Embedded Firmware Development
Firmware that holds up in the field, not just on the bench
Hardware Design Services
From schematic to a board that is ready to manufacture
We take product ideas from block diagram to a manufacturable board. The work covers the unglamorous parts that determine cost and yield: component availability, tolerance stack-up, thermal headroom and test access.
Every design is reviewed against performance, power and reliability targets agreed at the start, so trade-offs are explicit decisions rather than late surprises.
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What this covers
Schematic design
Analogue, digital and mixed-signal circuit design with review-ready documentation.
Component selection
Parts chosen for lifecycle, availability and cost — with second sources identified up front.
Signal and power integrity
Analysis to keep noise, crosstalk and rail behaviour inside margin before the board is fabricated.
Prototyping and validation
Rapid prototype builds and functional test so design assumptions are proven on hardware.
Design for manufacturability
Layout and process choices that keep assembly yield high and unit cost predictable at volume.
Production support
Fabrication liaison, test fixture guidance and engineering change management through ramp-up.
How we approach it
Requirements and constraints
Function, environment, certification targets, cost ceiling and expected lifetime. Anything that will constrain the design is captured before component selection begins.
Architecture and part selection
Block-level design with parts chosen for lifecycle and availability, with second sources identified. This is where most supply-chain pain is avoided or created.
Schematic and review
Full schematic capture with a formal design review against the agreed requirements before layout starts, so problems are caught while they are still cheap.
Prototype and validation
Prototype build, bring-up and functional test against the original targets, with findings fed into the production revision.
What you receive
- Schematics in both source and PDF form
- Bill of materials with lifecycle status and identified second sources
- Manufacturing pack: Gerbers, drill files, pick-and-place and assembly drawings
- Design review records and the reasoning behind key trade-offs
- Prototype bring-up and functional test report
- Support through fabrication, assembly and production ramp
Platforms and standards
Industries we deliver this for
Common questions
Can you work from our specification, or do we need a finished one?
Either. If you have a written specification we work to it. If you have a product idea and constraints, we will help turn that into a specification first — that discovery work is usually the cheapest part of the project and prevents the most expensive mistakes.
Do you handle manufacturing as well as design?
We design for manufacture and support you through it — liaising with your fabricator and assembler, resolving queries and managing engineering changes during ramp-up. We are not a contract manufacturer, so you keep a direct relationship with your supplier.
How do you handle component availability?
It is part of selection, not an afterthought. Parts are chosen with lifecycle status and stock checked, second sources identified where the design allows, and footprints kept compatible between alternatives where practical.
Can you help with certification?
We design with EMC and safety requirements in mind from the start and support you through pre-compliance and formal testing, including fixing issues that testing uncovers. Certification itself is carried out by an accredited test house.
Talk to the engineers who will do the work
No account managers in the middle. Share your requirement and you will get a technical response, with an honest view of scope and timeline.
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