Design 1st, a product design and engineering consultancy, works with startups and enterprise teams to rapidly bring complex hardware products from concept to prototype.

To accelerate early-stage electronics development and reduce time spent on manual schematic capture and component selection, Design 1st used Circuit Mind’s electronics design intelligence platform for rapid prototyping.

Design 1st automated key aspects of the electronics design workflow, including architecture exploration, component selection, schematic generation, and bill of materials creation, allowing their engineers to move from requirements to manufacturable designs significantly faster, while maintaining engineering rigor.

In this case study, we review how Design 1st used Circuit Mind to enable:

• Faster prototyping: Compressed early electronics design cycles from weeks to days, enabling rapid iteration and earlier hardware validation.
• Expanded design exploration: Evaluated and compared multiple design approaches quickly, supporting better architectural decisions under tight timelines.
• Higher engineering leverage: Reduced time spent on repetitive design tasks, allowing engineers to focus on system-level thinking and creative problem solving.

Read the Design 1st case study to learn how AI-powered electronics design automation can accelerate rapid prototyping without compromising design quality.

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