Feature: Software & Tools
Figure 2: BOM preview on the Celus Design Platform
and soſtware are implemented in a targeted manner. Whilst tools can be used according to their function, to reap their benefits at scale, working methods must be defined specifically to the company itself. When it comes to reference design management, if you want
engineers to successfully reuse a design, they must first locate it in the database. Although it sounds trivial, in practice this can be annoyingly time-consuming and can fail due to wrong nomenclature, poor data hygiene or lack of due diligence. Adopting new database technology will relieve time pressures, but
that technology must be the right soſtware for the right team. Tasks must be distributed to team members according to their skills and experience, to meet optimum design requirements. Tis is the only way to fully exploit the possibilities of new automation technology.
Not if, but when Optimisation through AI has long been a part of electronics development. Leveraging proven settings and designs helps
eliminate errors and improves versatility, as users quickly swap components and adjust designs to adapt to changing market conditions and disruptions. Despite the rapid advances in automation technology, human
contributions remain paramount. Full automation is not the final desired state, but the turbocharger that fuels creativity in electronics design. Questions about using this technology should not be about what we can automate, but what we should automate, because creativity and innovation are not driven by AI but by engineers who can draw from a lifetime of experience and knowledge. What should be automated are the manual and tedious tasks that waste engineers’ time. Most of the companies that Celus speaks to daily are already
trying many different approaches. New technologies must now be implemented in such a way as to support and further develop employees and processes in the long term. Considering current market conditions – be it a shortage of skilled workers or bottlenecks in the supply of ICs – the answer to the question of “when” is clear: It’s “now”!
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