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“Engage your suppliers early on the design process” - Ed Becze Everyone wants a lower price, and often the “real cost” is not realized until it’s too late. In this episode, Ed Becze of Pegmatis, a highly experienced R&D company with end-to-end product development capabilities, joins us to help start-ups and design engineers like you avoid electronic product development failures. Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics Watch the video, click here. Show Highlights: Introduction and the interesting origin of Pegmatis’s company name Ed explains the foundation of a good product development process A thoughtful development plan mitigates risk early on—engage vendors and suppliers early on the design process (understand parts, availability, vendor capabilities aligned with your product) Holistic understanding of electronic product development: strategy, cost, and your design team’s experience level Start-up challenges, how to prevent failures:Understanding the risk of “development by demo” Address the lack of system-level design experience (use external expertise if needed) Don’t trust the data sheets—only 5% of chipset providers give adequate design rules to follow. The rest, you are on your own. Manufacturing test is absolutely critical—test equipment and test development are often overlooked Engage early on the design process. Ed stresses the benefits of nurturing your relationships with your vendors and manufacturers. Successful product development relies exclusively on your network—find capable vendors Supply chain intelligence, plan ahead when coping with supply challenges Cost reduction—do it, but follow the process that is within the constraints of what you intended to create. What are the costs of NOT thoughtfully designing? It’s huge! Money and time. Delays inTime to market are extremely expensive. Links and Resources: Pegmatis Website Ed Becze on LinkedIn Full OnTrack Podcast Library Altium Website Download your Altium Designer Free Trial Altium 365: Where the World Designs Electronics