Power Electronics Design Service

Start-to-finish converter engineering where precision meets reliability. We design for success from the first schematic.

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER:Christopher Hickam

Designing for Reliability

A "Do It Right The First Time" Philosophy

With over 16 years of specialized experience in power electronics, Christopher Hickam founded Circuit Analytix LLC on a simple but important premise: it is always cheaper to do it right the first time than to do it again. In the world of high-performance power conversion, the cost of failure—both in development time and field performance—is too high to ignore.

By anticipating challenges early they don't become problems later, I provide my clients with reliable power converter designs and accurate simulations that reduces overall product development cost.

16+Years Experience

"Quality is the byproduct of rigorous analysis and veteran experience."

Core Engineering Services

Comprehensive Power Solutions

SMPS Design

Switch Mode Power Supply design optimized for your specific application.

Inverter Design

Robust DC-AC conversion solutions for industrial, renewable, and consumer applications.

Simulation & Analysis

Offering both advanced mathematical and Spice level simulation to validate performance and margins.

PCB Design

Have your PCB designed by an electrical engineer who understands fields, heat transfer, current paths...

Consulting Services

Expert design reviews and troubleshooting for existing designs, paper studies and collaboration.

Custom Spice Models

Development of accurate Spice models for devices from semiconductors to complex controller ICs.

The Engineering Process

Standards-First Development Workflow

01

Standards Review

Identifying application specific regulatory requirements before a single line is drawn.

02

Specification

Defining detailed requirements and extreme use-case boundaries as well as testing procedures.

03

Architecture Selection

Optimizing topology selection for the specific application through analysis.

04

High-Level Simulation

Validating the theoretical design meets application requirements with adequate margins.

05

Circuit Design

Detailed component selection and schematic development accounting for reliability.

06

Detailed Simulation

Full-spectrum performance and stress analysis of the detailed circuit design.

07

PCB Design

Precision layout focusing on loop area reduction, thermal paths and managing emission sources.

08

Functional Testing

Hardware testing and verification against test plan from phase 2.

09

Qualification

Work with customer throughout the qualification process.