Gerber & ODB++ CAM Processing

CAM processing is where a design database becomes a manufacturable image set. We ingest Gerber RS-274X, ODB++, and IPC-2581 data, reconcile it against your fabrication notes, and produce a clean, self-consistent tooling package for the fab line.

What we process

• Layer alignment and normalization — mapping copper, solder mask, silkscreen, and drill layers to a single coordinate origin.
• Aperture and draw cleanup — resolving zero-width draws, negative/positive plane conflicts, and legacy 274-D conversions.
• Drill correlation — matching plated and non-plated holes to pad stacks and validating via structures.

Netlist extraction

We extract an IPC-D-356 netlist directly from the copper image so the fabricator can bare-board test (flying probe or bed-of-nails) against the true fabricated geometry, not just the design intent. Extracted nets are compared to your reference netlist to catch shorts, opens, and missing connections before tooling is cut.

Panelization and coupons

Step-and-repeat panelization maximizes material yield while respecting rout/scoring keep-outs, fiducial placement, and depaneling stress on fragile edges.

The output is a complete, documented job deck: prepared artwork, drill files, rout paths, a fabrication drawing cross-check, and an extracted netlist ready for DFM analysis.