Most design shops hide pricing behind a sales call. We don’t. Here are the real fixed-fee bands by engagement type, the exact complexity adders, and how we land on a number. For your specific board, the RFQ scoper returns a tighter band in 60 seconds.
Every project is a fixed fee inside one of these bands — agreed before we start, not billed by the hour.
New board from schematic capture (or your netlist) through fab-ready output. Stackup, placement, routing, SI/PI, DFM, full release package.
Fix or extend an existing design. We audit first, give you a written findings report, then re-spin from a known baseline.
Independent senior-EE review of your design before you commit to fab. Stackup, SI, PI, thermal, DFM — a written report with prioritized findings.
The category we own. Full TRM thermal report (±3°C vs measurement), PDN verification, and an IPC class verdict — the deliverable that ends procurement debates.
Recover a design from physical boards: schematic extraction, BOM recovery, EOL part substitution, re-manufacture-ready package.
These are the exact modifiers our RFQ scoper applies on top of the base band. No mystery multipliers.
| 100G SerDes / PAM-4 | + $12k |
| mmWave RF | + $12k |
| DDR5 routing | + $8k |
| RF design (sub-6 GHz) | + $5k |
| DDR4 routing | + $4.5k |
| High-speed digital (USB3 / PCIe / Eth) | + $3k |
| Mixed-signal | + $2.5k |
| Peak current > 100 A | + $12k |
| Ambient 125 °C (extreme thermal) | + $9k |
| Peak current 20–100 A | + $6k |
| Ambient 85 °C (thermal margin) | + $4k |
| Peak current 5–20 A | + $2k |
| IPC Class 3A (aerospace) | + $6k |
| ISO 26262 (auto functional safety) | + $5k |
| IEC 60601 (medical) | + $4k |
| ITAR / EAR handling | + $3.5k |
| IPC Class 3 | + $3k |
| EMC pre-compliance | + $2.5k |
| Rush (≤ 3 weeks) | × 1.35 |
| Standard (4–8 weeks) | × 1.00 |
| Flexible (8+ weeks) | × 0.92 |
A flexible deadline lowers your fee — we can slot the work efficiently. A hard rush raises it because we clear the deck for you.
Every other PCB design shop makes you book a sales call to learn what a board costs. That’s a filter that wastes your time and ours. If our bands fit your budget, the RFQ scoper gets you an exact number in 60 seconds and a senior EE confirms within 24 hours. If they don’t, you’ve lost nothing. No SDR funnel, no “let’s hop on a call to discuss your needs.”
The Φ RFQ scoper applies these same numbers to your specific board — 60 seconds, no signup.