Electronics and Instrumentation

Many R&D programs require specialized electronics and instrumentation. While much is available off-the-shelf, commercial solutions may be a compromise at best and unsuitable at worst. For those latter situations, we offer our services on a contract basis. Our expertise and capabilities encompass

  • Spice modeling, including combined A/D circuits, non-linear magnetics and lossy transmission lines,
  • Bread-board design, layout, and testing,
  • Computerized printed-circuit board layout and auto-routing, including multilayer boards and SMDs,
  • Machine-shop services, performed by a master machinist, and
  • Prototype brass-board construction and testing.

Although most of our work is related to the physical sciences, several programs involved areas of biotechnology, for example. Representative projects have included

  • A multichannel solid-state trigger delay for BMD/CW field tests,
  • A fast two-wavelength detector for optical pyrometry,
  • A 10-kV ion-beam modulator using MOSFETs,
  • A high-intensity, burst-mode Xe flash system, and
  • Shock-pressure gauges and supporting electronics, including PVF2, carbon, and manganin.

Let us develop a special-purpose instrument to your exacting specifications. For custom pulsed-power systems, please also refer to Custom Pulse Generators for additional examples of our capabilities. Your inquiries are invited.

Last revision: 23 January 2002

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