Electronic And System Architecture.

Architecture is a very important aspect of a design. Numerous companies believe that designing a product is the same as architecture, while there is some crossover, the architecture defines the building blocks, providing the arguments supporting the design structure. If the architecture is fundamentally flawed, the design cycle will produce a product that either does not work properly, or does not meet the specification on which it is based. Extra time spent at this stage ensures a design is well thought out, making problems arising later through the design less likely.

Electronic architects have to be technically strong, highly experienced and confident in program definition, leading engineering teams, representing the customers design and organisation to customers and suppliers. Peritus Power offer a complete architectural service for power conversion design and power distribution in any electronic device or product, specialising in servers and workstations.

Power architecture can take many different forms for the same end product., There are always many ways to achieve the same end, it is about the ideal solution at the best cost whilst maintaining a competitive advantage. The creation of your product architecture involves the integration of hardware and software, basing the design around investigative results around new technologies and key components. The roadmap's may be influenced by the architecture, maturing as new product definition is created.

Architecture will be based around many requirements, the following parameters in no particular order provide a guideline;

• Available space after other electronics have been included in the design.
• New or existing technology.
• Investigative work on competition, technology and key components.
• Cost.
• Cooling requirements versus actual cooling availability.
• Analog or digital requirements around design.
• Market requirements for your product.
• Risk analysis
• Planners to formulate and deploy the new technology, preparing for in house creation, ODM partners or subcontractors.

The design aspect of architectural definition is to provide a feasibility of the new design idea. Many times, the design and idea are excellent, but the product fails, not because it was a poor product, but because it was poorly executed and not well thought through. The reverse being poor ideas end up in production at a loss, and a potential disaster for that product. The ideal process begins with a good idea, based on sound architecture and design the end product has a high probability of becoming a success.

Contact us for more advice, Peritus Power can supply a standard or custom NDA for you to review prior to engagement.