Review Project Requirements (Feasibility Study)
Document features and functions
Differentiate hard requirements versus trade-off areas
Proposal: If requirements are sufficiently clear, Ascenten prepares a proposal outlining the project scope, assumptions made, items needed from the customer, project deliverables, project logistics, along with time and cost estimates
TECHNICAL RESEARCH
Establish technical specifications
Research certification and approvals
Evaluate suitable technologies and licensing requirements
Establish preliminary block diagram
Estimate unit manufacturing cost
Evaluate R&D cost (Non-recurring engineering) and project schedule
Design and Development
Study of specific standards
Algorithm design and verification
Selection of electronic components
Engineering tradeoffs: cost/size/power/robustness/function
Document software architecture
Perform small scale trials, if any
Establish R&D test procedure
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT
Designing schematics
DFM analysis
Layout specifications, requirements, and design
Signal Integrity simulations
Product sketches and enclosure design
Mould, tooling, and mechanical parts development
Flow and thermal simulations
Fabricate prototypes
Functional, electrical, and reliability tests and review
To minimize prototype testing, Ascenten utilizes several modeling and simulation tools to identify potential problems before a prototype board is built. Different types of modeling include investigating overall system performance, timing analysis, logic simulation, analog circuit modeling, heat dissipation, and EMI radiation. Ascenten builds and tests prototypes to ensure products meet their requirements.
PRE-CERTIFICATION MODEL
Review test plans, layout, and manufacturability
Submission of sample to authorities for evaluation
Climatic and harsh conditions tests and review
PRODUCTION MODEL (GOLDEN SAMPLE)
Engineering review on suitability
Freeze design
Freeze tooling and mechanical parts
Fabricate and deliver golden samples
With a final design tested and debugged, Ascenten can manage small pilot runs and perform field acceptance testing
Documentation and Delivery of IPs
Deliver a design description document
Deliver Test Plans and Results (R&D Tests & Results, Factory Acceptance Tests)
Schematics, source codes, hex files, layout files
Tooling drawings
