The Engineering Resourcing Decision Most Teams Make Too Late

Recognizing When Your Electronic Product Program Needs Outside Engineering Help There’s a version of this conversation that happens in every product engineering organization eventually. The program is real, the timeline is set, the business case is solid, and somewhere in the middle of it, there is a realization that the internal team doesn’t have everything … Read more

PCB Material Shortages with chip graphic

PCB Material Shortages: What Electronics Teams Need to Know

FR-4 and PCB Material Shortages Are Here. What That Means for Your Program. We’ve been watching this develop for a few months now, and it’s time to say it plainly: the FR-4 and copper-clad laminate shortage is real; it’s hitting lead times now, and if you have a product development program planned for the back … Read more

How to Design Electronics That Are Both Functional and Visually Appealing

Have you ever heard the phrase, “It’s ugly, but it works”? Perhaps you’ve said it yourself a few times. What if we told you that you can design a product that performs the functions you require of it while looking great at the same time? When developing an aesthetically-appealing product, it is best to bring … Read more

Why Connected Electronics Are Essential for Modern Product Design

At DE Design Works, we develop custom, connected electronics for a variety of applications. And even if you aren’t sure exactly what a connected device is, the chances are you use them every day. For example, you can play a game on your phone not only by yourself, but against other people when it is … Read more

Electronics Testing and Validation Services for New and Legacy Products

DE Design Works offers a range of product testing services for both existing products already in the field as well as new products DE can design for you. Our lab has a complete AC and DC power testing capabilities for nano-Amp, low-power analysis through 3,000 watts, as well as a number of other rigorous testing … Read more

How to Build a Bluetooth SDK for Android and iOS Applications

Key Takeaways Custom Bluetooth SDKs for Android and iOS enable seamless wireless control of embedded hardware directly from mobile applications. Abstracting the hardware interface layer allows a single SDK to support multiple BLE modules — Microchip, Cypress, Silicon Labs, and others. A production-quality BLE SDK decouples application logic from hardware-specific communication details, making future hardware … Read more