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| Intelligent ISA 8 port serial card |
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When Emulex
discontinued a
series of intelligent serial communication cards, G.W. Associates
chartered us to design a replacement card to run existing software
without modification. The cards had an onboard 80286 with a dual port
memory with the host PC. Documentation on the original cards was
unavailable. The project was done in 6 months with our new version
passing all of the previous manufacturer's diagnostic tests. Over 100
chips of logic were reduced to one CPLD (complex programmable logic
device) using VHDL for logic design. |
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| SEMI E84-0999 protocol tester |
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This project was to
design a
functional tester for semiconductor equipment communications using IR
links. The tester was required to operate in clean room conditions
using a laptop PC as the operator interface. Our capabilities from PC
layout to in-house CNC machining of the enclosure made it possible to
produce prototypes for field testing in 90 days. |
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| ISA LINKS to STD, VME
and Multibus (IEEE796) |
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A
mainstay of Ultralink's
production for over 20 years is our system of linking the Personal
computer to the STD, VME and IEE796 bus systems for
it's use as system controller or operator interface.
Thousands of these systems are in the field running analytical
instruments, automated warehouses, food packaging machinery, jet
fighter ground support systems, medical treatment systems,
semiconductor test systems and X-Ray microscopes. |
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| Semiconductor photo lithographic
processing system |
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When GCA
wanted a better
photo lithographic system they hired us to come up with a new design.
We came up with a modular implementation of their patented
"air bearing" wafer transfer technology. "WAFERTRAC" resulted in $100's
of millions in
sales. When GCA wanted to update of the control system they hired us
again. We designed one that used the IBM PC as the master - one of the
first industrial control applications for the PC. |
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| GCMS
acquisition and control system |
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When E.I. Du Pont
wanted to build the most advanced Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer
system ever built they chose us to do the architecture, design and
production of the complete acquisition and electronic control system.
In just over a year we had units in production.
A key
feature was our innovative
patented data acquisition system capable of 10,000
measurements per second over
a 24 bit dynamic range
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| Computer based theater lighting system |
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A major theater lighting
equipment manufacturer wanted computer control of a 512 channel dimmer
system for a large stage play theater. They contracted with us to do
the systems architecture and hardware design of the computer to dimmer
interface. We delivered production prototypes in 120 days.These
systems are installed world wide , including such prestigious
facilities as the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. |
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| School security system |
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A security system company wanted
a state of the art school monitoring system. We designed a
revolutionary system which used audio as the primary sensor. This
system was the FIRST commercial application of the FIRST microprocessor
(Intel 4004). |
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| LSI tester |
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When
XINTEL wanted
to develop a state of the art LSI tester we were hired to do the market
research and come up with system requirements. Our understanding of
chip design resulted in a new "pin based" LSI tester architecture
capable of nanosecond timing with simultaneous functional and
parametric measurements. This tester was the first to test the new
"dynamic memory" chips developed by Intel. |
