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Phillip Restall

Founder / Lead PCB designer

With over 25 years in the PCB design industry, Phill's achievements include:
  • Co-Founding PCB Libraries Inc, which formed the foundation of the IPC-7351 LP Suite, facilitating the creation of world wide industry standard footprints.

  • Co-Founding PCBMatrix Inc, which was sold to Valor / Mentor Graphics

  • Founding CAD-HQ which developed PCB design productivity tools

  • Designing PCBs for dozens of companies using:

    • Mentor Pads

    • Cadence Allegro

    • Altium

    • Solidedge

    • Solidworks

  • Clients

    • PA communications (London Underground mind the Gap)

    • Psion

    • Aculab

    • kelvin Hughes (Sonar)

    • Meggitt Aerospace (Switzerland)

    • Rolls Royce Aerospace

    • Airbus (A380)

    • Sensoptics

    • Optasense

    • CSR plc (Cambridge Silicon Radio)

    • Olympus Cameras

    • Olympus Medical

    • IX Cameras (slow mo)

    • Spark Product Innovation