Hardware Design Review Service

At Octavo Systems, we strive to make designing electronic systems as easy as possible.  We also pride ourselves on helping our customers turn their vision quickly into reality.  In order to help with both of these goals, we are offering a Hardware Design Review Consulting service to all our customers. Our team of highly experienced System Design Engineers will review the schematics or the layout of your design that uses an Octavo Systems device.  This service is designed to help you get into production faster by avoiding mistakes that could lead to costly board re-spins and project delays.

As part of the Hardware Design Review service, your design will be reviewed by 2 of our System Design Engineers.  They will provide you with a detailed report of their findings on the entire design, not just the use of the Octavo device.  We will also conduct a 30 minute conference call with you at the beginning of the process to understand your design goals and a 60 minute conference call at the end to review our recommendations in detail.

We have offered this service to a select group of customers over the years, saving them tens of thousands of dollars in board costs and delays.  We are pleased now to provide this service to all of our customers, helping them get to production faster!

The Hardware Design Review Consulting Service includes:

• Detailed Review of a single design (either schematics or layout)
• All Reviews done by 2 of Octavo’s Experienced Engineering Staff
• A 30 minute briefing call with the review team
• A detailed report of findings and recommendations
• A 60 minute review call to go over the findings and answer any question
• Can be completed in as little as 2 Business Days with expedited options available (standard is 7 Business Days)

Service Offerings

We know timing is everything when you need a review.  That is why we have created three timing options so you can pick a review time frame that works with your schedule.

How it Works

We have tried to make the process as easy as possible while providing you the best possible review.  Here is an outline of how a typical review process works:

1. We recommend that you review our Schematic Check Lists and Layout Guides.
   • Schematic Check List: OSD335x Family
   • Layout Guides: OSD335x-SM, OSD335x C-SiP, OSD32MP15x
2. When you are ready, contact your local Octavo Sales Representative.  They will be able to work with you to schedule the review.
3. Collect the required information listed below, put it into a ZiP file and send to Octavo via the method discussed with your Octavo Contact
4. Schedule the 30-minute Briefing Call
5. Octavo Completes the Review and Sends you a Report
6. Schedule the 1-hour Review Call at a time convenient for you

That’s It.  Just 6 easy steps.

Required Information

In order to provide the best possible results for you, we require you to provide us with some information regarding the design that you would like us to review.  A list of the needed items is below.  If you cannot provide this information before the briefing call, it could cause a delay in the delivery or an incomplete report.

• Full Schematic/Layout Files in Native Format
• Datasheets or links to Datasheets for all components touching Octavo Device (including all power components)
• Background on the project/system
• Comments on design decisions

We realize that some of this information might be considered confidential.  We go through great lengths to protect all of our customers’ data as if it was our own.  Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.