How Can Startups Source Affordable PCBs Without Sacrificing Quality?
The idea of starting a hardware business is exciting, and that is before you receive your first PCB quote. You wake up looking at numbers that have made your hard-planned budget look like a fairy tale. To most startups, the printed circuit boards may be one of the largest initial manufacturing expenses and the temptation to cut corners can be overwhelming. But cheap PCBs that fail in the field are more costly than one can save. Return, tarnished reputation, and redesign are known to sink the prospects of the most prospective young firms. Where do you find confidence in cost meeting reliability?