Overview
Concept Design
Advantech provide completed proposal based on requirement or specifications from below perspectives.
- Leveraging our product or technology roadmap: the solution can be selected from our product offering or leveraging the technology we have in house.
- System arrangement: system level layout will be presented from component placement, system integration and thermal perspectives
- Cost projection: cost estimation will be conducted to give the best cost projection.
- Feasibility study and risk assessment: project feasibility will be reviewed from manufacturability point of view and risks will be listed to provide the proactive actions to mitigate the project risks.
Architecture Design
Advantech offer detail project plan to provide the system architecture and project execution plan.
- System block diagram with picking best-fit component/material.
- Critical parts identification and Component logistic review (lead time, longevity, 2nd source).
- 3D model draft and system thermal simulation pre-study.
- Part cost, manufacturing cost and logistic cost analysis.
- Tooling and testing fixture review.
Detail Design
Advantech provide comprehensive, well-documented design papers for review
- 3D model and 2D drawing
- Thermal simulation using Flotherm
- HW specification
- System Testing plan
- Cost optimization review
- Schematic review in Allego Cadence
- Layout review in Allgo Capture
- Signal integrity simulation in Allegro PCB SI
- DFM review
- DFE check list
Design Validation
Advantech offer detail validation plan and implementation to make sure design quality.
- System validation
- Function & Stress Test & OS compatibility
- Performance Test
- Compatibility Test
- Signal integrity Test
- Environmental Test
- EMC Test
- Safety Test
- System BOM review
- Manufacturability review and transfer
Process Validation
Advantech offer pilot run process to validate product is manufacturing friendly with optimized process
- Pre-pilot run checklist
- Pilot run report and review meeting
- Production ramp up plan
- Contingency product transferplan
- Process time optimization
- Production training plan
Mechanical Engineering Capability
With years experience in industrial computing field, Advantech offer superior mechanical design service wit following -
- Pro-Mechanical Analysis
- Project management
- Tooling consultant – mold flow analysis, tool structure review/debug, trial shot
- Sustaining engineering – Work Instructions; Engineering Doc (ECR/ECN/ECO); Tooling transfer Docs.
- Document Control – Part number application; BOM setup/control
- Thermal simulation using Flotherm
- Thermal design & validation
System Engineering Capability
- Performance test
- Full PCI BUS loading test Full Memory Bus test Under 4 Corner Temp/Volt.
- HCT in Windows, HCP in Unix
- Disk Stress; Networking Test
- Reliability test
- Full PCI BUS loading test , Full Memory Bus test, 4 Corner testing.
- HCT testing
- Disk /Network stress testing.
- Compatibility & Function test
- Linux (RedHat, SuSE), FreeBSD, OpenBSD
- System Integrated test
- Environment test
- Cold/Hot boot test
- Temperature/Humidity test
- Thermal Measurement Facility Chamber
- EMC/Agency