Since its inception in 1999, Left Coast Engineering (LCE) has specialized in product design and engineering technology for military, industrial, medical and commercial applications. LCE has a proven track record as a small business and has steered more than 145 designs from start to finish, each with its own unique set of challenges to overcome.
Each project incorporates visionary and sometimes groundbreaking technology.The engineers at LCE approach design in a non-traditional and pioneering way, allowing them to most efficiently address new design requirements that have never before been encountered. This approach is demonstrated in its typical design cycle which includes iterations of investigation, prototyping and refinement until design goals are met.
LCE is a full service resource from concept to production, including product definition, certification testing, production test and intellectual property protection.
Capabilities / Core Competencies:
• PCB Design - PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Layout, RF Layouts, High Speed Digital Logic, Wirebond
• Sensors - Precision Instrumentation, Precision Delta Temperature Sensors, Salinity, Conductivity, Photon Counters, Pressure, Humidity
• Firmware/Software - Embedded, Linux OS (Operating System) / Apps, Android OS / Apps, Device Drivers, Windows Apps, C++, Java, DSP (Digital Signal Processing / Processor), Network Protocols, Multi-User Wireless Systems, Multi-Hop Systems
• Product Design – RF (Radio Frequency), Power Supply, Audio, Digital, FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)/CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), Firmware, Software
• RF - RF Design, Antenna Design, RF Validation and Testing, RF Architecture, RF IC (Integrated Circuit) Design, Labview Programming, PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Layout, Link Budgets, Propagation
• Audio - High-End Consumer Audio Design, High-Power Power Supplies, DSP, Active & Passive Crossovers, Parametric EQ (Equalization), Amps and Preamps
• Digital Design – ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA and CPLD Designs, Schematic Capture, Documentation, Verilog, VHDL (a hardware description language), Test Benches
• Power Supplies - Power Supply Design, Switched-Mode Supplies, Power Transmission, Magnetics
