Custom Electronics Design (R&D)
Electronics R&D and PCB Design Services, New Zealand
Full-stack hardware engineering from R&D through to volume manufacturing.
A schematic that works on paper and a PCB that works in a customer's hands are two different engineering problems. The gap between them is where most hardware R&D budgets actually get spent, in layout decisions, sourcing constraints, and compliance requirements that only surface once real silicon is on a real board.
MicroCore provides electronics R&D and PCB design services for New Zealand teams building products that have to leave the lab and stay working. We specialise in multi-layer PCB layout, high-speed signalling, and power electronics, with a workflow that integrates requirement mapping and circuit simulation with strategic component sourcing from the outset, not bolted on after the first prototype fails.
R&D and PCB Design Services
Each service below maps to a specific stage between concept and a manufacturable board.
Multi-Layer PCB Layout
Schematic capture through to production-ready Gerbers in KiCad or Altium Designer. Stack-up planning, controlled impedance, and thermal relief handled at layout time, not fixed in a respin.
High-Speed Signalling
Trace routing and stack-up design for signal integrity at speed, differential pairs, length matching, and termination strategy for interfaces that don't tolerate reflections or crosstalk.
Power Electronics Design
Switch-mode and linear power architectures sized against real load profiles, not datasheet best-case. Thermal budget, efficiency, and protection circuitry designed together, not as an afterthought.
EMC/EMI and AEC-Q Compliance
Compliance considered at schematic and layout stage, grounding strategy, filtering, and component qualification, so EMC testing confirms a design decision instead of triggering a redesign.
From Prototype to Production
The same design standards applied to client work are validated in MicroCore's own product line.
Ruggedised systems don't happen by adding margin at the end, they happen when EMC, thermal, and mechanical constraints are part of the schematic from the first draft. That's how we approach every custom electronics project, whether it's a first prototype or a design already in the field that needs a second-generation respin for volume manufacturing.
Hardware built for MicroCore's own product line, an IP67 marine MPPT controller, a wireless CAN-FD bridge, goes through the identical process. The engineering judgements made on a client board are the same ones being proven out in our own production hardware.
Start an R&D Engagement
Describe the board, the environment it needs to survive, and the volume you're targeting.
Send through your requirements, schematic-stage, layout-stage, or a redesign of an existing board. Direct technical questions are welcome.