EREMS

To address the complexity of modern aerospace electronics, EREMS required a PCB design tool with solid high-speed design and 3D verification capabilities. CR-8000 allowed engineers to efficiently manage constraints related to fast signals and perform 3D verifications of board layouts within the mechanical environment. According to Laurent Dedecker, PCB & Packaging Design Manager at EREMS, “CR-8000 enables us to manage the constraints related to fast signals and to carry out 3D verifications of our board layouts with the mechanical environment.” The tool’s ability to reuse routing layouts also helped optimize design efficiency and reduce development time.

EREMS recognized the need for a tool capable of centralizing component and design-related information across multiple departments, from engineering and sourcing to manufacturing and quality assurance. DS-CR provided a comprehensive data management environment, consolidating component libraries, material information, and design revisions into a controlled release process. This ensured consistency, improved collaboration across teams, and enhanced compliance with industry standards. “We realized that electronic components have a central place at EREMS and interact with many parts of our business,” said Gerard Dejonghe, President and CEO of EREMS. “This starts in electronic engineering and sourcing and goes on to board layout and mechanical design departments through to manufacturing and quality assurance. Therefore, we wanted to equip ourselves with a tool that is capable of centralizing all component and design-related information.”

The ability to assess design feasibility early in the development phase was a key advantage of implementing CR-8000. The software allowed engineers to perform design rule checks at the schematic level and evaluate multiple sets of manufacturing rules, ensuring that designs were both functionally and manufacturable. According to Laurent Dedecker, “The tool has many interesting modules such as the specification verification of several different sets of manufacturing rules, or a design rule check DRC at the schematic level, which is useful for engineers to assess the feasibility of their design in the physical layout phase.”

By integrating CR-8000 into its workflow, EREMS achieved significant improvements in design quality and efficiency. The software’s multi-board management features eliminated interconnection issues, while the constraint management system allowed engineers to predict board performance with confidence. “Using CR-8000 for the first time in a project allowed us to immediately take full control with the tool and to set up the component library,” said Laurent Dedecker. “It allowed us to correctly manage the various constraints (skews, lengths, impedances, etc.) linked to the fast signals at the schematic level and to verify them at the PCB level.” The result was faster prototyping cycles, reduced design iterations, and optimized product development processes.