“Having worked in past with independent electronics design consultants, we appreciate Hardent’s quality, team work and timely service. The company has excellent project management skills, open communication, constant follow-up and a flexible approach. We have been working with Hardent for about two years now. Though initially I was not excited about outsourcing R&D, I feel that I can 100% count on Hardent, as they know their business well and they directed us toward good technical decisions. ”
“I’ve worked with Hardent for many years and have recommended them a few times in the past. Hardent has always been extremely successful with their clients. They have many flexible ways of working with a client and will negotiate a mutually beneficial solution. In our case, they just log into our servers and we are in constant contact via IM, email, phone, etc., but they have all their own design tools as well, so they can work either way. Being in the same time zone makes working with them easy. I am sure you will be happy with the outcome of their work. They’ll hit the ground running much faster than a single contractor would.”
From ASIC design and FPGA design services to electronic circuits design and signal integrity analysis, Hardent is a natural extension of your organization for fast time-to-market electronic design services. Hardent works closely with clients to shape innovative concepts into successful products. The company quickly understands client requirements for a mandate, whether solving an FPGA design challenge, developing an ASIC design, finding a reliable PCB design, improving performance of embedded software firmware, verifying an electronic circuit design, or any of a number of available services. Hardent’s design team is always available for you and offers close communication, high project visibility and never-ending support. The company integrates seamlessly with your engineering team.
Hardent uses a tried-and-true development process with clearly defined project milestones and superior project management:
1) Planning: Hardent carefully analyzes your project requirements, proposes system architectures with the most appropriate technology, and establishes realistic project schedules and budgets. A tool chain is proposed, which, along with the implementation tools, generally includes project tracking, revision control, and defect tracking tools.
2) Definition: Hardent meticulously documents the proposed solution, including system and FPGA design architecture, component selection, hardware interfaces, and software programming models. This documentation then serves as the reference for the implementation, validation, and ongoing support of the system.
3) Implementation: Based on the definition above, Hardent implements the system. This may include PCB design, RTL ASIC design or FPGA design, ASIC/FPGA back-end implementation, and embedded software/firmware design.
4) Verification: In parallel with implementation, Hardent develops a complete verification environment to ensure the design meets the defined requirements. A verification methodology is outlined and documented, including the architecture of the verification environment and the tests to be implemented. Hardent then implements the verification environment and tests, and uses them to validate the design.
5) Product Integration: Hardent works with you to bring the various components of the system together. This includes hardware/software integration, board/FPGA design integration, and issue tracking and resolution.
6) Ongoing Support: Hardent is committed to supporting clients every step of the way, making sure that their products are successfully launched in the marketplace.
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