[SI-LIST] Layout service recommendations

Being almost ready to go to layout I've been thinking about the issues of
sending a design out to a service bureau instead of doing it in-house.
Unless you work for a large corporation (I don't) you might not have access
to the $100K+ EDA tools and support infrastructure (budget, bodies,
equipment, etc.) you might need to produce good designs that work "out of
the box".

My particular design is a small 5x7 in board that has a 1.5Gb/s front end
which gets deserialized and fed into FPGA's etc.  Most internal frequencies
are in the 100 to 200 MHz range, with wide busses.

Is it reasonable to assume that a good layout service can get this right the
first time?  What should one look for?  Are there any rules-of-thumb in
terms of cost?  What guarantees should one demand?  What should be the
hand-off process?  What's the best way to assure success?

Much like the list of recommended PCB houses, it might be nice to assemble a
list of high-speed-capable layout service houses.  I'll volunteer to compile
and post to this list.

Thank you,


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 Martin Euredjian
  eCinema Systems, Inc.
       voice: 661-305-9320
       fax:   661-775-4876
  martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  www.ecinemasys.com
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