (A)

At reflow temperature (B-C)

【3】Case Example: Dropping Impact Analysis

Distortion distribution of assembled printed circuit board under dropping impact will be analyzed.
Proof stress through dropping impact will be evaluated from these impact strain simulation.

Distortion distribution of assembled printed circuit board, especially, precise analysis of neighborhood of IC package

Strain behavior of dropping impact with millisecond time at neighborhood of IC package

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