Electrical Engineering & Design

Partnering with Subject Matter Experts allows Sedona International to offer a breadth and depth not available from traditional engineering services groups. In traditional firms, a competency might exist in various areas. At Sedona, each Subject Matter Expert is steeped in their technology focus. As such, it is not uncommon for teams to be comprised of engineers and designers with backgrounds in RF, Optical, and Analog expertise.

Sedona will provide the expertise you need on any hardware development, letting you concentrate on developing your Intellectual Property.

    Custom hardware Design and development
    Digital/RF/Analog/Wireless
    FPGA design and development
    ASIC-to-FPGA re-targeting
    System Architecture & Specification
    Schematic Design
    High-speed Digital Design
    Electrical & Optical Network I/F
    Evaluation Boards / Reference Cards
    Embedded Systems
    Controls / Automation
    Fiber optics - fiber channel, gigabit Ethernet.
    Transceiver design

Subject Matter Expertise in Leading Edge Technology

Digital / RF / Analog / Wireless
Sedona’s digital design experience includes system-level, board-level and chip-level design. Complex, high-speed design including ASIC and FPGA design is a speciality.

  • High-speed digital: networking, computer and medical imaging products
  • Fiber optics - fibre channel, gigabit ethernet
  • Embedded systems
  • PC and industry-standard buses
  • Full board-level simulation
  • Use of advanced development and simulation tools: Cadence, Mentor, Hyperlinks

RF Design
From RF systems to power supplies to analog or mixed-signal ASICs, Sedona offers a broad spectrum of analog design capabilities

  • Power supplies & power plane designs (AC/DC, DC/DC, inverters, high-speed digital)
  • DSP controls, sensor interface, motor drive, amplifiers, filters
  • RF systems including VHF, UHF, microwave, spread spectrum
  • Optical design
  • Strong EMC expertise and training
  • Use of Mentor Graphics (RF Architect), HP ADS and Cadence
  • Simulation through Pspice, Analog Workbench, MathLab, miniN

FPGA Design & Development

  • Expertise in VHDL and Verilog
  • In-depth knowledge of most telecom protocols: ATM, TCP/IP, Ethernet, SONET, Frame Relay
  • Expertise implementing complex algorithms for video manipulation, queue selection, data ordering
  • ASIC to FPGA conversion
  • FPGA proof-of-concept for ASIC designs
  • Test benches
  • Timing analysis

Architecture & Specification

  • Detailed hardware architecture design and analysis
  • Detailed mechanical architecture design and analysis
  • Proof-of-Concept modeling
  • Specification report creation
  • Major component selection and fitting analysis
  • Test Strategy (plan, execution)
  • Preliminary SI and power analysis
  • Preliminary cost analysis

Schematic Design

  • Coding schematic symbols
  • Entering schematic symbols
  • Incompatible pin technology or voltage thresholds on Inputs or outputs
  • Naming Inconsistencies
  • Unconnected component pins & signal nets
  • Incorrect component supply voltages
  • Conflicting pin types on a net
  • Overloaded nets
  • Bus reversals or ordering mistakes
  • Multiple/missing pull-up/pull down resistors

High Speed Digital Design

  • High-speed digital: networking, computer and telecom
  • Fiber optics - fibre channel
  • Embedded systems
  • PC and industry-standard buses
  • Full board-level simulation

Evaluation Board / Reference Cards

  • Code the components
  • Layout the pcb
  • Verify the design for manufacturing and assembly
  • Evaluation boards fabrication and assembly

Embedded Systems

  • Applications: motion control, remote monitoring, control of power electronics & HVAC
  • Monitor a full range of analog sensors: current, strain, pressure, linear and rotary position, LVDT, humidity and temperature.
  • Support for a variety of interfaces and protocols: Ethernet, RS422/485/232, modems, TCP/IP, Modbus and DeviceNet.

Controls / Automation

  • Integrate diverse machines, PLC's and communication protocols.
  • Create intuitive, user-friendly interfaces built to fit the capabilities of a variety of platforms:custom PC's, handheld PDA's and touch-screen GUI's/HMI's.
  • Control panels: such as PLC panels and motor control panels.
  • Machine automation solutions including operator stations, product handling and machine control.
  • Control capabilities: hydraulic and pneumatic systems.