Electrical Design

AcAe delivers complete electrical and product design services for high-speed, RF, mixed-signal, and power-dense electronic systems. Our work spans system architecture, schematic capture, interface definition, and constraint development — producing layout-ready designs with clear intent, validated assumptions, and reduced downstream risk.

This is front-end engineering done correctly: defining what the system must do and how it must behave before copper is ever placed.

Today’s electronic systems demand higher speeds, tighter power margins, and greater integration than ever before. AcAe provides electrical design engineered for:

• High-layer-count digital systems
• Multi-gigabit signaling and timing-critical interfaces
• Dense RF and mixed-signal integration
• Power-dense architectures with strict noise limits
• Thermal- and EMI-aware system design
• Aggressive schedules where rework is not acceptable

Our teams combine system-level thinking, disciplined schematic capture, and rigorous constraint definition to create designs that transition cleanly into layout and manufacturing.

High-Speed Digital Systems

Networking, telecom, compute, storage, defense, avionics, consumer, and industrial platforms.

RF & Mixed-Signal Architectures

Front-ends, transceiver systems, sensor interfaces, precision analog, clocking, and timing subsystems.

Power-Dense & Thermal-Critical Designs

High-current rails, regulators, converters, motor control, and architectures operating near thermal limits.

Embedded & System-Level Designs

MCUs, SoCs, FPGAs, DDR, SERDES, high-speed interfaces, backplanes, and modular system architectures.

To begin an electrical design engagement, we typically work with some or all of the following:

• Product requirements and performance targets
• Interface definitions (SERDES, DDR, RF, power rails, I/O)
• Mechanical constraints (form factor, enclosure, connectors)
• Environmental and regulatory requirements
• Preferred fabrication and assembly considerations
• Existing libraries, design rules, or corporate standards (if available)

When inputs are incomplete, AcAe assists in defining requirements and constraints before schematic capture begins.

AcAe executes electrical design through a structured, risk-aware process that prepares designs for efficient layout and reliable execution.

1. System Architecture & Requirements

• Functional partitioning and interface planning
• Signal integrity and power integrity considerations
• Power distribution strategy and rail definition
• Preliminary floorplanning guidance and zoning concepts

2. Schematic Capture & Design Intent

• Complete schematic capture and hierarchy definition
• Electrical rule creation and design intent encoding
• Interface-specific constraint definition
• BOM optimization and lifecycle awareness

3. Constraint Definition & Layout Guidance

• Timing, impedance, and topology constraints
• SI/PI-critical net identification
• Stackup assumptions and impedance targets
• High-level placement and routing guidance for layout teams

4. Pre-Layout Analysis & Risk Identification

• Early SI, PI, and thermal modeling
• Identification of performance and integration risks
• Design adjustments before layout execution begins

AcAe supports electrical design using industry-leading EDA and analysis platforms, including:

• Cadence OrCAD, Concept, DE-HDL, and Constraint Manager
• Siemens / Mentor Design Capture and DxDesigner
• Altium Designer
• Zuken CR-8000 / CR-5000
• Ansys, Keysight, and other SI/PI analysis tools
• Custom internal tools, scripts, and automation frameworks

Our engineers work directly in your environment or through AcAe secure design centers.

Turnkey Electrical Design

Complete front-end delivery from architecture through layout-ready handoff.

Electrical Design + Layout Handoff

Electrical design executed with close coordination to downstream layout teams.

Co-Development

AcAe electrical engineers augment internal teams for targeted expertise.

Embedded Engineering Support

On-site or dedicated remote support for high-priority or complex programs.

Design Intent Done Right
Clear constraints and intent reduce ambiguity and downstream errors.

SI/PI-Aware from Day One
Analysis informs decisions before layout begins — where it matters most.

Fewer Surprises in Layout
Well-defined interfaces and constraints enable smoother execution.

Integrated with the Full AcAe Workflow
Electrical design aligns seamlessly with libraries, translation, analysis, layout, and manufacturing support.