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ADVANCED ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES INNOVATION THROUGH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

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Designing innovative products through emerging technologies…

SERVICES » Concept & Rapid Prototyping » Design & Refinement » Commercialization

OUR DIFFERENCE » Strong Technical Management & Engineering Staff » Network of Complementary Partners » Lower Net Overhead Rates per Project Investment

EXPERTISE » Advanced Embedded Systems & Firmware » Power & Analog Electronics » Radio Frequency & Wireless Systems

HOW WE ENGAGE » Time & Materials » Fixed Priced Contracts » It’s Your IP


MARKETS WE SERVE

DEFENSE

INDUSTRIAL CONSUMER

MEDICAL

Point-of-Sale Internet Appliances

Portable Consumer Devices

Healthcare Systems

Health & Wellness

Portable Patient Monitors

Low-end Appliances

Implantable Devices Monitoring Technologies

Networked HVAC Systems

Home & Building Automation

Industrial Control & Automation

Metering Data Concentrators

Mining Systems

Radar & Sensors Communications


OUR CLIENTELE SUBSET


CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT & RAPID PROTOTYPING

4 TESTING & EVALUATION » Baseline Testing & Documentation

» Schematics Update

» Firmware Updates & Validation

» Next Phase Planning

1 CONCEPT IDENTIFICATION » Requirements Clarification

» Interface Specifications

» Risk Mitigation

» Customer Product Evaluation

2 ARCHITECTURE » Component & Tech Identification

» Simulation & Analysis

» Initial Intellectual Property Capture

» Schematics Capture & Initial BOM

3 RAPID PROTOTYPING » Breadboard Testing

» Evaluation Kit Interfacing

» Firmware Coding

» PCB Layout, Kit & Populate


DESIGN, REFINEMENT, & COMMERCIALIZATION

4 PRODUCTION TRANSFER » Design & Test EOL Fixtures

» Finalize QA Plan

» Facilitate First Production Samples

» Qualify & Stakeholder Sign-off

1 FINALIZE REQUIREMENTS » Form, Fit, Functional

» EMI/EMC & Safety Compliance

» Cost & Manufacturing Planning

» Life Cycle Planning

2 DESIGN » Refine to Meet Requirements

» Update Schematics, Layout

» Update Firmware

» Stakeholder Review

3 PREPRODUCTION SAMPLES » Coordinate CM Production

» Validate Initial Samples

» Pre-Compliance Testing

» Stakeholder Field Trials


HOW WE ENGAGE

INITIAL ENGAGEMENT » Problem & Requirements Analysis

» Initial Concept Development

» Define Scope & Deliverables

» Resource, Timeline, Capital Estimates

» Risk Analysis & Management Plan

TIME & MATERIAL WITH GATES » For new designs or high risk concepts

» Work divided into gates/phases

» Each gate has defined deliverables & timetable

» Stakeholder review at each gate to reassess

progress moving forward

» Risk managed by gates & requirements

management

FIXED PRICE WITH COST PLUS » Firm designs nearing commercialization

» Incremental improvements

» Risk managed by gates & requirements

management

MIXED

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Customer Owns Intellectual Property


ADVANCED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & FIRMWARE

SMART-NETWORK SENSORS » Battery Operated Sensor Networks

» Zigbee & IPv6 Mesh Technologies

» Bluetooth Low Energy

» Wearable Electronics

» Micro-power E-Harvest Design

» MEMS, GPS & Sensing Options

DEEPLY EMBEDDED PLATFORMS » ARM M0-M5, A5 Processors

» Wireless Connectivity to the Cloud

» PoE LAN, USB, CAN Networks

» FPGA & Custom High-Speed Circuits

» Secure Network Protocols

» Optimized I/O for Specific Applications

HUMAN INTERFACE COMPUTING » ARM M3-M4, A5-A8 Processors

» Custom Touch Display Integration

» Network Capability

» Various Power Options

» Configurable Memory for Applications

» Real-time Capability

RTOS with File Systems & Networking

FULL MMU OS Linux/COTS

Assembler / C code on hardware

PROCESSOR FAMILIES: ARM-Cortex, Atmel, Microchip, Samsung, MSP430, 8051 & DSP Architectures FPGA/CPLD FAMILIES: Xilinx, Altera, Actel, Lattice


POWER & ANALOG ELECTRONICS

BATTERY POWERED CIRCUITS » Micro-Amp Circuit Designs

» Hybrid Power Supply Design

» Rechargeable Circuits

» E-Harvest Integration

» Multiple Chemistry Operation

POWER ELECTRONICS » Vehicle, Offline, PoE

» Switched-Mode & Linear Design

» AC-DC, DC-DC Custom Designs

» High-Power to Micro-Power Design

» Motor-Drivers & Controllers

ANALOG & MIXED SIGNAL » Advanced Mixed Signal Design

» Receiver/Transmitter Circuits

» Near-Field Electronics Expertise

» Noise Reduction & Management

» Precision Sensing Circuitry

SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED EMBEDDED & RF SYSTEM DESIGNS


RADIO FREQUENCY & WIRELESS SYSTEMS

WIRELESS MODULES

» Zigbee, Bluetooth, WiFi

» Proprietary ISM Design

» Application Specific Modules

» Design for Global Markets

» PAN to LAN Applications

RADIO FREQUENCY DESIGN

» Near-Field & Far-Field Design

» Multiple RFID Integration

» Advanced Antennas

» Design for Matl. Specific Applications

» RF Front-end Design 125kHz to 80GHz

RFIC / MMIC TECHNOLOGIES

» MMIC Simulation, Layout & Test

» Foundry Agnostic

» GaAs PA/LNA & Digital Design

» IC Test & Characterization

» Wire-bond Prototype Builds from Dice

RF EXPERTISE PROVIDES A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ALL VALIDUS ELECTRONICS DESIGNS


VALIDUS PROCESS FLOW & ASSETS

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

CONCEPT DESIGN & SIMULATION

COMPONENT ARCHITECTURE

SCHEMATIC & FIRMWARE DESIGN

PCB LAYOUT

PROTOTYPE FABRICATION

SYSTEM TEST & VALIDATION

ASSETS


CONTINUOUS COMPLEMENTARY PARTNERSHIPS

Component Manufacturers

Component Distributors

Industrial Design Testing &

Compliance

Specialized FAB Facilities

Material Sciences

Specialized Engineering

Academia Research

Contract Manufacturers

Mechanical Engineering


WORK PRODUCT EXAMPLES


DEFENSE APPLICATION » DEEPLY EMBEDDED SECURE ROUTER

» DEPLOYED FOR MOBILE APPLICATION

» DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION

» ARM CORTEX WITH RTOS & IP STACK

» FIELD UPGRADABLE


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


IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL SENSOR » WIRELESS MEMS BASED DESIGN

» DEEP TISSUE RANGE

» REAL-TIME CAPTURE

» ENERGIZED WIRELESSLY

» MULTIPLE PATENTS PENDING


CONSUMER PRODUCT » PLANT MOISTURE SENSOR

» BATTERY-POWERED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

» REMOTE DISPLAY FOR MULTIPLE PLANTS

» SOIL ADAPTABLE

» INDOOR & OUTDOOR USE


INDUSTRIAL SENSOR APPLICATION » HEAVY MACHINE POSITION SENSOR

» HIGH SPEED, 1/100° ACCURACY

» ENABLES ADVANCED GPS CONTROL

» NON-CONTACT DESIGN

» PATENT #7746067


LEACH MONITORING SYSTEM » 24/7 TEMPERATURE & OXYGEN SENSING » SELF-HEALING NETWORK » BATTERY-POWER SENSORS » FLEXIBLE FOR LEACHING OPERATIONS » SECURE OPEN BSD GATEWAY » SATELLITE LINKED » HARSH ENVIRONMENT

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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


ENERGY HARVESTING SPEED SENSOR » SELF CONTAINED POWERED SENSOR » NON-CONTACT DESIGN » DEEPLY EMBEDDED » WIRELESS DATA TRANSFER » HARSH OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT » PATENT PENDING


LOCATIONS VALIDUS – PEORIA HQ

420 N. MAIN STREET EAST PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61611 CONTACT: SAIF ANWAR | [email protected]

VALIDUS – PHOENIX

605 E. GRANT STREET, STE 104 PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85004 CONTACT: DAVID PAUL | [email protected]

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VALIDUS DESIGN CAPABILITIES


ADVANCED EMBEDDED HARDWARE & FIRMWARE

» 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

Validus FLEX-ARM Platform


RF & WIRELESS » 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

Electronically Tunable Active Duplexer

COTS – Commercial of the shelf MMIC – Monolithic Microware Integrated Circuit PAN – Personal Area Network


WIRELESS SENSOR MODULE » SMALL FORM FACTOR 20x35mm » RUN-TIME SELECTABLE ANTENNAS » 4km OPERATIONAL RANGE » ARM CORTEX M3 PROCESSOR » ULTRA-LOW POWER » 32kHz REAL-TIME CLOCK

Validus ADEO Zigbee Module


RFID TECHNOLOGIES » MICRO IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSORS

» PASSIVE, ACTIVE & HYBRID SYSTEMS DESIGN

» STANDARD & PROPRIETARY PROTOCOLS

» NEAR-FIELD TO FAR-FIELD DESIGN

» METAL, LIQUIDS, HUMAN TISSUE APPLICATIONS


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


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


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


EXAMPLE DESIGN – TESTER » LARGE COMPLEX POWER, ANALOG & DIGITAL

TEST PLATFORM

» THERMAL CONTROL

» MULTIPLE FPGA CONTROLLERS

» OVER 2000 COMPONENTS

» TESTER FOR HIGH POWER MICROPROCESSORS


EXAMPLE LAYOUT – MOTOR DRIVER » CURRENT CONTROLLED BRUSHED DC DRIVER

» 20A @ 30V CONTINUOUS

» SMALL HIGH DENSITY PACKAGING

» MEDICAL APPLICATION


RADIO FREQUENCY SIMULATION » HFSS FULL 3D EM SIMULATION » FEWER COSTLY TOOLING CYCLES » COMPLEX RF STRUCTURES » ANTENNA DESIGN » SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE ANALYSIS » MILITARY & MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

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