Case Study: CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique) achieves rapid, compact e-textile sensor development with Altium Designer

The Centre Suisse D’electronique Et De Microtechnique uses Altium Designer to Bridge the E-Cad M-Cad Divide

The Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM) led the BIOTEX project to develop the world’s first textile-integrated biochemical sensors for medical monitoring. Engineers needed a tiny, lightweight, noninvasive portable sensor interface made from two interconnecting PCBs plus a connector board inside a compact mechanical case, and faced the common E-CAD/M-CAD disconnect that causes design discrepancies and lengthy revision cycles.

Using Altium Designer’s STEP/IGES exchange, 3D PCB visualization and rules-driven Interactive Routing, CSEM established real-time electrical-mechanical collaboration, automated high-quality routing and optimized board space. The team reduced board size, broke the sequential design bottleneck so disciplines could work simultaneously, and delivered the unique portable device in six months with improved design flow and fewer revisions.

CSEM

Jean Luprano

Project Co-ordinator