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PCB For You · Division 01

Requirement in.Working PCB out.

Schematic to physical board. Design, DFM review, fabrication and assembly for small batches and prototypes. Startup-friendly — no massive minimums, no corporate runaround.

5 units

Min. batch

5–10 days

Prototype lead

1–8

Layers

Same day

Response

One board, five sheets

Follow a board from the idea to the bench.

Here is what happens between your brief and a tested, assembled board, drawn the way each stage actually looks. It is one small sensor board all the way through.

Sheet 01 / 05 · Requirement

It starts as a sentence.

Send Gerbers and a BOM if you have them, a schematic if that's what you've got, or just the problem. Before anyone draws a line, the idea becomes a requirements sheet: power, size, interfaces, layer count, quantity.

  • Works from Gerber + BOM, a schematic, or just an idea
  • Honest estimate and timeline, usually the same day
  • Constraints agreed before the design starts
brief.txt → requirements.sheet

Example brief · as received

We need a small motion-sensing board. It should be USB-C powered, talk to a phone over Bluetooth, and blink an LED when it moves. About 25 units for a pilot.

Or start from

Gerber + BOMA schematicJust an idea

Requirements sheet

  • Sensing6-axis motion sensor on I²C
  • Power5 V from USB-C, regulated to 3.3 V
  • WirelessBluetooth LE module
  • IndicatorOne status LED on a GPIO
  • Quantity25 units, prototype batch
  • Board50 × 40 mm · 4 layers · FR-4 · HASL or ENIG

Requirements locked · ready for schematic

Same-day response·Honest estimate and timeline

Sheet 02 / 05 · Schematic

Every net, decided on paper.

The requirements become a schematic: which parts, how they connect, and the decoupling and protection that keep the board alive. It is checked and reviewed before layout begins, so mistakes cost minutes instead of a board.

  • Schematic capture with an electrical-rules check
  • BOM review and component substitution
  • Sourcing checked while the design is still open
sensor-node.sch · sheet 1 of 1ERC running…
VBUSD+D−GNDJ1USB-CINOUTGNDLDOU13.3 V3V3D+D−GNDSDASCLIO5MCUBLE moduleU2VDDSDASCLGNDIMUU36-axisC110 µFC210 µFR14.7kR24.7k3V3R3330 ΩD1VBUS+3V3USB_DPUSB_DMSDASCLSENSOR NODE · REV A · SHEET 1/1
Nets
Grid 50 mil·7 parts · 6 netsSwipe the sheet sideways

Sheet 03 / 05 · PCB layout

Placement, then routing, then rules.

Parts are placed by signal flow, power and ground get their copper, and traces are routed one layer at a time. Design-rule checks run before the files are released for fabrication, so problems surface on screen instead of on a finished board.

  • Schematic to PCB layout
  • DFM review before fabrication
  • Gerber file preparation
sensor-node.pcb · 4 layersRouting…
Layers
J1U1C1C2U2U3R1R2R3D1SENSOR NODE · REV APCB FOR YOU
Board 50 × 40 mm·Top: parts · Bottom: return paths

Sheet 04 / 05 · Fabrication

Built up one layer at a time.

A multilayer board is built inside-out: etched cores, lamination, drilling, plating, mask and finish, then test. Here is the path a 4-layer board takes, the same order whether it is a single prototype or a batch.

  • 1–8 layer rigid FR-4
  • HASL or ENIG surface finish
  • Prototype lead time 5–10 working days
stack-up · 4 layers · exploded view
Illustrative 4-layer stack-up·1–8 layer rigid FR-4
process · board cross-section
01 · COPPER-CLAD CORENETS OK · 0 OPENS · 0 SHORTSROUTED TO FINAL OUTLINECopperFR-4MaskFinish
Not to scale·Illustrative 4-layer board

Fabrication · step 1 of 9

Copper-clad core

Fabrication starts with a rigid FR-4 core bonded with copper foil on both faces.

Sheet 05 / 05 · Assembly

Paste, place, reflow, test.

Solder paste goes on through a stencil, the parts land on it, and the board rides a controlled temperature profile so every joint forms at once. Then inspection, and a functional test against the requirements it started with.

  • SMT and THT assembly, manual assembly for prototypes
  • Functional testing, visual inspection and basic electrical verification
  • Assembly batches in 2–3 weeks, with WhatsApp updates throughout
assembly · line 1
J1U1C1C2U2U3R1R2R3D1

Reflow profile

PREHEATSOAKREFLOWCOOL245°150°25°PEAK ≈ 245 °CILLUSTRATIVE PROFILE · TIME →
  • Paste printed
  • Parts placed
  • Reflowed
  • Inspected
  • Tested
Example board · 50 × 40 mm·Reflow profile is illustrative

Assembly · step 1 of 5

Solder paste printing

A stencil sits on the bare board and a squeegee pushes solder paste through its apertures, so every pad gets exactly the paste it needs.

What we do

Everything on that journey, under one roof.

From a first schematic to a tested, assembled board. Use one stage or all five.

PCB Fabrication

  • Single, double & multilayer PCBs
  • FR4 standard material
  • Prototype-friendly (5+ units)
  • Standard & custom board sizes

Assembly (PCBA)

  • SMT & THT assembly
  • Component sourcing support
  • BOM review & procurement help
  • Manual assembly for prototypes

Design Support

  • Schematic to PCB layout
  • DFM review before fabrication
  • BOM review & component substitution
  • Gerber file preparation

Testing

  • Functional testing post-assembly
  • Visual inspection
  • Basic electrical verification
  • Debug support if something's off

Turnaround

  • Prototype: 5–10 working days
  • Assembly batches: 2–3 weeks
  • WhatsApp updates throughout
  • Quick iterations supported

Who It's For

  • OEM engineering teams needing low-volume production runs
  • Industrial product companies validating new designs
  • R&D labs and funded hardware startups
  • Teams whose volumes are too small for a large EMS

Our work

Boards we've built.

Built in-house. Every board tested before delivery.

PCB fabrication work by Inceptarc
PCB assembly work by Inceptarc
PCB prototype by Inceptarc
PCB board by Inceptarc

Getting started

Three steps, same-day quote.

01

Share your files

Gerber files + BOM if you have them. Or just a schematic. Or just an idea — we'll work from wherever you are.

02

We review & quote

We check for DFM issues, give you an honest estimate, and confirm the timeline. Usually same day.

03

We build & ship

We fabricate, assemble, test, and deliver. You get WhatsApp updates along the way.

Questions

Before you send files.

The short answers. For anything else, WhatsApp is the fastest way to reach us.

Get started

Ready to get your PCB made?

Share your files or describe the project. We'll take it from there.