Step Two Associates
Electronics and Technology Design and Consulting
-From Notion To NASDAQ
Application Areas
We have technical expertise in Bluetooth, Ethernet, PCI, USB, SPI, I2C, I2S and other interface standards, wired and wireless. Audio design (both analog and digital), portable battery products (both primary and rechargeable), motor control, human interface devices, display technologies, memories (SDRAM, DDR2, NAND Flash, NOR Flash), microprocessors (ARM, PowerPC), and microcontrollers (PIC, eZ80, AVR) are all a part of our technical repertoire.
Exposure to Markets Silicon Vendors
Over the decades our engineers have produced designs for the consumer, industrial, medical and defense industries.These designs cover a broad range and include toys, games, alarm clocks, industrial PDAs, flight simulators, managed Ethernet switches, test and measurement systems, aircraft control sticks, smoke detectors, missile electronics, avionics, audio distribution systems, headsets, microphones, radios, manufacturing test equipment, speaker systems, iPod and iPhone accessories to name a few. The depth and breadth of knowledge that Step Two has at its disposal in unparalleled.
From A to Z and hardly inclusive we work with Altera, Broadcom, CSR, Diodes Inc, Epson, Freescale, GSI, Hitachi, Intel, JRC, Kingbright, Linear Technology, Maxim, National, On-Semi, Phaselink, Quick Logic, Rohm, STMicroelectronics, TI, UDC, Vitesse, Wolfson, Xilinx, Yamaha, and Zetex.
Quality Assurance
We've been around the block a few times. Our careers have lead us through the practices of Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Dr. Joseph M. Juran. We've been guided by MIL-HDBK-217 and MIL-HDBK-454. We've participated in the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program. We were there at the inception of Motorola's Six-Sigma program (when they were all white belts). We've seen ISO grow from its infancy in defense and aerospace specs to the force it is today. Quality is our hallmark, but we do not simply follow someone else's formula. We rely on our experience, knowledge and common sense to apply the appropriate practice at the appropriate time.
Rate Structure
Step Two Associates endeavors to be flexible in its rates. Our goal is to be more cost effective for you than it would be to grow your own staff. Toward that end we can establish an hourly fee that is below your own burden labor rate or we can negotiate an equitable contract. In either case Step Two will create a succinct statement-of-work so that all parties "know what done is." There will be no unpleasant surprises, only incredible satisfaction in meeting your business needs. Contact us to discuss your project today!