Offer Evaluation Process

Understanding Our Offer Evaluation Process

At PCB Power, we aim to provide timely and accurate offers to support your project planning. This resource explains what we do and don’t check at the inquiry/offer stage, and why — so you always know what to expect.

What We Check During Offer Preparation?

Offer-Level Checks
Stack-up feasibility
BOM completeness
Production timeline alignment with technical requirements
Layer count and board size
High-level impedance requirement
Cost estimation based on specs
Availability check for standard materials

Why Not Do Everything at the Offer Stage?

We receive this question often, and here's why:
At the offer stage, our aim is to provide you with a quick and practical estimate — helping you plan your project without delays.
However, we intentionally reserve some checks, like full DRC and DFM, for the order stage, and here’s why:

Planning First, Finalizing Later: Offers are meant to guide your decision-making. Full validations are part of pre-production and ensure the design is truly ready for manufacturing.
Data Completeness Matters: Often we receive preliminary or incomplete files during inquiry — and while that works for estimating, it’s not suitable for complete accuracy checks.
Avoiding Inaccurate Feedback: Running full validations on partial or non-final data may lead to incorrect flags or confusion — which we want to avoid for everyone’s benefit.

Once you place the order, we perform comprehensive DRC and DFM to ensure quality, resolve design concerns, and prevent production issues — so your boards are built right, the first time.