Everything about circuit design data management proposed by Polyog
Necessary to ensure stable quality and establish an efficient work environment

Even for smartphones made by Samsung, numerous components such as LCDs, cameras, and batteries are manufactured by external companies. Is it simply a matter of taking products made in this way and using them? How are these components managed, and how can their reliability be guaranteed? Let's set aside large corporations like Samsung for now. But are small and medium-sized enterprises properly managing such components?

During the development process, electronic products proceed by connecting components, circuits, and PCBs, and production is carried out based on this data during manufacturing. A critical aspect of this process is the management of manufacturing outputs—including circuit, PCB, and design data—based on component management.

Currently, in many companies, data sharing is time-consuming and carries the risk of accidents because it is performed manually by developers, workers, and managers or operated in a separate manner.

In particular, the electronic circuitry in the mobile, automotive, and healthcare sectors requires optimization systems related to circuit design data. This is because electronic products operate in close proximity to humans, and often, rather than being manufactured as finished products, they are completed by manufacturing various components. A data management system is essential to ensure trust and communication between the final development company and the component manufacturers.

Many companies currently rely on human verification to ensure consistency between circuit diagrams, PCB designs, and Bills of Materials (BOMs). Implementing this process into a system can eliminate unnecessary time and errors in advance, thereby establishing an efficient work environment and a stable foundation for quality assurance. Therefore, the system must be operated so that humans can perform inspections with minimal movement and the history can be managed.

To achieve price competitiveness, start with parts management.

Currently, only large corporations use standardization or data management tools. This is because high costs are a problem. Building a data management system requires server systems and a web environment. While there are many companies in Korea, ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large corporations, that need such manufacturing management programs, SMEs cannot afford to do so due to the high cost of configuring this environment.

Regarding the current status of small and medium-sized enterprises, Park Jae-deok, Technical Director at Poliog, stated, "Even large companies whose names are instantly recognizable lack proper component and partner management. Everyone is puzzled when told how component structures are divided, how information must be entered, and how deliverables must be produced after certification." He added, "However, to establish a foundation for price competitiveness, components must be managed first. Introducing such a system for management is necessary to ensure operational efficiency and convenience."

Electronic products are broadly divided into three categories: circuits, mechanisms, and software, but there are not many solutions tailored to the circuit perspective. Poliog possesses not only know-how regarding 3D libraries for components but also software for verification, simulation, and viewing, as well as differentiated electronic circuit CADs that interface with them.

In this regard, Park Jae-deok, Technical Director of Poliog, plans to share information on the necessity and methods of component management, the connectivity between circuits and PCBs in component management, and BOM configuration with attendees at the online seminar eeWebina ( www.eewebinar.co.kr ) on February 7.