A2e Technologies has the depth of skills and experience to complete projects others cannot.  We have the capability to successfully complete "bleeding-edge" designs.

Whether we are pushing existing technologies to their limits or designing new ground breaking solutions, we have a track record of success. Below are sample "bleeding-edge" projects that A2e successfully completed and are currently in production.

The Task: Design a 2 channel 1GHz Digital Storage Oscilloscope. The Catch!: Must use ONLY off the shelf components and FPGAs. No custom silicon! Significant height restriction issues Final design must be small (1/2 height Vixi Chassis card) Final design MUST meet BOM price goal

• The Result:
  • A2e did a research phase to gauge feasibility of the customers' goals. It was determined that it was possible but by no means guaranteed.
  • At the customers request A2e did the design and met all the customers' functional requirements including meeting their cost goals.
  • The final design was a 20 layer two sided PCB incorporating an Altera Stratix II FPGA,  1GHz ADC, and discrete components including sensitive analog circuitry.
  • The product is in production today and A2e is working on the next generation version.

The Task: Design a 8 channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator, Counter/Timer, Digitizer The Catch!: Must use ONLY off the shelf components and FPGAs. No custom silicon! Can only use one ASIC provided by the customer and that was not designed to be used in this application. Significant height restriction issues Final design must be small (full height Vixi Chassis card) Final design MUST meet BOM price goal

• The Result:
  • A2e researched the project to determine feasibility of the customers' goals. It was determined that it was possible.
  • At the customers request A2e did the design and met all the customers' functional requirements including meting their cost goals.
  • The final design was a 18 layer two sided PCB incorporating an Altera Stratix II FPGA and discrete components including sensitive analog circuitry.
  • The product is in production today and A2e is working on the next generation version.

The Task: Design the worlds largest LED based video sign (1/2 the size of a football field) The Catch!: Extreme cost sensitivity for the individual LED light pixels.  The sign must support 60fps video The design must be ruggedized to withstand years of outdoor use. The sign must automatically compensate for low light, temperature, and aging for consistent colors. The sign must be portable and be able to be broken apart to be moved. The sign must be able to be monitored and controlled via a wireless server system. Two pervious firms failed at the design.

• The Result:
  • A2e performed a research phase to determine feasibility of the customers' goals. It was determined that it was possible.
  • At the customers request A2e did the design and met all the customers' functional requirements including meting their cost goals.
  • The product is now in production.

• The Result:
  •  Design met battery life requirements by utilizing all power conservation modes available in the DSP and switching off unused electronics
  • Boards fit within the required volume.  This was achieved by hand routing all boards to maximize component packing
  • The product is now in production.

A2e Technologies has the skills to handle the difficult designs others cannot. We provide everything you need to get ground breaking products to market quickly.

Contact the A2e Business Development Manager in your area to explore how we can help ( A2e Technologies contact numbers ). We can quickly provide a rough scope of effort and schedule for your project so you can make an informed decision on how to proceed.