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- 1. ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES INNOVATION THROUGH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- 2. Designing innovative products through emerging technologies… EXPERTISE SERVICES » Advanced Embedded Systems & Firmware » Concept & Rapid Prototyping » Power & Analog Electronics » Design & Refinement » Radio Frequency & Wireless Systems » Commercialization OUR DIFFERENCE HOW WE ENGAGE » Strong Technical Management & Engineering Staff » Time & Materials » Network of Complementary Partners » Fixed Priced Contracts » Lower Net Overhead Rates per Project Investment » It’s Your IP COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 3. MARKETS WE SERVE Implantable Devices Monitoring Technologies Communications Radar & Sensors MEDICAL DEFENSE Industrial Control & Healthcare Systems Automation Portable Patient Monitors Mining Systems Health & Wellness Networked HVAC Systems Portable Consumer Metering Data Devices CONSUMER INDUSTRIAL Concentrators Home & Building Low-end Appliances Internet Appliances Point-of-Sale Automation COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 4. OUR CLIENTELE SUBSET COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 5. CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT & RAPID PROTOTYPING 1 CONCEPT IDENTIFICATION 2 ARCHITECTURE » Requirements Clarification » Component & Tech Identification » Interface Specifications » Simulation & Analysis » Risk Mitigation » Initial Intellectual Property Capture » Customer Product Evaluation » Schematics Capture & Initial BOM 3 RAPID PROTOTYPING 4 TESTING & EVALUATION » Breadboard Testing » Baseline Testing & Documentation » Evaluation Kit Interfacing » Schematics Update » Firmware Coding » Firmware Updates & Validation » PCB Layout, Kit & Populate » Next Phase Planning COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 6. DESIGN, REFINEMENT, & COMMERCIALIZATION 1 FINALIZE REQUIREMENTS 2 DESIGN » Form, Fit, Functional » Refine to Meet Requirements » EMI/EMC & Safety Compliance » Update Schematics, Layout » Cost & Manufacturing Planning » Update Firmware » Life Cycle Planning » Stakeholder Review 3 PREPRODUCTION SAMPLES 4 PRODUCTION TRANSFER » Coordinate CM Production » Design & Test EOL Fixtures » Validate Initial Samples » Finalize QA Plan » Pre-Compliance Testing » Facilitate First Production Samples » Stakeholder Field Trials » Qualify & Stakeholder Sign-off COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 7. HOW WE ENGAGE TIME & MATERIAL WITH GATES » For new designs or high risk concepts INITIAL ENGAGEMENT » Work divided into gates/phases » Problem & Requirements Analysis » Each gate has defined deliverables & timetable » Initial Concept Development » Stakeholder review at each gate to reassess MIXED CONTRACTS » Define Scope & Deliverables progress moving forward » Resource, Timeline, Capital Estimates » Risk managed by gates & requirements » Risk Analysis & Management Plan management FIXED PRICE WITH COST PLUS » Firm designs nearing commercialization Customer Owns » Incremental improvements Intellectual Property » Risk managed by gates & requirements management COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 8. ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & FIRMWARE HUMAN INTERFACE COMPUTING » ARM M3-M4, A5-A8 Processors DEEPLY EMBEDDED PLATFORMS » Custom Touch Display Integration SMART-NETWORK SENSORS » ARM M0-M5, A5 Processors » Network Capability » Battery Operated Sensor Networks » Wireless Connectivity to the Cloud » Various Power Options » Zigbee & IPv6 Mesh Technologies » PoE LAN, USB, CAN Networks » Configurable Memory for Applications » Bluetooth Low Energy » FPGA & Custom High-Speed Circuits » Real-time Capability » Wearable Electronics » Secure Network Protocols » Micro-power E-Harvest Design » Optimized I/O for Specific Applications » MEMS, GPS & Sensing Options Assembler / C code on hardware RTOS with File Systems FULL MMU OS & Networking Linux/COTS PROCESSOR FAMILIES: ARM-Cortex, Atmel, Microchip, Samsung, MSP430, 8051 & DSP Architectures FPGA/CPLD FAMILIES: Xilinx, Altera, Actel, Lattice COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 9. POWER & ANALOG ELECTRONICS ANALOG & MIXED SIGNAL POWER ELECTRONICS » Advanced Mixed Signal Design » Vehicle, Offline, PoE » Receiver/Transmitter Circuits BATTERY POWERED CIRCUITS » Near-Field Electronics Expertise » Micro-Amp Circuit Designs » Switched-Mode & Linear Design » AC-DC, DC-DC Custom Designs » Noise Reduction & Management » Hybrid Power Supply Design » Precision Sensing Circuitry » Rechargeable Circuits » High-Power to Micro-Power Design » E-Harvest Integration » Motor-Drivers & Controllers » Multiple Chemistry Operation SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED EMBEDDED & RF SYSTEM DESIGNS COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 10. RADIO FREQUENCY & WIRELESS SYSTEMS RFIC / MMIC TECHNOLOGIES RADIO FREQUENCY DESIGN » MMIC Simulation, Layout & Test » Near-Field & Far-Field Design » Foundry Agnostic WIRELESS MODULES » GaAs PA/LNA & Digital Design » Zigbee, Bluetooth, WiFi » Multiple RFID Integration » Advanced Antennas » IC Test & Characterization » Proprietary ISM Design » Wire-bond Prototype Builds from Dice » Application Specific Modules » Design for Matl. Specific Applications » Design for Global Markets » RF Front-end Design 125kHz to 80GHz » PAN to LAN Applications RF EXPERTISE PROVIDES A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ALL VALIDUS ELECTRONICS DESIGNS COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 11. VALIDUS PROCESS FLOW & ASSETS CONCEPT DESIGN & COMPONENT SCHEMATIC & PCB PROTOTYPE SYSTEM TEST & ASSETS LAYOUT FABRICATION VALIDATION SIMULATION ARCHITECTURE FIRMWARE DESIGN Mathworks Altium Designer LT SPICE Ansoft HFSS Agilent ADS Agilent Vee Eclipse Tool Chains PWB Suppliers 3D CAD Packages Partner CMs Component Manuf. Partner EMC/EMI Labs Doc & Source Control COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 12. CONTINUOUS COMPLEMENTARY PARTNERSHIPS Specialized Material Engineering Contract Sciences Manufacturers Mechanical Component Engineering Manufacturers Specialized Component FAB Facilities Distributors Academia Industrial Research Testing & Design Compliance COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 13. WORK PRODUCT EXAMPLES COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 14. DEFENSE APPLICATION » DEEPLY EMBEDDED SECURE ROUTER » DEPLOYED FOR MOBILE APPLICATION » DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION » ARM CORTEX WITH RTOS & IP STACK » FIELD UPGRADABLE COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 15. RFID MACHINE TOOL RECOGNITION » METHOD TO ID & TRACK MACHINE ASSETS » MULTIPLE RFID TECHNOLOGIES » DESIGNED FOR LONG LIFE-CYCLE » HYBRID PASSIVE, ACTIVE RFID » DESIGNED FOR HARSH ENVIRONMENTS COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 16. IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SENSOR » WIRELESS MEMS BASED DESIGN » DEEP TISSUE RANGE » REAL-TIME CAPTURE » ENERGIZED WIRELESSLY » MULTIPLE PATENTS PENDING COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 17. CONSUMER PRODUCT » PLANT MOISTURE SENSOR » BATTERY-POWERED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY » REMOTE DISPLAY FOR MULTIPLE PLANTS » SOIL ADAPTABLE » INDOOR & OUTDOOR USE COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 18. INDUSTRIAL SENSOR APPLICATION » HEAVY MACHINE POSITION SENSOR » HIGH SPEED, 1/100° ACCURACY » ENABLES ADVANCED GPS CONTROL » NON-CONTACT DESIGN » PATENT #7746067 COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 19. LEACH MONITORING SYSTEM » 24/7 TEMPERATURE & OXYGEN SENSING 2 » SELF-HEALING NETWORK » BATTERY-POWER SENSORS 3 » FLEXIBLE FOR LEACHING OPERATIONS 1 » SECURE OPEN BSD GATEWAY » SATELLITE LINKED » HARSH ENVIRONMENT COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 20. RF EMISSIONS SENSOR TRIAGE CUSTOMER DESIGN » REDUCED PROBLEMATIC CROSSTALK » IMPROVED OVERALL S/N PERFORMANCE » DEVELOPED LOW-COST ISOLATED POWER SUPPLIES FOR RUGGED REQUIREMENTS » REDUCED EMI & CONDUCTED EMISSIONS » AGGRESSIVE STANDARD COST TARGET COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 21. ENERGY HARVESTING SPEED SENSOR » SELF CONTAINED POWERED SENSOR » NON-CONTACT DESIGN » DEEPLY EMBEDDED » WIRELESS DATA TRANSFER » HARSH OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT » PATENT PENDING COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 22. LOCATIONS VALIDUS – PEORIA HQ 420 N. MAIN STREET EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61611 CONTACT: SAIF ANWAR | saif@valid.us VALIDUS – PHOENIX 605 E. GRANT STREET, STE 104 PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85004 CONTACT: DAVID PAUL | dpaul@valid.us COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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- 24. VALIDUS DESIGN CAPABILITIES COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 25. ADVANCED EMBEDDED HARDWARE & FIRMWARE Validus FLEX-ARM Platform » CLIENT SPECIFIC PROCESSOR PLATFORMS » ARM SYSTEMS REDUCES NRE & TTM » SMALL SENSORS TO LARGE T&M SYSTEMS » FPGA, DSP & PROCESSOR SOLUTIONS » C/C++ REAL-TIME APPLICATIONS » LINUX, OPEN BSD, PROPRIETARY OS NRE – None Recurring Engineering Expenses TTM – Time to Market T&M – Test & Measurement COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 26. RF & WIRELESS Electronically Tunable Active Duplexer » RF DESIGN – COTS INTEGRATION & MMIC » MICRO TO KILOWATT POWER » BLUETOOTH, WiFi, ZIGBEE, PAN & MESH » NEAR FIELD TO 80GHz » APPLICATION SPECIFIC MODULES & ANTENNAS » MMIC FOUNDRY SELECTION BASED ON REQUIREMENTS COTS – Commercial of the shelf MMIC – Monolithic Microware Integrated Circuit PAN – Personal Area Network COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 27. WIRELESS SENSOR MODULE Validus ADEO Zigbee Module » SMALL FORM FACTOR 20x35mm » RUN-TIME SELECTABLE ANTENNAS » 4km OPERATIONAL RANGE » ARM CORTEX M3 PROCESSOR » ULTRA-LOW POWER » 32kHz REAL-TIME CLOCK COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 28. RFID TECHNOLOGIES » MICRO IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSORS » PASSIVE, ACTIVE & HYBRID SYSTEMS DESIGN » STANDARD & PROPRIETARY PROTOCOLS » NEAR-FIELD TO FAR-FIELD DESIGN » METAL, LIQUIDS, HUMAN TISSUE APPLICATIONS COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 29. PCB DESIGN CAPABILITIES » HIGH VOLUME COST SENSITIVE PRODUCTS » COMPLEX ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES » HARSH ENVIRONMENTAL-TEMP, EMC, EMI, SHOCK & VIBE » PCB TECHNOLOGY MATCH TO APPLICATION » PCBA – CONTRACT MANUFACTURER MATCH TO CUSTOMER » DESIGN TO MANUFACTURE AWARENESS » QA PLANNING & TESTING COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 30. PCB DESIGN PROCESS FLOW » REVIEW SCHEMATIC, PRELIM BOM, APPROVAL & RELEASE » INITIAL PARTS PLACEMENT ANALYSIS FOR DFM, PHYSICAL HOUSING, & THERMAL MANAGEMENT » REVIEW PLACEMENT, ENGINEERING, CUSTOMER & CM, APPROVAL » LAYOUT PHASE WITH ENGINEERING SIGNAL ANALYSIS » FINAL REVIEW, APPROVAL & RELEASE TO PCB VENDOR COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 31. ANSOFT HFSSTM FULL 3D ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION SOFTWARE » HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL » RF DESIGN » PCB ANTENNA DESIGN FOR EMBEDDED WIRELESS APPLICATIONS » EMI ANALYSIS » REDUCES TOOLING & NRE CYCLES COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 32. EXAMPLE DESIGN – TESTER » LARGE COMPLEX POWER, ANALOG & DIGITAL TEST PLATFORM » THERMAL CONTROL » MULTIPLE FPGA CONTROLLERS » OVER 2000 COMPONENTS » TESTER FOR HIGH POWER MICROPROCESSORS COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 33. EXAMPLE LAYOUT – MOTOR DRIVER » CURRENT CONTROLLED BRUSHED DC DRIVER » 20A @ 30V CONTINUOUS » SMALL HIGH DENSITY PACKAGING » MEDICAL APPLICATION COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- 34. RADIO FREQUENCY SIMULATION » HFSS FULL 3D EM SIMULATION » FEWER COSTLY TOOLING CYCLES » COMPLEX RF STRUCTURES » ANTENNA DESIGN » SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE ANALYSIS » MILITARY & MEDICAL APPLICATIONS COPYRIGHT © VALIDUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC