
EMBEDDED DESIGN: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE 657
KEY POINTS OF THIS CHAPTER
Embedded product design is a well-structured and systematic process.
It starts with a list of requirements which is converted to ‘speci cations’.
Ergonomic principles should be adopted in product design to make it comfortable for users.
Besides electronic design, mechanical and interface design are also involved, and they are
equally important.
Hardware design includes component selection and schematic design, which is con-
verted to a PCB layout, with which the PCB is manufactured.
After the PCB is made, packaging is done.
Around 75% of the design cycle time ...