The invention discloses a method for acquiring the encapsulation types of a device. The method comprises acquiring the types of technology of a printed circuit board (PCB), and searching and determining the encapsulation types of the device arranged on the PCB in the corresponding relation of the types of technology and the encapsulation types of the device according to the acquired types of technology. The invention also discloses a device for acquiring the encapsulation types of the device. By adopting the invention, the process route of the PCB can be acquired in the process of designing the schematic diagram and the encapsulation types of the device can be determined according to the acquired process route, thus satisfying the need of PCB process design and improving the efficiency and the quality of the PCB process design.