Full Support From Concept through Production Release.
Hardware Design
We offer schematic capture and PCB layout solutions using multiple platforms to companies
wishing to outsource their design work. We also cater to individuals seeking assistance with bringing
their design ideas to life.
Embedded Systems Development and Testing
We have extensive experience in the design, development and testing of embedded systems from concept
through Production release. We can assist in every step of the design process including development of hardware
functional requirements, hardware design, working with PCB fabrication and assembly houses, prototype testing and
Production support.
Technical Writing and Documentation
We offer technical writing services for all facets of your product development cycle including
documentation for hardware requirements, hardware design, Engineering and Production level test procedures and
user manuals. We also excel in rewriting and reformatting documentation that may be unclear for various reasons
including poor formatting, poor language translation to English and missing or incomplete information.
Our Goals
We strive to provide top quality and reliable design services
to companies and individuals at reasonable and affordable rates. With over 25 years of
industry and corporate experience, we are able to streamline and accelerate your product
development cycle from concept and component specification through prototype testing,
Production support and documentation.
I started out working as an Electronics Technician working in Manufacturing and
Customer Service for smaller companies to test new equipment and repair returned equipment.
In these positions, I was able to provide Engineering support for product design, development
and documentation. I was also responsible for recommending and implementing improvements in
Production test and calibration procedures that greatly decreased test times while improving
reliability and accuracy.
Through the years, I gradually became more involved in the planning and design phases of
product development. Having worked for smaller companies throughout my career, I was always able to
integrate my past experiences with my Engineering responsibilities by continuing to work directly
with everyone involved with the product from Engineering and Production managers to staff engineers,
test technicians, and Production personnel. This broad based experience allows me to have a unique
perspective of concepts such as Design For Manufacturing and Design For Test that help me to develop
reliable products that are easier and less costly to produce. Additionally, my ongoing technical
and Production support experience allows me to interface easily with Production managers and personnel
for supporting product releases, providing training, assembly and test procedures and other
product support.
Overall, my years of unique experience gives me the ability to support every step in the product
development cycle from concept through design, development, and prototype testing to Production release
and support.
Hardware Design Services
We have extensive experience in schematic capture, layout and routing using multiple platforms.
High speed digital and RF designs, multiple layers, fine pitch components and design to meet strict EMI
compliance requirements are among our many capabilities.
Schematic Capture and CAE
Cadence Allegro and OrCad
Altium Designer and Protel
Mentor PADS
Autodesk Eagle
Custom Symbol and Footprint Creation
Symbol Library Maintenance
CAD Software Project Translation
Export to SolidWorks and other CAE platforms
PCB Layout and Routing
Any number of signal and plane layers.
Single and Double Sided Boards.
Stackup Development and Verification.
Rules Driven Design.
Controlled Impedance and Length Matching.
0.35 mm uBGAs to 320+ pins.
Routing of high frequency / RF designs.
Routing of high power designs for heat dissipation.
Rigid, flex and mixed PCB designs.
Blind, buried and backdrilled vias.
Preferred Outputs for Fab Houses and CMs.
Optimized IPC Compliant Footprints, Layout and Routing.
Embedded Systems Development
We can integrate seamlessly with all divisions of your company and work with you to develop your
product. We will work closely with your design team to develop and document your system requirements and then take the lead
in developing your product. We specify components, design the product hardware, identify and work with PCB fabrication and assembly
houses, procure and fully test the prototypes and support release to Production.
We also excel in helping to define and develop the Engineering and Production level
documentation and testing requirements of your product. We can design and build custom test fixtures,
create concise easy to follow test procedures and assist with the training of your Production personnel
No job is too large or too small for us. Whether you require a complete turnkey solution or simply a minor
revision to replace an obsolete component, we can efficiently accomplish your design goals.
Areas of Expertise
Concept Development
Establishment of Design Criteria and Requirements
Component Specification
Schematic Capture and PCB design
Qualifying and Working with PCB manufacturers and assembly houses
Prototype bring-up and testing
Firmware Development
FPGA / CPLD and SoC Development
Development and documentation of Production test and assembly procedures
Technologies
Digital and Analog Design.
RF Design.
Low Power Optimized Designs for Maximum Battery Life.
Solar Power and MPPT Battery Charging Designs for Portable and Automotive Applications.
Intel / Altera, Xilinx, and Microsemi / Actel FPGAs and CPLDs, NIOS II and Microblaze softcore processors.
DDR4 SDRAM, NAND Flash, uSD, Compact Flash and other memory devices.
I2C, CAN, LVDS, USB 3.0, SPI, UART, RS232/422/485, 10/100/1000 Ethernet and PoE.
Linear and switching power supplies / DC to DC Converters.
U-Blox and Telit cellular modems for GSM and GPRS, Verizon CAT M1 MtoM communications.
WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 / BLE and Zigbee.
Character and TFT LCD Displays.
Analog: Discrete component audio and RF amplifiers, op amps, sensor signal conditioning, ADC and DAC.
Sensors: Strain gauges, accelerometers, magnetometers, photovoltaic, temperature / humidity, pressure, UV, motion and proximity.
Software and Firmware Development: C/C++, Python, Java, VHDL.
Embedded Windows and Windows IoT, Linux, FreeRTOS and VxWorks.
Technical Writing Services
Engineering
Product Requirements. Component Specification and Procurement. Engineering Procedures. PCB Requirements. Prototype Test and Qualification Plans. Hardware and Software Test Plans.
Production
Production Test Procedures. Work Instructions and Procedures. Troubleshooting Procedures and Flowcharts.
Other
Technical Manuals User Manuals Review and Revision of Existing Documentation
Documentation at Every Level of the Design Cycle
The creation of quality documentation can be one of the biggest hurdles to
overcome during a project development cycle. Staff Engineers are often too busy with other development
tasks to properly write supporting documentation for their products. Written language barriers may also pose a
substantial problem with product documentation.
We will take the time to fully understand
your project, product hardware or software and develop concise and accurate documentation that includes product requirement documents,
component or PCB requirements, Engineering and Production level test procedures and easy to follow user manuals. We also
excel in reformatting and rewriting documentation that may be difficult to understand because of poor organization, missing
or inaccurate information or problems with language translation.
Allowing us to handle your documentation needs can save you substantial amounts of time and money in getting your products
to market. Give us a call today to find out what we can do for you.
Testing and Production Support
We have extensive experience with Production support for new product releases and also with
developing or revising checkout and QA procedures for existing products. We will take the time to
thoroughly understand all of the functional aspects and specifications of your product and work with
you to develop comprehensive Production level test and QA procedures that will guarantee the
functionality of your product. We also specialize in revising and streamlining existing test procedures
to shorten test cycle time while increasing fault detection and calibration accuracy.
Capabilities
Development and writing of Production and QA test procedures
