Our team at Whizz Systems pioneered the turnkey model in 1988. The same team, through two acquisitions, has remained intact. Our expertise in working with engineering groups doing the design, building prototypes, and providing precious documentation is invaluable in decreasing your burn rate and getting you to market sooner with a reliable product.

While working with startups, running at full speed is normal when the design is still being finalized. And at the same time, working with very large companies, where AVL considerations, interfacing with multiple groups within the customer organization, and still keeping the project on track is expected of us, Whizz Systems bridges the gap between engineering and operations. With the right team, tools, equipment, and experience to get the job done, let us be your time-to-market partner for all of your PCB requirements.

PCB Fabrication :
We work with premier PCB houses locally to build your printed circuit boards. With a well-defined model in place to quickly identify the right fit based on your technology, turnaround, and quantity, we are confident in getting you the best value for your money. For more simple “vanilla” boards, we marry them up with a more cost effective Tier 2 or 3 “proven” source while high-end boards will go to our high-end Tier 1 suppliers. We have built PCB’s with extreme complex parameters and have a very close working relationship with all of our suppliers. During the layout phase, we identify the right fab partner based on the following parameters :

•  Layer count
•  Stackup
•  Hole sizes and tolerances
•  Material requirement
•  Quantity and Turn-around time.
•  Complexity

When the design is finalized, our fab partner is prepared for the project in which material may be an issue or planning may take longer which is extremely important for quick-turn PCB projects ranging from a 24 to 72 hour turn.

Material Procurement :

This is another area where we surpass our competitors. Most people have the manufacturing equipment, but very few actually have a good materials team that performs well on quick-turns. Our materials team closely interfaces with our in-house design teamduring the design phase to identify lead-time parts, recommend packages readily available,

and raise the flag on EOL parts. Our process is setup to track the daily changes made by engineering during the design phase, and transmit the BOM changes to the materials team. This close coordination is key to successful delivery of quick-turn prototypes and a smooth transition into production.

We have developed sophisticated tools to help manage our inventory, generate customized reports, handle MRP functions and manage our proto and production builds. Coupled with our capability to add new functions, improvements, and customer required formats to our MRP system, we can also work with engineering BOMS without part numbers, and produce a production BOM with spec for all parts that we choose with your approval. We have an extensive inventory of commonly used parts in-house. At the same time we are closely tied with Tier 1 distributors, and brokers all over the world to get the parts in time for quick turns, while scheduling the rest with distributors for production. This is what makes us cost competitive and cost efficient.

PCB Assembly :

We have a brand new SMT RoHS compliant setup in-house. Commonly assembling very complex boards with over 2800 pin count BGA packages and equipment capable of placing 0201 components, you will not be required to find a different house for these needs, nor will you be asked to purchase the fixture to get the job done.

The boards we routinely build have several high pin-count BGA devices on them. Following are some highlights of our PCB assembly capabilities:

•  RoHS compliant process
•  BGA packages down to .5mm pitch.
•  QFN Packages
•  Straddle mount high pin count connectors
•  Press fit connectors
•  0201 component placement capability

Quick turn is a norm in our business. We have delivered boards with over 4600 components in 24 hours. Our yields are well above industry average. With case studies from very large and well-known customers, we have steadily improved their yields from high 80’s to 99%. With proper DFx during the design phase, and good manufacturing process, we are hitting 99% yields on most of our programs. All boards during proto builds are 100% inspected. For production, we address all the variables up front to improve your product yields.

Rework :
We support all of your rework requirements on a quick turn basis knowing the importance of debug. During this phase, we routinely support our customer requests for the following items:

•  BGA removal, and mounting
•  Cuts/jumps
•  QFN Packages
•  Incrementally populating / depopulating the boards
•  Custom adaptors to address different pin-outs