Free board week·Sep 14–21 only·Ends Sep 21
Build a PCB.
We'll pay for it.
Start any paid HeyPCB plan from September 14–21, design and publish your board, and we'll cover manufacturing up to your plan value. We handle the files, sourcing review, ordering, production follow-up, and shipping.
Your plan becomes a real-hardware budget.
This is not usage credit. It is the most HeyPCB pays to make one approved board and ship it to you.
Four steps.
Start a plan.
Begin any paid HeyPCB subscription from September 14–21. Your plan sets the maximum manufacturing amount we cover.
Build your PCB.
Use Inky or the manual editor to finish the schematic and layout. Run the checks and source the parts you want assembled.
Publish it.
Publish or update the board in Circuit World during the event. Publishing enters the Hardware Challenge automatically.
Send it to us.
Pick the published board below, see what it costs to make and ship against your plan, and add a shipping address. We send the final quote before ordering.
After you submit
We do the manufacturing work.
You keep designing. We turn the approved snapshot into an order and keep the process moving.
Manufacturing review
We inspect the published snapshot, BOM coverage, board outline, and available manufacturing evidence.
Final quote
We prepare the board-house package, close ordinary sourcing gaps with you, and email you the final price — fabrication, assembly, parts and shipping.
Ordering and production
We place the approved order, coordinate the fabrication and assembly process, and follow it through production.
Delivery
We arrange shipment to the address in your request and put tracking in your request when the carrier provides it.
Checking your account…
The details
Clear before you build.
The promotion is simple; manufacturing is physical. These are the boundaries we can actually enforce and fulfill.
- Who qualifies
- One request per HeyPCB account that starts a new paid Starter, Pro, Max, or Ultra subscription during September 14–21, 2026. Existing subscriptions that began before the event do not qualify.
- Which board qualifies
- One board you own and designed with HeyPCB, published or updated in Circuit World during the event. The published snapshot is the manufacturing source; private edits made afterwards are not included unless you publish an update and resubmit before fulfillment begins.
- The Hardware Challenge
- Publishing during the open challenge normally enters the board automatically. Submitting this manufacturing request guarantees the selected board is your active Hardware Challenge entry and replaces any other entry you had. The challenge has its own rules and prizes.
- What HeyPCB covers
- One order of 5 boards — with 2 of them assembled when you ask for assembly — including fabrication, ordinary assembly, the sourced components, and tracked shipping with import duty, up to the plan cap recorded on the request. The cap is not cash, account credit, or a reimbursement for an order placed elsewhere.
- If the quote is over the cap
- The page shows an estimate before you submit, and we email you the final quote before ordering. If it is above your cap, you can pay the difference by card to start production, switch to bare boards, or change the board. Nothing above the cap is charged without your approval.
- BOM and manufacturability
- The on-page estimate is indicative, not a final quote. Missing part prices, unavailable components, DRC/ERC findings, non-standard thickness or finish, panelization, controlled impedance, or other board-house requirements can change the price or require changes before ordering.
- Shipping
- Shipping and import duty count toward the cap. The estimate uses a shipping allowance for your destination; the final quote uses what the carrier actually charges. We cannot ship to sanctioned destinations or where carriers have suspended service, and carrier exceptions may need separate handling.
- Timing and changes
- Submit by September 21, 2026 · 11:59 PM PT. You may update the board, assembly choice, or address until we send the final quote. Parts availability and production schedules vary; we show the request status but do not promise a delivery date before a manufacturer accepts the job.
Go from idea to a board in your hands.
Build it in HeyPCB, publish it to the community, and let us handle the path from files to factory.
Claim your board