Capabilities

Power electronics​

Inverters and converters

DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-AC
High power density (15 W/cm3)
From ultra low power to 250 kW
High efficiency
High voltage
Wireless power transfer

Variable speed/frequency drives
Single and multiphase, high frequency
BLDC, induction, DC
Vector control, V-F

Lithium batteries
Battery safety and management circuits
Multi-cell and fast charging
Pack design and manufacturing techniques
Design for high pulsed load
Cell selection

Electrical
Magnetics
Safety devices and cable selection
Thermal management

Precision measurement

Analogue electronics
Low-noise design and layout
Tolerance analysis
Simulation (SPICE, MATLAB)

Mixed signal
ADC conversion
Multiple ground design
High-speed data acquisition
Digital signal processing

Sensors
Pressure
Printed sensors for industrial applications
Temperature
IR and thermoelectric measurement
Flow
Ultrasonic and hot wire (low cost/high precision)
Electromagnetic
Geophysical, subsea inspection

Electronics compliance testing

Technical file creation
FMEA, DFMEA, safety case, tolerance analysis

CE safety compliance
Consumer goods, IT equipment and appliances

MIL-STD
Aerospace, vehicles, environmental

Medical device
IEC 60601, IEC 62304

ATEX/IECEx
IEC 60079

Electrical
DNV OS-201
BS7671

EMC
Design review
PCB layout
Shielding
Cable and communication interface selection
System grounding and earthing

Manufacturing services

PCB
Manufacturing
Fabrication
Design services
Prototyping
Assembly
Modification

Electrical
Box builds
Control cabinets

Rapid prototyping
3D Printing
SLS
SLA

X-Ray inspection
100 nm feature recognition
µCT
Heated stage

Embedded electronics

Firmware
Low-level drivers
RTOS implementation
Middleware integration
UX/HMI development

System architecture
All common platforms and processor families
Ultra-low power design
Connected smart devices

IOT
Edge computing
Gateway design and cloud integration
Industry 4.0 and production automation/control

Communications protocols
NFC, BLE, WIFI, LTE, etc.
Physical and software
All common industrial control protocols

Machine learning/AI
Process optimisation
Predictive maintenance

Manufacturing consultants

Cost down
Cost analysis
Supplier selection
Critical component analysis
Architecture for low cost

DFx
Design for high-volume manufacture
Multiple SKU
Test methodologies (EOL, BIST, etc.)
Mechanical integration

Support
Subcontractor management
CMO transfer
IP capture
Documentation review
Production scale-up
Fault and root-cause analysis

Competitor analysis

Device teardowns
Reverse engineering
Key component identification
Simulating key subsystems
COGS analysis
Design review and suggested improvements
Comparison with IP/specification
Performance testing/characterisation

Market analysis
Product positioning
USP identification
Gap analysis
Price vs performance

IP identification and analysis:
Patent review
Alternative technology comparisons

Intellectual property services

Patent review
Critical review to ensure coverage
For both in-creation and existing patents
Patent lawyer interface

IP landscaping
Review of existing patents
Identification of relevant patents
Suggestion of alternative technologies

Technology roadmap
Feasibility studies
Identification of TRL levels for key technologies