Vision:

Moore's Law and Convergence - applies to embedded systems hardware now.

When we look at the technology used in embedded devices, there was a period for many years where embedded processors were slow and generally lacked modern features. Those times are over, and now it is common to see embedded processors that have 32-bit bus widths, 8MB of RAM, a fast clock rate (150MHz or faster), and a significant number of built-in I/O capabilities.

There is a convergence happening where the new processors are blending licensable cores (ARM or RISC-V) with complex silicon features ushc as ethernet switches, motion control logic, or other dedicated sillcon technologies.

In this new world, new approaches must be taken to leverage this hardware securely and efficiently.

Devices require cutting-edge design.

New device designs are increasingly using hardware components of advanced capability, including high-speed serial (i.e. USB3), advanced networking (i.e. mesh network devices), or rich user-interface elements such as color OLED displays, touch screens and numerous encoders and tactile user-input devices.

The marketplace rewards agility.

As the complexity of embedded devices increases, there is the risk of development cycles becoming lengthier and more complicated. Our approach is to use a modular software system which allows developers to compose a full solution from individual tested modules, to decrease the time required to deploy, and maintain, the embedded software platform for your modern device.

Our Strategy:

We aim to provide the right solution at the right price.
We provide the expertise that will help you implement only the necessary technology needed in a solution, while avoiding the trap of selecting all technologies from one vendor. Vendor lock-in not only limits options for long-term supportability, but increases costs as vendors lock you in to proprietary solutions.
Our expertise in customizing software enables your highest value.
We understand that your solution requires specific capabilities, for you to separate yourself from your competition. Any solution that only partially meets your specific needs is less than ideal. We work with our clients to provide a solution which is exacting and specific, and not just a rebuild of an off-the-shelf product.
We work well with others.
It's up to you, but your ideal solution may be to leverage our technical approach combined with a best-of-breed selection of multiple hardware, platform, wireless, or even cloud vendors.

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