Ascenten- Product Engineering Life Cycle

Document features and functions
Differentiate hard requirements versus trade-off areas
Proposal: If requirements are sufficiently clear, Ascenten prepares a proposal outlining the project scope, assumptions made, items needed from the customer, project deliverables, project logistics, along with time and cost estimates

Designing schematics
DFM analysis
Layout specifications, requirements, and design
Signal Integrity simulations
Product sketches and enclosure design
Mould, tooling, and mechanical parts development
Flow and thermal simulations
Fabricate prototypes
Functional, electrical, and reliability tests and review
To minimize prototype testing, Ascenten utilizes several modeling and simulation tools to identify potential problems before a prototype board is built. Different types of modeling include investigating overall system performance, timing analysis, logic simulation, analog circuit modeling, heat dissipation, and EMI radiation. Ascenten builds and tests prototypes to ensure products meet their requirements.

Engineering review on suitability
Freeze design
Freeze tooling and mechanical parts
Fabricate and deliver golden samples
With a final design tested and debugged, Ascenten can manage small pilot runs and perform field acceptance testing

Deliver a design description document
Deliver Test Plans and Results
- R&D Tests and Results
- Factory Acceptance Tests
Schematics, source codes, hex files, layout files
Tooling drawings

Ascenten will conduct post project interviews to ensure your feedback is captured for future projects and to allow us to track quality metrics.

Implemented DLMS stack and metering objects in existing code while replacing a bulky communications standard, retaining functionalities and security features
Engagement was urgent due to customer sales deadlines
Successfully delivered working and tested code for an ultra-low-power microcontroller, including:
- Porting DLMS objects for smart meter reading
- GSM integration for wireless communication
Engagement: Onsite & Offsite, 24 weeks

Product Engineering Life Cycle