Product development services

Electronic circuits are part of almost everything these days. Before they become reality, however, they are schematics (or circuit diagrams), and then PCB layouts. Circuit diagrams are constructed through the help of computer-aided design (CAD)—what we call PCB design. At Lyrtech, circuit diagrams are made according to commonly used standards and rules, with the help of DxDesigner, Orcad, and P-CAD. Our circuit diagrams are strict documents that are never "mostly correct"—circuit diagrams must exactly reflect the actual construction of printed circuit boards (PCBs) from which they are made.

While circuit diagrams are made to be readable, PCB layouts are made to be functional—there are rarely visible correlations between the two. PCBs can be laid out manually (using CAD) or with the help of an autorouter. The best results are, still today, usually achieved with some amount of manual routing—simply because our design engineers have far better judgement of how to arrange circuitry.

Through our long years of experience, many certifications (such as IPC CID and CID+) and our use of design for manufacturing (DFM) principles, we can design/lay out PCBs composed of one to 26 layers incorporating through, blind, and buried vias. We can also design for rigid, metal core, high-speed Rogers, flexible, rigid-flex, and Class 3 (military, aerospace, and medical grade) PCBs. Our expertise also extends to through-hole components, press-fit connectors and a variety of surface-mount components:

We can also design/layout:

Two to four designers are assigned to work on a single project to guarantee minimum lead times. That and the tight relationships we maintain with our partners and distributors allow you to lower your costs and boost your bottom line.

We've done work for such companies as Neural Audio, Thales Alenia Space, Sensata Technologies, Texas Instruments, Airvana, and MDA, just to name a few.

Field-programmable gate arrays or FPGAs are, conceptually, an array of configurable logic blocks (CLBs) that can be connected with each other through a vast interconnection matrix to form complex digital circuits. FPGAs are traditionally used in custom, high-speed, digital applications where designs tend to be more constrained by performance than by cost, but the explosion of integration and reduction in prices has recently led to the widespread use of FPGAs in common embedded applications.

Digital signal processors (DSPs) are specialized microprocessors with optimized architectures for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing. Modern DSPs yield great performance because of technological and architectural advancements such as lower design rules; fast-access, two-level caching; (E)DMA circuits; and a wider bus system. Of course, not all DSPs provide the same speed and many kinds of signal processors exist, each of them being better suited to specific tasks, and widely ranging in price.

The complexity of these devices is such that it would be impossible to program them without the assistance of high-level design tools. High-end electronic design automation (EDA) tool suites are extremely expensive, but may not be necessary to you.

With the help of various EDA tools, Lyrtech can develop FPGA applications and DSP applications to meet your needs, even taking into account PCBs and ancillary cicuitry. For you, this translates into more efficient designs and faster product introduction, which in turn allows you to leverage your technological edge, effectively placing you ahead of the competition.

Generally, only hardware comes to mind when the term 'technology' is used in most contexts. Whether you're talking about today's desktop computer device or tomorrow's embedded microprocessors, 'hardware' and 'technology' are essentially synonymous within the general vernacular.

You know better. Technology has two parts—hardware and software. Software plays an essential role in the electronics with which it is supplied. Embedded or otherwise, however, the software you need is designed for special-purpose hardware. Because special-purpose hardware is our business, who better than Lyrtech to design its software for you? Lyrtech's software designers have the experience and the know-how to design cutting edge software solutions for embedded technology.

Also, Lyrtech boards and solutions are designed to be easily integrated to end products, freeing you from the tasks of developing cores and peripherals/drivers. This allows you to focus on specific applications, or you can ask us to do it for you. Our intellectual property is the first step in designing target hardware that will meet your expectations.

Through our long years of experience, we've put together a vast store of IP in the fields of:

For over 25 years, Lyrtech has been actively involved in the R&D and manufacturing of opto-electronics systems for defense applications. Lyrtech's expertise and achievements include:

Opto-mechanical engineering is a major driving force behind the information society of tomorrow. Good optical design is no longer, in itself, adequate for optimum performance of optical systems. The mechanical design of the optics and associated support structures is every bit as important as the optics themselves. Opto-mechanical engineering plays an increasingly important role in the success of new laser systems, space telescopes and instruments, biomedical and optical communication equipment, imaging entertainment systems, and more. Covering all major aspects of opto-mechanical engineering—from conceptual design to fabrication and integration of complex optical systems—Lyrtech is your ideal partner when it comes to sensitive opto-mechanical systems.