In electronics product development, the pressure to adopt new technologies is constant. New processors promise better performance. Connectivity standards evolve. Sensors improve in accuracy and cost. Software frameworks expand capabilities. For engineering leaders responsible for products that may remain in the field for ten or even twenty years, however, integrating new technology is rarely straightforward. … Read more
Selecting the right embedded platform is one of the most important early decisions in electronics product development. Bare-metal firmware is well-suited for simple, dedicated devices with tightly controlled functions. RTOS platforms provide deterministic multitasking for systems with growing complexity, while Embedded Linux supports advanced connectivity, richer user interfaces, and long-term scalability. The challenge is … Read more
Firmware issues rarely manifest as dramatic failures at the start of a project. They surface later — during integration, field deployment, compliance testing, or after release. That’s why firmware risk isn’t just a coding concern. It’s a leadership issue in modern electronics engineering and product development. For many organizations, firmware is still treated as … Read more
At DE Design Works, we help many different customers in their product development efforts. We answer proposal requests for a good roster of global companies, many mid-sized customers with specialized products in the business-to-business industrial segment, medical customers large and small, and a never-ending stream of start-ups with product ideas aimed at all sorts of unfilled product needs. The common theme among all of those customer opportunities is that there is no common place for us to begin as an outside engineering services resource, and there is certainly no common “ballpark cost” to do their project.