Market proven solutions leveraging in a specialized and integrated knowledge of embedded systems and in-house testing laboratories.
Tekniker is a private research centre with +300 employees and proven experience in delivering customized embedded system solutions for critical applications such as medical devices, automotive systems and industrial sensors to end-customers.
These insights cover the design, development and testing of the electronic hardware, firmware and software required for the product, the qualified design processes, knowledge of market regulations and product homologation, and support for design industrialization and production ramp-up.
SYSTEM SPECIFICATION AND HIGH-LEVEL DESIGN
Analysis of customer’s raw specification and high-level solution proposal, including the electronic hardware and software and any other potential subsystems such as optics or mechanics.
Based on the specification, the selection of the main components and architecture, including the definition of the processor family and performance, power architecture, analog design, as well as any relevant functional and intrinsic safety, security and electromagnetic compatibility requirement.
HARDWARE DESIGN
Processor architectures based on microcontrollers, microprocessors (ARM-CPU, RISC-V, DSPs) and FPGAs (including FPGA/HPS SoCs).
Sensor systems including optical, electrochemical and application specific sensors.
Analog design including low noise signal treatment and analog-digital mixed solutions.
Power source solutions (220 VAC, 24 VDC, USB powered, Battery based…).
Power electronics including Si and WGB semiconductors (SiC and GaN).
Circuit simulation for analog, power, timing and signal integrity, and thermal dissipation study of the solutions.
Cost driven design and DFM design approaches (strategies to achieve a certain unit cost target).
HMI (displays, keyboards, touchscreens...).
Wireless and wired communication systems (Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi, CAN/LIN, Bluetooth, others…).
Schematic capture and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout design.
Enclosure and mechanical design.
FIRMWARE, SOFTWARE AND ALGORITHM DESIGN
Expertise in ARM, RISC-V, DSP and FPGA based platforms.
Custom drivers and Board Support Package (BSP) developments.
VHDL designs including FPGA-to-HPS bridges.
Integration of operating system as embedded Linux, Azure, Mentor Graphics, FreeRTOS, Zephyr or Baremetal applications.
Communications, HMIs, memory subsystem and battery management component integration.
Algorithm, state machines and application development.
Integration of AI algorithms at the Edge including model training.
System security mechanisms including encryption, A/B update scheme, OS and interface protection, etc.
Model Based Design (Matlab) including VHDL and C/C++ code generation.
Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
DESIGN OF USER INTERFACES
QT and LVGL based development.
Integration of designs based in Photoshop or other visual editors.
Agile interface development, including early user feedback and usability engineering.
Smooth integration of animations and videos.
V-MODEL BASED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Plan (development, integration, validation and quality plan).
Specification (system, hardware, software).
Risk analysis and mitigations.
Design (architecture and components).
Implementation and prototyping.
Verification (functional and component testing, plan and report).
Integration with customers validation plan to ensure safe product release.
Configuration management.
Change control.
Traceability between design, development and verification processes.
Audited development process for safety-critical systems.
Compatible with Agile (iterative and incremental) development process.
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE VERIFICATION, VALIDATION AND PRE-QUALIFICATION
Software component-level unit testing using Unit Test Harnesses.
Software static verification including Peer Code Review.
Hardware component testing including electronic and mechanical elements.
Hardware and software integration testing.
System functional testing.
Cybersecurity testing including fuzzy and penetration testing.
Usability testing including Summative and Formative evaluation testing.
In-house pre-compliance environmental testing (EMI, ESD, safety, shock and vibrations, IP, T, RH, salt spray…)
In-situ support during the qualification testing at accredited laboratories.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Product design and development according to certified procedures for regulated sectors (Industry, Automotive, Medical, etc.) and applications (intrinsic safety, ATEX).
Software design according to IEC 62304 and ISO 26262.
Hardware design according to the IEC 60601-1, ISO 26262 and IEC 60079-11.
Safety design according to IEC 60601 series, ISO 26262, and IEC 60079 series.
Cybersecurity design according to IEC 81001-5-1 and UL 2900.
Risk management according to ISO 14971.
Product usability design according to IEC 62366.
Design and development quality management according to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 (Certified procedures).
In-house equipment and laboratory for environmental pre-compliance testing (electromagnetic compatibility, electrostatic discharges, temperature, vibrations and shocks…) according to standards as IEC 61000-4, IEC 61000-3, IEC 55014, IEC 55016-1-2, IEC 55032-1 and IEC 60601-1, among others.
Design and development documentation according to mentioned standards including specification (SRD, SDS, Detailed Spec.), plan (development, integration, verification), design files, verification reports and risk assessment.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CHANNELS
Turnkey Projects
Complete engineering projects devoted to solve customer’s specific problems and requirements based on Tekniker’s expertise. Projects are normally delivered through stage/gate process, stepping from concept phases up to homologation and manufacturing.
R&D Contract Projects
Projects for exploring possibilities, proof-of-concepts, feasibility studies, etc.
Service Based Business Model
Services for SW/FW implementation assessment, HW characterisation and environmental pre-qualification testing, among others.
Platform Customization
Projects for customizing existing platforms to meet customer needs.
Modifications in HW, SW, Optics, Mechanics and Homologations enable to adapt Tekniker’s developments to many di erent use cases for markets such as: medical, industrial, automotive or consumer.
Generic Platform Purchase
Direct purchase of HW/SW files or prototypes for speeding up time-to-market of new products. Platforms (and optional support from Tekniker team) enable to speed up test, validate and launch product ideas faster.
Ideal for companies with in-house experience in HW/SW willing to internally assume the development.
MAIN SECTORS
CONTACT
Mikel Larrañaga
mikel.larranaga@tekniker.es
www.tekniker.es
EXPERTISE
When our team works with yours, you gain leading expertise, innovative thinking and proven experience in the most critical areas of embedded product design and development.