IDH Design Services

EKTOS has a well-established reputation for creating, producing, and certifying products compliant with IEC61580, IEC60601, IEC62304, and ISO26262 standards. Our strong relationships with multiple global notified bodies allow for streamlined certification processes, reducing time-to-market and overall effort.

EKTOS specializes in the design and development of a diverse range of modern products, such as Internet of Things and RF Electronics, Power Electronics, Medical Electronics, Consumer Electronics, Instrumentation & Control Electronics, high reliability and robustness electronics.

Electronic Development

EKTOS provides cost-effective and professional services for electronics development, review, and co-development, covering the entire process from requirements to the final production package. We support all major CADs and can work with their in-house model or the customer's model, with a focus on electrical and functional safety. Through close collaboration with EMS worldwide, we ensure the shortest time to market.

For IoT products, EKTOS offers simulation, calculation, and practical matching and adjustment of antennas up to 6 GHz. Our team of experts can deliver complex PCB antennas or setups of patch antennas, utilizing professional vector SAs and SGs to ensure quality and cost-effective designs.

EKTOS' connection to type testing and approval bodies, both internally in the EKTOS group and externally, provides customers with a transparent and secure feeling about the product development process.

Hardware Design Services

EKTOS has extensive experience in designing intricate digital, analog, and mixed circuits, ranging from double-sided PCBs to 12-layer PCBs. Our expertise covers low-frequency digital electronics to GHz-clocked digital processing modules.

To achieve this, EKTOS utilizes top-notch CADs like OrCAD and Altium, while also supporting startups with EasyEDA and KiCAD. We prioritize embedding electrical safety into every piece of hardware that they deliver to their customers.

EKTOS' proximity to both EMS and EMC facilities gives an advantage in incorporating requirements into the early stages of electronics design. This approach saves significant time, money, and allows for product ideas to change before reaching the market.

Software Design Services

EKTOS' software design team ensures seamless integration with the development team and top-notch performance from every engineer throughout the project. We offer a full cycle of software design, development, and testing, either independently or in close collaboration with customer teams.

EKTOS specializes in:

• Tailoring and adapting to customer requirements
• Conducting Proof of Concepts (PoC) to ensure product viability
• Designing on SysML/UML
• Implementing embedded software using C/C++, Rust, and Assembler
• Implementing PC or SmartApp software using C# and MAUI or Python
• Setting up CI/CD and unit-test development
• Delivering the product to the customer, including commissioning
• Maintaining the product codebase and design throughout its lifetime

Firmware Development

EKTOS provides cost-effective and professional development of embedded software/firmware using C/C++, Assembler, and Rust, including profiling, testing, and integration with hardware. We can develop in accordance with their in-house model or the customer's model, and prioritize functional safety in the development process.

EKTOS offers comprehensive testing and verification services, ranging from manual testing to fully automated closed-loop test environments. We can also develop unit-tests for software under development or already developed, and support functional safety, security, and market regulations.

EKTOS can assist in designing and implementing simple standalone IDE installations or containerized and fully automated CI/CD pipelines. Our team can identify the required toolchains, describe the processes, and provide code guidelines to the development team.

Technical Project and Product Management

The EKTOS team of experts utilizes the EKTOS-design project model, which guarantees comprehensive coverage of the development process and the integration of its various components.

EKTOS is capable of working with all modern development and team models, including the waterfall and V-model, as well as Agile and SCRUM models for software-heavy projects. We can customize their approach to meet the specific needs of each customer, whether they prefer their own processes or a partial or full EKTOS model.

Electro-mechanical development

EKTOS offers development and maturity services for the electromechanical parts and components of products, including mechanical development within areas of mold creation, die-casting of Alu parts, custom heatsinks, cables, and harnesses. We can assist with startup products with first batch 3D prints or counter freight controlled by UL parts sourced overseas. EKTOS can be a partner to ensure success.

PCB assembly and testing

EKTOS' Electronic Manufacturing Service has been delivering PCB assemblies that comply with the world's highest soldering quality standard - IPC-A-610 class 2 and 3 - for years now. In addition to conventional PCB assembly, we offer to test PCBAs according to customer specifications. This is done using custom-made rigs or an EKTOS-developed automated Product Test System (PTS), which allows for fast and efficient testing of essential features chosen by customers and ensures very affordable CAPEX during the product market intro phase.

EKTOS has a conventional electronics, medico, and power electronics assembly specialization.

• Medico: EKTOS is an ISO13485-certified company that is capable of PCB level and whole product level assembly services. Ensuring a dust-free assembly zone allows to assembly of demanding products.
• Power: EKTOS has a variety of tools and techniques to assemble high-power electronics (up to 30 kW) including test-benches, electrical training facilities, etc.

EKTOS offers the whole cycle of electronics manufacturing: from the components sourcing to the box-build assembly, end-of-line testing, and packaging and marketing materials print-out.

Certifications and approvals

EKTOS has two accredited testing laboratories for EMC, Radio, Climatic, Vibration, and Electrical Safety.

Our engineers simplify the complex world of EMC radio compliance for customers and meticulously evaluate devices based on regulatory requirements and industry standards to ensure flawless communication and smooth operation without interference.

Our test team performs comprehensive SRD, NFC, Bluetooth® Low Energy, 3GPP, LpWAN testing services to guarantee seamless performance, compatibility, and compliance for devices with wireless technology.

We can guide you through the complex and cumbersome process of international electrical safety approvals such as CB-scheme, UL/CSA, and ETL marking. With a great track record of successful cases, we can solve your approval case in a cost and calendar-effective manner. Whether you need to draft a DoC for the EU or file a complex report package for the UL/ETL/CSA marking of your product in North America, EKTOS is your strong partner.