CONSULTING SERVICES

Vulcan Enterprises LLC provides the client with custom services to meet your needs. With an extensive background in the semiconductor industry, we can help you with a particular trouble spot, or develop a complete roadmap from concept through manufacturing.

Examples of areas where Vulcan can help:

Feasibility analysis - Is the concept physically realizable given the current technology. Will it fit within the constraints of budget, time, resources and physical limitations?

Best practices - What tools, capabilities, and methods exist for the product lifecycle. What quality standards and expectations apply. Are there development methodologies that can help my team be more efficient in this development cycle and the next?

Architecture - What is the best architecture to meet the products requirements. What does the entire system look like, and what would be the most appropriate processor family for this product and my company? What components will be needed and what specifications must they meet?

Scheduling - What steps need to be considered, how do they relate and how much time should be allocated to each? When should each step be started to minimize the overall development time and cost, gaining time to market?

Team coordination - With Vulcan's wide experience from semiconductor fabs to manufacturing test, we can guide a development team through the process and invariable contingencies along the way.

Coding standards - Should my team use a common style of coding for consistency and re-use? What is important and how should it be enforced?

Revision control - How can my team maintain backups and be able to revert to previous revisions?

Design reviews - What should be reviewed, who should review it, and how do we handle and follow up on concerns brought up during the review?

Code reviews - What should be reviewed, who should review it, and how do we handle and follow up on concerns brought up during the review?

Regulatory compliance - What procedures and documents are needed to meet our regulatory compliance requirements?

Contract manufacturer interface - We have a product but need someone to select and work with a CM to meet our production goals.

Patent process and applications - Can my product or technology be patented? Should my it be patented? Vulcan can assist, or by working with an attorney, take full responsibility of the patent procedure and documents.

Licensing - Will the product used licensed components (hardware IP or software), and how will that impact distribution. Do my customers need to be licensed and how do I go about doing that?