AEi Systems, Inc.

Rigorous electrical analysis of circuit designs under extreme and end-of-life operating conditions to identify potential failures before manufacturing.

• Pre-WCCA design review and assessment

  Early-stage assessment of circuit designs to catch potential issues prior to formal worst-case analysis.

• WCCA document review

  Independent evaluation of existing worst-case analysis documentation to verify accuracy and compliance with standards.

• Tolerance and sensitivity analysis

  Mathematical evaluation of how component parameter variations affect circuit performance.

• Monte Carlo analysis

  Statistical simulation of circuit behavior over thousands of pseudo-random parameter combinations.

Evaluation of high-speed digital boards to ensure signal quality, timing margins, and minimal noise.

• Timing analysis

  Verification of setup and hold times across digital board interfaces under worst-case temperature and voltage conditions.

• Interface compatibility analysis

  Assessment of signal levels and receiver compatibility across physical interfaces like LVDS, PCI, and Ethernet.

• SSO noise and IR drop analysis

  Simulation of simultaneous switching output noise and DC voltage drops in power planes.

• IBIS and connector/cable modeling

  Development of input/output buffer information specification models to simulate high-speed transmission lines.

Analysis of power distribution networks, sequencing, and noise to guarantee stable voltage delivery to critical ICs.

• PDN analysis

  Assessment of power distribution network impedance and decoupling capacitor effectiveness.

• Power sequencing analysis

  Verification of turn-on and turn-off timing requirements for multi-rail FPGAs and processors.

• Switched-mode power supply (SMPS) analysis

  Simulation and testing of DC-DC converter topologies, regulation, and stability.

Component-level stress verification to ensure all electronic parts operate within established guidelines under worst-case load conditions.

Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.

• Specialized Evaluations Of Integrated Circuits

  Support includes Specialized evaluations of integrated circuits.

• Space Systems To Assess Vulnerability To Radiation Effects

  Support includes space systems to assess vulnerability to radiation effects.

• Total Ionizing Dose

  Support includes total ionizing dose.

• Single Event Effects

  Support includes single event effects.

Systematic assessments of electronic system reliability, failure modes, and mission risk factors.

• MTBF/reliability prediction

  Calculation of mean time between failures based on component stress and thermal data.

• FMEA/FMECA

  Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis to isolate system-critical faults.

• Hardware failure analysis and troubleshooting

  Lab-based diagnostics and circuit simulation to investigate, resolve, and repair unexpected electrical failures.

Creation, correlation, and validation of accurate component models for electrical simulation platforms.

• Component and circuit characterization and testing

  In-house lab measurements to extract actual device parameters and correlate models with real-world hardware.

• IBIS modeling

  Generation of behavioral models for digital integrated circuit pins to support high-speed signal integrity simulations.

• Connector, cable, and SPICE model development

  High-fidelity modeling of passive transmission line components, parasitics, and cabling networks.

• Power IC model library development

  Custom library creation of regulators, op-amps, and semiconductors for EDA platforms.

Analysis of radio frequency circuitry and power-system designs for satellite, aerospace, and medical programs.

• RF circuit analysis

  Performance and impedance matching evaluation of radio frequency transmitter and receiver chains.

• Power supply and converter analysis

  Worst-case analysis of switching power converters, regulators, and point-of-load devices.

• Power-system worst-case analysis

  End-to-end electrical evaluation of complex power distribution architectures from supply to load.